News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 894
MALI: Small Farmers in the Carbon Market
- Inter Press Service
Mohamed Abd Khibé is a caretaker at the acacia nursery in Dialoubé village, part of a project to sequester carbon in trees while simultaneously improving farmers' livelihoods.
HAITI: As Aid Efforts Flounder, Haitians Rely on Each Other
- Inter Press Service
The roof of Haiti's national penitentiary is missing. The four walls of the prison rise up and break off, leaving only the empty sky overhead.
BRAZIL: Solidarity Economy Thriving
- Inter Press Service
The initiatives were already there, in the form of cooperatives and a variety of related activities. But they have a new connectedness thanks to the growing solidarity economy, which has opened up new horizons for alternative forms of production and social relations.
RIGHTS: U.N. Condemns Land Grabs in Native Territories
- Inter Press Service
Millions of people around the world who belong to indigenous communities continue to face discrimination and abuse at the hands of authorities and private business concerns, says a new U.N. report released here Thursday.
LATIN AMERICA:: From Peacekeeping to Humanitarian Relief in Haiti
- Inter Press Service
Two planes from Brazil carrying 21 tons of food and water were to head to Haiti Thursday, as part of an air bridge to provide humanitarian assistance to the Caribbean island nation in the wake of the deadly earthquake that has claimed an untold number of lives.
U.S.: Community in Crisis Looks to its Agricultural Roots
- Inter Press Service
Renowned for its historic Native American pueblo, cultural ties to Spain, bohemian artists, and world-class ski resort, Taos is also one of the many communities in the U.S. facing food insecurity.
INDIA: Protests Overshadow Communist State’s Chemical Hub Plans
- Inter Press Service
An ambitious plan to establish a chemical industry complex in an ecologically fragile coastal zone of India’s eastern state, West Bengal, has snowballed into a debate, with the ruling communists facing resistance from environmental groups and political rivals over the project.
DEVELOPMENT-INDIA: India Holds Public Meetings on GM Food Crop
- Inter Press Service
As the central government begins a series of public meetings across the country this month on the commercial release of genetically modified (GM) brinjal in this country, activists and farmers’ groups are mobilising to oppose such a plan.
DEVELOPMENT: India Holds Public Meetings on GM Food Crop
- Inter Press Service
As the central government begins a series of public meetings across the country this month on the commercial release of genetically modified (GM) brinjal in this country, activists and farmers’ groups are mobilising to oppose such a plan.
DEVELOPMENT: India Holds Public Meetings on GM Food Crop
- Inter Press Service
As the central government begins a series of public meetings across the country this month on the commercial release of genetically modified (GM) brinjal in this country, activists and farmers’ groups are mobilising to oppose such a plan.
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