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Projects
Launched July 2010

China has more wetlands than any country in Asia, and 10 percent of the global total. They are crucial to life and environment -- and rapidly disappearing. This project assesss the repercussions, and efforts to reverse the trend.

Launched June 2010

Refugees fleeing Burma's authoritarian government frequently end up in Malaysia. The promised haven is often anything but, with refugees prey to human traffickers, physical abuse and rape. This project tells their story.

Launched June 2010

A hardened criminal from the streets of Memphis. One of the biggest drug cartels in Mexico. The corruption, cash, and demand for drugs that fuels an illegal, deadly trade -- and the consequences, for Mexicans and Americans alike.

Launched June 2010

Those attending the 2010 World Cup in South Africa reveled in that country's triumphant emergence as a multiracial democracy. They may have missed a darker story -- the abuse and marginalization of refugees from other African countries.

Launched June 2010

Burundi, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau and the Central Africa Republic were the targets of a UN initiative aimed at stabilizing post-conflict countries through comprehensive engagement. This project assesses the results, five years out.

Launched June 2010

Nepal is in the midst of historic change, from the abolition of a centuries-old monarchy to the re-integration of Maoist revolutionaries after a decade-long insurgency. The road ahead is not likely to be clear, or easy.

Launched May 2010

As Nigeria works to “re-brand” itself from a post-colonial military state to a progressive African democracy, political, civic and professional leaders have recognized the most...

Launched April 2010

In India the incidence of women dying while giving birth is among the highest in the world. This project explores how poverty, early marriage and poor infrastructure make childbirth fraught with risk.

Launched April 2010

A country dependent on food aid is also selling off farmland to foreign companies interested in export production for their home markets. How Ethiopia became a laader in this global trend, and what it says about exploitation and self-sufficiency...

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