Renewable Energy Conference The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008), March 4-6, will bring together government, civil society and private business leaders to address the benefits and costs of a major and rapid scale-up in the global deployment of renewable energy technology. more Landmark Dolphin Agreement  The International Dolphin Conservation Program, an international pact to prevent dolphin deaths in tuna nets, has reached its 10th anniversary and is considered one of the most successful agreements in the world governing the conservation and management of living marine resources. more  Modern Abolitionists The State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons works to help the hundreds of thousands of people who are trafficked across international borders and within their own countries for indentured servitude, bonded labor, prostitution, and to serve as child soldiers. more