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		<title>Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines supports CREE&#8217;s Philippines Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The waters around the Babuyan Islands and Bohol sea are one of the key marine biodiversity areas in the Philippines, and home to such marine megafauna as whales, dolphins, whale sharks, and sea turtles. Yet in the past few years unsustainable and destructive extraction of marine resources have put these areas at risk. Recognizing the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.conservationforpeople.org/royal-caribbean-cruise-lines-supports-crees-philippines-work/</link>
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		<title>Conservation meets Creativity in Cameroon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This spring CREE and its Cameroonian staff have now began the first phase of the expansion of its snail program thanks to funding from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund.  The goal of this project is to stop the killing of wild snails and other bush meat such as primates through offering domestic protein alternatives to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.conservationforpeople.org/conservation-meets-creativity-in-cameroon/</link>
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		<title>CREE Sri Lanka work update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CREE is pleased to share the latest news from its Sri Lanka project, which has just finished reporting on the implementation of a variety of income generating activities for villagers to reduce pressure on the Bar Reef coral reef ecosystem. This work was funded by the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN). This project takes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.conservationforpeople.org/cree-sri-lanka-work-update/</link>
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		<title>CREE named United Nations International Year of Biodiversity Partner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CREE is pleased to join a new 2010 United Nations partnership with the goal of raising awareness of the biodiversity conservation crisis worldwide. 2010 is now the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), and this movement highlights the role biodiversity plays in our everyday lives, including the provisions it offers for fuel, medicine, and food. CREE&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.conservationforpeople.org/cree-named-united-nations-international-year-of-biodiversity-partner/</link>
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		<title>Farmer Diaries-from kale to cowpeas in Kenya</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kenya&#8217;s Dunga Wetlands project is a creative farmer-led initiative that seeks to improve crop yields on select farms in the Dunga Wetlands of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Through eco-san toilet technology, which utilizes human waste as a fertilizer, farmers can grow more agricultural crops in less space, preventing the need for further colonization of land near [...]]]></description>
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