Podcast Archive
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Friends of World Heritage
Posted on November 24, 2008
World Heritage sites are the natural and cultural wonders of the world. Find out how you can protect these special places and learn about the communities who live near World Heritage sites.
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TSF Deploys to Pakistan
Posted on November 7, 2008
Telecoms Sans Frontieres Head of Mission Simon Genin calls in about the response to the 6.5 earthquake in Pakistan. Genin describes conditions in the field and explains how TSF is providing vital communications links to earthquake survivors and relief workers.
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Putting Technology to Work for the United Nations
Posted on November 3, 2008
The Vodafone Foundation and the United Nations Foundation work together to improve disaster relief communications and health data collection around the world through the use of mobile technology.
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The Heroes of Virunga National Park
Posted on October 15, 2008
Virunga National Park is both the oldest and the largest national park in Africa, and it is the continent's longest inscribed World Heritage site. However, years of armed conflict and poaching have not only put the site itself in danger, but also the lives of the park rangers that guard one of the last strongholds of the endangered mountain gorilla.
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Carbon Offsets
Posted on October 10, 2008
UN Foundation is carbon neutral. We offset the carbon we emit from staff travel, heating, cooling, and electricity consumption. We offset that carbon by planting trees in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve in Mexico.
