News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 900
DR CONGO: Small-scale Farmers Say They Just Need Land
- Inter Press Service
The more than 800 small-scale farmers belonging to co-operatives around the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) capital, Kinshasa, could produce enough rice and vegetables for the capital's estimated eight million inhabitants, according to the country's agriculture ministry.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Copenhagen Fizzled, California Forges Ahead
- Inter Press Service
As countries failed to reach a substantive climate change pact at Copenhagen last week, action at the subnational level has emerged as one of the likeliest paths toward significant climate action.
ENVIRONMENT: Rio de la Plata Fish and Fisherfolk Under Threat
- Inter Press Service
A study by more than 30 experts from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay warns of the threat menacing the survival of fish species and 50 riverside settlements in the Río de la Plata basin, which is the second largest river system in South America after the Amazon basin and contains a wealth of biodiversity.
INDIA: Despite Failed Climate Talks, More Green Awareness
- Inter Press Service
The world supped on an alphabet soup of acronyms over the nearly two weeks of climate change talks that just ended — UNFCCC, COP-15, IPCC, CDM, LDCF, MEF, CCS. But did any of these filter down to reach the average citizen?
CLIMATE CHANGE: 'We're Not Finished Yet,' Civil Society Warns
- Inter Press Service
The climate change summit proved to be a 'spectacular failure even according to its own terms,' but civil society had 'some successes,' such as the inclusion of certain issues on the climate agenda, and making the voice of the South heard loud and clear.
CLIMATE CHANGE: History Was Not Made
- Inter Press Service
There is no Copenhagen climate treaty. History was not made here and no deal was sealed.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Scientific Fact, Not Political Issue
- Inter Press Service
'In a year's time, the Japanese archipelago will be completely under water.' This official announcement was made following a violent eruption of Mt. Fuji, as a series of devastating earthquakes shook the country, forcing the world to face the challenge of taking in 110 million refuges within a very short time.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Getting Ready for Mexico
- Inter Press Service
Before the outcome of COP 15 has even emerged, Latin American social organisations are already discussing their strategies for the next climate summit, to be held in a year's time in Mexico.
CLIMATE CHANGE: No Real Deal, and No Exit
- Inter Press Service
The roof of our house is on fire but our leaders, our economic system and we ourselves are ignoring the alarms and continuing to add more fuel. There are no exit doors in our house; there is nowhere else to go.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Draft Accord Weak on Cuts, Funding
- Inter Press Service
Heads of state and government are working fervently Friday to complete an agreement at the climate change summit in Copenhagen, but texts coming out of their midst so far lack details on emissions cuts and long-term funding.
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