News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 912
BRAZIL: 'Quilombos' Keep Black Cultural Identity Alive
- Inter Press Service
A black community in the southern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro is trying to maintain its cultural heritage on 287 hectares granted to it by the government in 1999 as part of reparations to the descendants of slaves.
CLIMATE CHANGE: 'No Politics in the Melting of the Ice Sheet'
- Inter Press Service
As climate scientists defend their work from sceptics in the aftermath of researchers' emails being stolen over the weekend, a new report hopes to provide an update on science's latest climate-related findings.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Latin America's Perpetual Fever
- Inter Press Service
'To use a soccer metaphor, which Brazilian politicians like so much, the Kyoto Protocol was the 10-minute warm-up before the real game begins,' said scientist Carlos Nobre in reference to global climate change treaties.
DEVELOPMENT: Lights Out - World's Poor Remain in the Dark
- Inter Press Service
With the flip of a switch, a light comes on or an electric toothbrush revs to power. If service is cut, either for repairs or because of a natural cause, there will most likely be much fuss about how quickly power is restored - to people who live in the developed world.
ENVIRONMENT: Gov't Silence Dooms Whales to Slaughter
- Inter Press Service
Latin American governments are considering a bloc response to the Japanese whaling fleet's departure for Antarctica, in a new season of what it claims is 'hunting for scientific purposes' and which threatens to kill 1,000 whales in the protected Southern Ocean sanctuary.
ENVIRONMENT-GUATEMALA: SOS from Lake Atitlán
- Inter Press Service
A thick, chocolate-coloured scum floats on the normally clear blue waters of Lake Atitlán, in the southwestern Guatemalan province of Sololá, caused by agricultural fertilisers and untreated sewage from surrounding villages and farms.
TRADE: 'African States Need Advice Body Outside WTO for Talks'
- Inter Press Service
Since before the creation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1995, two groups of people have confronted each other: supporters of trade liberalisation, who regard the pursuit of growth as paramount, and opponents of trade liberalisation, who see unfettered trade as the cause of many socio-economic problems.
POLITICS: Climate Change High on Commonwealth Agenda
- Inter Press Service
It is normally a conference bringing together leaders from Britain and its former colonies.
DEVELOPMENT: 'Water Gap' to Widen Dramatically by 2030
- Inter Press Service
A balanced approach of demand- and supply-side measures are needed to meet a growing 'water gap' in which global water demand will be 40 percent more than supply by 2030, says a new report from the 2030 Water Resources Group.
ZAMBIA: Putting Waste to Work
- Inter Press Service
When Obed Mumba first came to the Zambian copper mining town of Ndola in search of work, it was still known reverently as 'Ku kalale' - the land of the white man. In the decades since, he has witnessed his Kabushi township outgrow the limited dreams of its planners.
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