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Environmental Uncertainties Halt Deep Sea Mining
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Dic 17 (IPS) - The world's first deep sea mineral (DSM) mining venture in the Bismarck Sea off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific has come to a halt after two years of development.
Frolic Barefoot, But Don't Leave a Carbon Footprint
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dic 17 (IPS) - As the world's most tourism-dependent region, with the sector accounting for one in every eight jobs, the Caribbean has much to fear from climate change.
At the Edge of the Carbon Cliff
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Dic 17 (IPS) - The most important number in history is now the annual measure of carbon emissions. That number reveals humanity's steady billion-tonne by billion-tonne march to the edge of the carbon cliff, beyond which scientists warn lies a fateful fall to catastrophic climate change.
Deforestation Wreaks Havoc in Guatemala’s Caribbean Region
- Inter Press Service
GUATEMALA CITY, Dic 17 (IPS) - "Many tourists come to this area for bird watching, but the terrible deforestation is leading to the disappearance of so much of our flora and fauna. The cleared land is used for cattle ranching," said Haroldo Figueroa, who works as a guide in nature reserves along Guatemala's Caribbean coast.
Ceasefire Means 'Nothing' to Gaza Fishers
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Dic 17 (IPS) - Shortly after Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire agreement on Nov. 21, the Israeli navy abducted 30 Palestinian fishers from Gaza's waters, destroyed and sank a Palestinian fishing vessel, and confiscated nine fishing boats in the space of four days.
Urgent Action Is Needed to Restore Growth
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Dic 17 (IPS) - The global economy weakened significantly towards the end of 2011 and further downward pressure emerged in the course of 2012. The growth rate of global output, which had already decelerated from 4.1 percent in 2010 to 2.7 percent in 2011, is expected to slow down even more in 2012 to around 2.3 per cent. Developed economies as a whole are likely to grow by only slightly more than one per cent in 2012, owing mainly to the recession currently gripping the European Union (EU).
South-South Political Alliances Yet to Influence Business
- Inter Press Service
JOHNNESBURG, Dic 17 (IPS) - Politicians in the leading developing nations have been active in boosting mutual ties, as one way of counterbalancing the influence of the developed world. But the economic success of the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa and the India, Brazil, and South Africa groupings will depend on the extent to which businesses take advantage of the new opportunities which are being created.
Remittances Soothe the Scourge of Militancy
- Inter Press Service
PESHWAR, Pakistan, Dic 16 (IPS) - Fifty-nine-year-old Sherdil Shah, a resident of South Waziristan – a hotbed of militancy in northern Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) – used to run a modest grain shop that fetched enough money to keep his family of 10 well-fed and looked after.
Detained at the Eastern Border – Part 1
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Dic 16 (IPS) - A recent hunger strike, involving over 70 migrants detained in heavily guarded centers across Poland, is forcing the country to face its new responsibilities as a migration hub within the European Union.
Kashmiri Separatists Scrabble for Political Relevance
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, Dic 15 (IPS) - Amid growing scepticism among Kashmiri people that the separatist leadership has lost relevance in the region's fast-changing political landscape, the All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference – an alliance of separatist political parties and religious and social groups - is making a Herculean effort to reclaim some relevance in this disputed region.
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