polluters. Some policymakers and researchers have cited this model (called the "environmental Kuznets curve," or EKC) when … arguing that developing countries should "grow first, clean up later." However, new evidence suggests that the EKC model is …

covers 176 countries and economies on 71 livestock diseases (30 zoonoses and 41 non-zoonotic diseases) and 8 species or … Livestock Units (LSUs), while Israel, Iran, and Namibia suffered the highest losses relative to their livestock populations …

integration of small-scale farmers into the livestock and horticulture value chains in Swaziland. It seeks to do this by … that could improve productivity, and identifying priority areas for future government interventions. The livestock and the …

. Stronger agricultural and livestock value chains are critical to economic diversification, sustainable growth, and food … security in the medium to long term. Livestock is the economy's most important non-oil sector and represents a major income … source in the agriculture sector. The government should take bold actions to strengthen or create agricultural and livestock …

percent of women are illiterate. This paper presents a model of literacy. It shows that the main determinants of worldwide … literacy are enrollment rates, average years of schooling of adults, and life expectancy at birth. Income has a weak nonlinear … effect, negatively affecting literacy until a threshold level of per-capita income of about …

This Handbook for Literacy Lesson Planning is designed to be used as a resource for education stakeholders seeking to … design evidence-aligned early grade literacy programs. It describes the different subskills involved in learning to read …

The goal of this study is to assess if literacy practices in the highest-performing education systems in Brazil are …-based literacy instruction that can be helpful for low and middle-income countries. This report is guided by the following questions … for designing and implementing literacy policies in a governmental position or supporting governments. The report mainly …

levels of arsenic. In the study region, countries affected include Bangladesh (the worst affected), India, Myanmar, Nepal …