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IDB America April 2005 Roger Hamilton	Winning Hearts and Minds Conservationists and small farmers in Brazil had to get to know each other before they could work together to help save the fate of a little indigenous monkey.
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IndustryWeek July 1, 2004 Tonya Vinas	Boise Challenges Suppliers While supply-chain optimization hasn't generally focused on environmental responsibility, it does at paper, office supply and construction materials manufacturer Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Idaho.
IDB America September 2003 Roger Hamilton	Green mayor Instead of fighting local environmentalists, a young Honduran mayor puts them on the municipal staff
Parameters Summer 2006 Dan Henk	The Environment, the US Military, and Southern Africa Regardless of who ultimately takes responsibility for creating the focus, the US military would get more from its environmental investments in southern Africa if they were part of a more coherent strategy for dealing with regional environmental opportunities and threats.
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