The Obama administration has proposed putting government land designated for solar and wind development off limits to mining claims for at least two years.

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Examples of how the Conventions contribute to development include the UNESCO designated sites, such as the nearly 1000 World Heritage properties and over 500 Biosphere Reserves, which provide ideal laboratories where innovative heritage-driven approaches to sustainable development are tested.

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With South Africa as the designated mediator, these members of the South African Development Council and the African Union (A.U.) have failed utterly, and not for the first time.

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You will pay a small fee to hang out here, as with many Turkish beaches that have been designated protected parkland and, peacefully, lack the beachfront development associated with many resort areas.

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And to ensure that we coordinate our effort, going forward, I've designated the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Dr. Rajiv Shah, to be our government's unified disaster coordinator.

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He will be designated a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in recognition of his contributions to education and social development through his artistic career and his dedication to the ideals and aims of the Organization.

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But new Silvercrest jet engines under development by Snecma, a French manufacturer, will be delivered with no designated TBO.

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