News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 889
DEVELOPMENT: South-South Cooperation Key to MDGs
- Inter Press Service
Member states meeting here Thursday called for the immediate implementation of development commitments made during the Nairobi high-level U.N. conference on cooperation between developing countries.
ENVIRONMENT: Keeping Wetlands from Becoming Wastelands
- Inter Press Service
Swamps, marshes and other wetlands are beginning to be recognised as a country's 'green jewels', even in a tropical paradise like Mahé Island here in the Seychelles, with its stunning beaches and dramatic granite outcrops.
INDIA: Angry Villagers Bear Pollution Costs of Sponge Iron Industry
- Inter Press Service
At dawn, 65-year-old Indian share farmer Gundicha Rout goes to the stone water trough in his backyard to wash his face and prepare for paddy husking. He reaches out for the water, dipping into a thin film of oil on its surface. As he swishes the water in his mouth, there is a bitter metallic taste.
KENYA: Insuring Pastoralists Against Increasing Risks
- Inter Press Service
The droughts in the Turkana region were less severe when she was growing up, says Laura Letapalel, and pastoralists could still find some grass and water for their animals. Now, she laments, the droughts are longer and there is nothing to eat.
U.S.: Ill Omens for Senate Climate Legislation
- Inter Press Service
Delivering his State of the Union address before both houses of Congress and a global audience on Jan. 27, U.S. President Barack Obama asked for passage of 'a comprehensive energy and climate bill with incentives that will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy in America.'
PERU-CHINA: Social Responsibility Missing in Growing Trade Ties
- Inter Press Service
China has become Peru's second largest trade partner, with interests mainly in mining and oil. However, it is viewed with caution by this Andean nation, because the Asian giant has a reputation for flouting environmental standards and labour rights.
CLIMATE CHANGE: European Firms See Windfall in Renewable Energy
- Inter Press Service
European governments failed to help along an international treaty to stop global warming at the United Nations climate change summit in December, but their engineering and power industries see business opportunities in renewable energy sources and their smart management.
BIODIVERSITY: The Amazon Is Not Eternal
- Inter Press Service
The Amazon jungle 'is very close to a tipping point,' and if destruction continues, it could shrink to one third of its original size in just 65 years, warns Thomas Lovejoy, world-renowned tropical biologist.
ENERGY-PORTUGAL: Racing for Renewables
- Inter Press Service
Just a decade ago, criticism rained down on sunny, windy Portugal for not making the most of nature's gifts to develop renewable energy sources. Now all signs indicate that it did not fall on deaf ears, as the country has become a leader in the field.
NEPAL: Communities Take Up Cudgels for Forest Conservation
- Inter Press Service
Tired of walking, Shankar Prasad Ghimire, 87, a retired government worker, keeps his walking stick aside and takes rest on the ground, nestled in a lush green landscape.
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