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Indigenous Peoples denounce attempts by developed countries to kill the Kyoto protocol on climate change.

Indigenous Peoples denounce attempts by developed countries to kill the Kyoto protocol on climate change.

We, Indigenous Peoples, express our profound concern over the lack of political will and commitment of state Parties especially those from the Annex 1 bloc spearheaded by the US to conclude the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen in December wi...

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World Resources Institute

WRI is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people’s lives.

 

Today’s environmental challenges are complex and global in nature. They call for visionary and ambitious action grounded in sound science and objective analysis–the kind of action that has distinguished WRI for 25 years.




SMITHONIAN INSTITUTIONS

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James Smithson's Gift
"I then bequeath the whole of my property...to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge..."



The National Cancer Institute

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Purdue University

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International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG)

The International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG) Program is a unique effort that addresses the interdependent issues of drug discovery, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable economic growth. Funding for this program has been provided by nine components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Biological Sciences Directorate of the National Science Foundation and the Foreign Agriculture Service and Forest Service of the USDA. The cooperating NIH components are the Fogarty International Center (FIC), National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Office of Dietary Supplements, and National Institute of General Medical Sciences.


Misouri Botanical Gardens

MISSOURI BOTANITCAL GARDENS

Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is the nation's oldest botanical garden in continuous operation and a National Historic Landmark.

The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis. The Garden offers 79 acres of beautiful horticultural display, including a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden, Henry Shaw's original 1850 estate home, and one of the world's largest collections of rare and endangered orchids.

The year 2009 marks the Garden’s sesquicentennial anniversary. For over 150 years, the Garden has been an oasis in the city, a place of beauty and family fun—and also a center for education, science, and conservation.

Visit the Garden's illustrated history for glimpses of our rare, archival images.