News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 943
INDIA: Rural Communities Turn to Traditional Climate Mitigation
- Inter Press Service
In Tamilnadu, southern India, and Uttar Pradesh, northern India, villagers have revived ancient systems of storing surface and groundwater that are putting them in a good position to contend with today’s changing climate.
WORLD: Fishy Fishing Practices Threaten the Environment
- Inter Press Service
For years, fishing communities along Africa’s 30,000 km-long coastline have been raising the alarm on the depletion of their fish stocks, to no avail. Over-fishing by foreign vessels has been wiping out the livelihood of West African fishers, contributing to desperate migration attempts into Europe.
CHILE: Dakar Rally Left Trail of Archaeological Damages
- Inter Press Service
The Dakar rally, held this year for the first time in Chile and Argentina, caused severe damage to archaeological sites in northern Chile, according to a report by the Council on National Monuments.
INDIA: Fishermen Struggle As Seas Change and Fish Dwindle
- Inter Press Service
At Pudumadaka beach, 60 kilometres from the coastal city of Vishakhapatnam in southeastern India, 40-year-old Ummudi Bangaraiah stares hopelessly at the day’s catch of 4 kilos of sardines, the money from which, when divided by the five other fishermen in his boat, will not pay for one meal for his family.
COLOMBIA: Women Lead Opposition to Gold Mine
- Inter Press Service
Women in the small Andean town of Cajamarca and the nearby city of Ibagué, in the central-west Colombian province of Tolima, are leading the struggle against a major gold mining venture that threatens to alter their way of life.
Q&A: 'Time to De-Grow'
- Inter Press Service
Serge Latouche, professor emeritus of economic science at the University of Paris-Sud, is one of the main proponents of 'the society of de-growth'.
MEXICO: Green Therapy on the Rooftops
- Inter Press Service
In the last two years a Mexico City hospital, kindergarten and municipal government office building have experimented with plant-covered rooftops. Today, workers and visitors are enjoying the benefits.
U.S.: Coal Power Hitting Roadblocks
- Inter Press Service
As more and more states are turning against coal power facilities in the U.S., advocates have been using the legal system to halt new pending plants.
Q&A: About Peas in a Pod
- Inter Press Service
Slow Food, obviously, is the opposite of fast food. And it's a movement now with more than 100,000 members in 132 countries. But what does 'slow food' mean in practical terms?
BIODIVERSITY: Tight Controls Could Save Global Fisheries
- Inter Press Service
The global race to catch the last fish left in the oceans has been successfully halted in a few regions and fish stocks have rebounded, a new landmark study has found.
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