News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 915
Q&A: 'If You Find Yourself in a Minefield, Shout for Help'
- Inter Press Service
Putting on a white t-shirt or wearing olive-green pants can be life-or-death decisions in the conflict zone in the steep Andes mountains in western Colombia where 14-year-old Andrés lives and attends eighth grade.
TRADE: Kenya Faces Job Losses, Collapsing Sectors in Wake of Doha
- Inter Press Service
The consequences of the Doha Round of trade talks for larger developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa could include job losses and deindustrialisation if a new study forecasting how Kenya is set to be affected is anything to go by.
HEALTH-EGYPT: Over the Top With Anti-Swine Flu Steps
- Inter Press Service
As authorities consider suspending a whole academic year to check the spread of swine flu among school children there is a feeling that measures to contain the H1N1 virus - known to be less dangerous than the one responsible for seasonal flu - are going over the top.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Small Islands Fear Going the Way of Atlantis
- Inter Press Service
The world's small island states, most of which are painfully vulnerable to the ravages of climate change, have put the United Nations on notice.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Brazil to Recover Leadership Role with CO2 Limits
- Inter Press Service
Brazil's decision to adopt voluntary reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions is an indication that the planet's climate change emergency has joined strategic, economic and ideological issues as a new factor on the global political agenda.
ENVIRONMENT: Save At Least Half the Planet, or Lose It All
- Inter Press Service
At least half the planet must be protected if humanity is to survive the next century, declared conservationists at the conclusion of 9th World Wilderness Congress on Friday, Nov. 13.
DEVELOPMENT: Hunger Summit’s Failure Exposes Grim Reality
- Inter Press Service
There are two main ways the flop of this week’s United Nations World Food Security Summit in Rome - which has been snubbed by the world’s top leaders, has failed to deliver binding aid commitments, or to set a target date for the eradication of hunger - is being read.
SRI LANKA: Invasive Plants: Yet Another Environmental Menace
- Inter Press Service
Ask any Sri Lankan, and he or she will cringe at the mention of ‘water hyacinth’, infamous in the country, where it is called by its more common Sri Lankan name ‘Japan Jabbara’. The weed-like water plant has spread across the island, and everyone knows its potential to take over any watery home in double quick time.
PHILIPPINES: Storm-Hit City under Constant Threat of Landslides
- Inter Press Service
The storm has long subsided, and the torrential rains—which battered this city known for its pristine charm and stately pine trees last month—have been gone for weeks.
AGRICULTURE: Exporting Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
The 60 hectare stretch of farmland in north Kabul's Badam Bagh neighbourhood looks much like farmland all over this country. Colourful rows of neatly planted crops stretch out from a dusty road and up the gentle slope of an arid ridge.
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