RESEARCH IN ACTION
The Physicians Foundation released the results of a national survey of physicians that finds strong negative feelings towards the new health care reform law and fear that patient care will suffer in the months and years ahead.
The survey was intended to gauge physicians’ initial reaction to the passage of health reform and to learn the ways in which they plan to respond to it. Continue Reading »
GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
Source: Foreign Affairs
Farmers in Rwanda are working to improve their methods in a crucial effort to reclaim the land. Beginning with 40 farmers in Kenya, the One Acre Fund is now working with nearly 30,000 farmers in both Kenya and Rwanda to reverse the rampant soil depletion and erosion with improved seeds, fertilizer and water management techniques. The prospects for increased crop yields are promising if not yet reality.
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Featuring One Acre Fund, a grantee of Conservation, Food and Health Foundation.
GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
Source: Science
Scientists that conducted the first biodiversity study of Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park found that it is among the most biodiverse places on Earth, with world richness records for amphibians, reptiles, bats, and trees. The potential exploitation of the region’s large oil reserves place this habitat at risk.
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Featuring Save America’s Forests, a grantee of the Conservation, Food and Health Foundation
