News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 921
EGYPT: A Big Catch Feed Millions
- Inter Press Service
As the sun rises over the Nile delta, workers at a fish farm in northern Egypt open a sluice gate and sort through the thousands of wriggling tilapia that pour out of a concrete holding tank. The fish are sorted, packed into crates and sent to supermarkets in Cairo and Alexandria, where they are sold as 'the catch of the day'.
MIDEAST: Israelis Show the Light to Palestinian Herders
- Inter Press Service
Hundreds of impoverished Palestinian herders and farmers living in caves and tents in a remote area of the Palestinian West Bank have been provided free electricity due to the ingenuity of two Israeli physicists.
DEVELOPMENT: Hunger and Conflict Go Hand in Hand
- Inter Press Service
Countries emerging from conflict need more international assistance to rebuild their food production, since hunger and scarcity may prompt a return to fighting, United Nations and development officials warned this week.
ENVIRONMENT: Rethinking Jobs for a Sustainable Economy
- Inter Press Service
The possibility of environmental catastrophe has led many leaders, scholars and average citizens to reconsider an economy based on constant growth. It is becoming clear that people, especially in the United States, will need to consume less in the way of natural resources to avoid planetary peril.
BRAZIL: Five-Star Garbage
- Inter Press Service
For the past 43 years, biologists Edna and Luiz Toledo have not waited for the garbage truck to collect their trash. Their three-storey house is in fact made out of 'garbage', from the floor to the roof. Items that others would see as worthless are, in their eyes, valuable raw material.
COTE D'IVOIRE: Without Better Storage, We Are Farming to Feed Insects
- Inter Press Service
Every year, Robert Assalé, a farmer at Tangamourou in the Bondoukou region in east-central Côte d'Ivore, produces an impressive amount of yams. He harvested 30 tonnes in 2007, 42 tonnes in 2008 and has almost surpassed 50 tonnes this year.
RIGHTS: Karen Fear Military Offensive Near Planned Dam in Burma
- Inter Press Service
With the annual monsoon rains ending, there is a growing fear among the Karen ethnic minority living along military-ruled Burma’s eastern border of a dry season offensive. The most vulnerable are villagers residing in the vicinity of the controversial Hat Gyi dam.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Investment in Ecosystems Key to Adaptation
- Inter Press Service
Investing in the sustainable management of ecosystems and curbing environmental degradation greatly improves the capacity of nations to adapt to climate change, according to a study carried out in 16 countries by two environmental organisations.
CHINA: Tide of Opposition Swells as Largest Dam Nears Completion
- Inter Press Service
Fifteen years after dynamite blasts first shattered the peace of China’s breathtaking Three Gorges, the Three Gorges Dam—the pride of China’s engineering progress—is nearing completion. But the cannonade of criticism bombarding the world’s largest and costliest dam in history is far from over.
AGRICULTURE-KENYA: Finally, a Windfall for Tea Farmers
- Inter Press Service
Despite the sweltering sun and with a heavy load on her back Mary Muthoni strides to the tea buying centre with joy and pride painted on her face. 'This is a different year,' she smiles, hurriedly greeting other women farmers at the centre. For them, the story is the same: blessings in times of calamity.
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