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United Nations Environment Programme - lots of digital resources here including videos, animations and podcasts

Interesting article about Africa's rising economy. Great teacher resource - possible student use (sections?). Thanks Jackson for the tip!

Posters, lesson ideas, and information on MDGS

Really cool interactive world map that shows evolution of devlopment / poverty over last 200 years. You can view the world, or specific regions.

Welcome to the Global Engage website, which supports members of the IB community, and particularly teachers, in engaging with our global world. Here you will find information, resources, ideas and opinions, links, and suggestions for action concerned with global issues - and reports of actions taken by the IB community.

The United Nations has completed the first global assessment of the state of the planet's land resources, finding in a report that a quarter of all farmland is highly degraded and warning the trend must be reversed if the world's growing population is to be fed.

Despite substantial progress, the world is still falling short of the MDG child mortality target.

Bill Gates meets 10 Intel ISEF studentsat Techonomy for the 100 People project The 100 People Foundation is a global education toolbox. By framing the world population as a community of 100 people, we help students to better understand the complex issues facing our planet and the resources we share.