Over the past decade, illegal gold extraction has increased significantly in the Amazon region, partly due to the high international prices of this mineral, the less stringent attitude of some countries in relation to the environment and the pursuit of immediate economic opportunities....

The aim of the systems approach for better education results (SABER) - early childhood development (ECD) initiative is to collect, analyze, and disseminate comparable data about national and sub-national ECD policies across countries. The data will help the World Bank assess how well overall ECD...