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Friday Roundup ? 3/11/11: Uniting for Sight
The Global Health & Innovation Conference, presented by Unite For Sight, is a leading global health conference and social entrepreneurship conferences. The conference provides a forum for 2,200 professionals and to create and collaborate on designs, strategies, and effective solutions to improve health and development globally.
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Best of February on NextBillion – Awakening to Competition
Whether it’s understanding the nuances of an existing BoP market or transforming seemingly daunting challenges into advantages to earn a sustainable profit, last month’s most-read posts on NextBillion all focused on fresh approaches to competition. If you haven’t already read them, check out the posts that made the top five for February.
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Deep in the Amazon: Ouro Verde’s Quest for Preservation, Profit
The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso ("tall trees") is named for the majestic Amazonian rainforests, but also has one of the highest rates of deforestation in Brazil. Luis Laranja started Ouro Verde, which buys, processes and sells high-quality Brazil nuts and products, while profitably preserving 1.3 million hectares of Amazonian forest.
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