VULTURE FUNDS

The GUARDIAN on Saturday 11th March, had an article on Vulture Funds. A good INTRODUCTION to the topic is here. BBC Newsnight ran a feature on the issue.

The JUBILEE DEBT CAMPAIGN is an organisation fighting this injustice. There are also good articles on the CHRISTIAN AID site and the OXFAM site.

Development Research Material and Reading around

This is ID21. This Organisation communicates the latest internatinal development research. It has a number of sections.



1. GLOBAL ISSUES - Population change, Food security, Climate change , Gender, Poverty Human Rights, Global economy, Governance, Aid, Conflict, Tourism.
2.Health includes Diseases, Aids, Child health,Maternal Health, Environmental Health
3. Education - Skills, Training, ICT, Aids.
4. Urban Development - Planning, Housing, Communication, Energy Transport, Water, Sanitation and Employment
5. Natural Resources - Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, Conservation, Land, Soil, Water.
6. Rural Development - Transport , Communication, Water, Employment, Energy Income.

You can also sign up for email alerts and free updates. Excellent Research material

VOLCANOES

The PLUS SIDE OF VOLCANOES from the USGS.

VOLCANOES. Com site excellent images and explanations of how volcanoes work and different types of eruption.

LIVING in a VOLCANOs SHADOW is a good BBC article on the Nyiragongo eruption.

USGS page on monitoring Volcanoes.

Good site about Volcanoes and a useful section on PREDICTION.

Car Industry

1. MOTOR INDUSTRY facts 2006. Colourful and informative PDF file.

2. The AUTO INDUSTRY site gives specific information on the UK car industry. Choose statistics from the left hand menu, and statistics appear under 4 headings. Manufacturing, Retail, Production and registrations.

Acid Rain

This PDF file from THE ATMOSPHERE CLIMATE and ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION PROGRAMME, is a teaching pack for KS3 KS4 and A-Level good resources and exercises