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Black History Month February is Black History Month, and DEC joins the rest of the nation in paying tribute to African American men and women whose significant contributions are woven into the fabric of America's culture. Below DEC is bringing attention to some of the most prolific environmental game changers of yesterday and today. Paying Tribute to a Legacy Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps Unit 1251 C II in the 1930s. In 1933, to combat the turmoil from the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and enlisted thousands o...

The impact of the institutionalisation of the elderly in Pakistan PHOTO: FILE The Catholic Church governs three shelter homes in Karachi, where the residents pay minimal fees In the 21 st century, ageing of the population is a significant demographic occurrence and a distinctive trend seen universally (Ameh et al., 2014; Hermalin, Ofstedel, & Tesfai, 2006; Wandera, Kwagala, & Ntozi, 2015). Among the continents, Asia has the most rapidly increasing elderly population (Powell & Khan, 2013), with more and more people in the age group of 60 years and above. A United Nations report on World Popul...