Global IssuesChinese Feed Illegal Ivory Trade
Saturday, February 04, 2012
The illegal trade in ivory continues in Egypt, with ivory products sold openly in local tourist markets by traders who operate with impunity, a new study by the conservation group Traffic has found.
Argentina: Fair Trade Going Strong Amid Global Crisis
Friday, February 03, 2012
With a steady growth in production and exports, fair trade in Argentina is proving that socially and environmentally sustainable practices can be much more than a refuge from external crises.
Unicef Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions Of Children At Risk
Friday, February 03, 2012
If the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could help 97 million people around the world.
Spate Of Spills At Sea For Brazilian Oil Industry
Thursday, February 02, 2012
An accident at an ultra-deepwater drilling platform spilled 160 barrels of crude off the coast of Brazil this week, deepening fears about safety in this new frontier of oil and gas production.
West Africa: Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning sign of severe water stress in the region which threatens humans and wild animals alike.
2011 - A Year Of Weather Extremes, With More To Come
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The global average temperature in 2011 was 14.52 degrees Celsius (58.14 degrees Fahrenheit). According to NASA scientists, this was the ninth warmest year in 132 years of recordkeeping, despite the cooling influence of the La Niña atmospheric and oceanic circulation pattern and relatively low solar irradiance.
Op-Ed: After Durban, Latin America Looks Towards Rio+20
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
After the climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa in December, there is space to continue advancing in the short and medium term. Now the attention of Latin America and the rest of the world is turned towards the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development taking place this June in Rio de Janeiro.
Nicaragua-Honduras: Re-Greening the Border
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Ignacia Matute looks back nostalgically on the days when the hills around her home in northwestern Nicaragua were blanketed in green, and she woke every morning to the sounds of birds singing in the treetops and the rushing waters of the nearly Coco River.
Cuba: Adapting to Climate Change Proves a Complex Challenge
Monday, January 30, 2012
No one who lives in this fishing village on the south coast, 70 km from the Cuban capital, can forget the devastation wrought by hurricanes in 2008.
Thematic Social Forum Awash With Criticism For Green Economy
Monday, January 30, 2012
Critical voices raised against what was dubbed 'the gospel of green capitalism' resonated in every discussion and street march held during the Thematic Social Forum, which brought thousands of activists to the capital city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil.
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