News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 866
BURMA: Donors View Civil Society in New Light after Nargis
- Inter Press Service
Local civil society organisations and community groups who rushed to help victims after the powerful Cyclone Nargis tore through military-ruled Burma two years ago are reaping rewards for their risky and tireless labour.
BURMA: Two Years after Nargis, Life Is Far from Normal
- Inter Press Service
Kyaw Moe is just in his 30s, but he is already on his second shot at life — just like the rest of the residents of Thakan Ngu, a tiny Burmese village in this township of Bogalay.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Some For You, Some For Me: Sharing the Inkomati River
- Inter Press Service
At Ekuvinjelweni village, in South Africa's Mpumalanga Province, the Komati River flows clear and fast through the mountains. Along its banks here are commercial farms with intensive irrigation works, mixed with subsistence farmers who rely on rain for their fields and livestock - a tricky proposition in an area that has endured severe droughts in the past.
2010 — International Year of Biodiversity Loss?
- Inter Press Service
In 2002, world leaders committed to reduce the rate of global biodiversity loss by 2010, but the date has come and gone for these commitments to be fulfilled.
KENYA: Successful Weather Prediction Uses Old and New
- Inter Press Service
In the wake of ever-changing climatic conditions, a study in western Kenya has discovered that combining traditional methods of weather prediction with meteorological forecasting is the best way of obtaining more accurate forecast data.
Climate Concerns Spur Changes in U.S. Military
- Inter Press Service
Though some conservative politicians and activists in Washington remain unconvinced of the need for action, the U.S. military is taking the effects of climate change increasingly seriously.
ECUADOR: Native Groups in Showdown Over Water Bill
- Inter Press Service
The second and final parliamentary debate of a new water bill to regulate water resource management in Ecuador is due to begin May 4, amid stark divisions among indigenous movements and between them and the government of left-leaning President Rafael Correa.
Citizen Scientists on the Trail of Disappearing Bees
- Inter Press Service
It's the world's worst-kept secret: bees are in a state of crisis. One of nature's most benign pollinators is dying in record numbers, much to the alarm of beekeepers and gardeners.
BURMA: Pressure Mounts on Energy Giant Chevron to Disclose Revenue
- Inter Press Service
When shareholders of the multinational company Chevron gather for their annual meeting in the U.S. city of Houston in late May, they will come face to face with Naing Htoo, whose community has suffered due to the exploits of the energy giant in military-ruled Burma.
If Only Just A Billion Were Hungry
- Inter Press Service
The bad news is that 1.02 billion people are going hungry in today's world of plentiful supplies. The even worse news is that this figure only tells part of the global food insecurity story.
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