Early Man Was Building Lincoln Log-like Structures 500,000 Years Ago, New Preserved Wood Shows
Wikipedia lists the earliest carpentry assemblage ever found as a water well cover carved from oak boards from 5,600 BCE.
Zambia
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Officials in Zambia Unite to Halt Mining Permits in Pristine Wilderness in Africa
Three Zambian officials made public their vow to halt mining permits in Lower Zambezi National Park due to the threats posed to the environment and water.
African Poachers Trade Weapons for Farm Tools
African poachers who once robbed the land of natural resources are now producing food for their families and local distribution.
‘Bad Dog' Destined to Spend Life in Shelter Catches 150 Poachers in Two Years
A shelter dog without much hope of adoption becomes a hero, helping arrest 150 poachers in less than two years.
First Results of the Great Elephant Census Are In: 'More Positive Than Expected'
The first results from aerial surveys in Africa were released by Zambia and the results are optimistic.
New Bikes Help Kids Get to School in Zambia
With the goal of making it easier for thousands of children in Africa to get to school, World Bicycle Relief plans to give away 50,000 bicycles in Zambia, where long distances and a lack of transportation keeps many children from going to school.
Encouraging Career-Minded Role Models for African women
Camfed International hopes to create a self-perpetuating cycle by helping many thousands of children and women a year in Zambia by paying schooling costs, funding training and providing grants or loans to start businesses
From Bush to Bikes, a Bamboo Revolution
Zambikes, a company set up by two Californians and two Zambians is aimed to build bikes tough enough to handle the local terrain using fast-growing bamboo.
To Mother with Love on Mother's Day
A sweet new video by ChildFund International in honor of Mother's Day features kids from around the world in Sri Lanka, India, Zambia, Ecuador and other countries saying "I love you, Mom" in their native languages.
5 African Countries Form World's Biggest Wildlife Conservation Area
Five nations have agreed to launch the world's largest international conservation area to protect nearly half of Africa's elephants and a vast range of animals, birds and plants, many of them endangered by poaching and human encroachment.
Vital Medicine Rides Coke's Distribution Network Into Remote African Villages
Simon Berry is piggy-backing on Coca-Cola's distribution system to bring life-saving medicine to the places that need it most. Thanks to a vast network of local suppliers, you can get a Coke almost anywhere money changes hands. In the 1980s, Berry was an aid worker in Zambia, and when he looked at Coke's success, he saw an opportunity. Today his essential health kits for treating diarrhea are made to fit exactly inside the empty space between beverage bottles in Coke delivery crates.
Hasbro Donates 20,000 Dolls to Poor Kids in Zambia
Thousands of children living in poverty in southern Africa will receive baby dolls, thanks to a donation by Hasbro of 20,000 black Baby Alive dolls at the special request of US Ambassador.
Win-Win! Reducing Human Poverty Eliminates Poaching in Zambian Valley
Over a decade ago when conservationists in Zambia figured out the connection between poverty and poaching, when they learned the reason poachers hunted game was to feed their family, a great program called COMACO was hatched. By educating women and poachers in farming, bee-keeping, carpentry, and metal working, they were improving villagers lives and poaching of lions, elephants and other large species began to plummet.
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