News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 951
HEALTH: Sri Lanka's Battle With Dengue
- Inter Press Service
Sri Lankan health authorities have had to combat an upsurge in cases of the lethal Dengue flu in the island nation this year. They have used mass man-power, public awareness campaigns and even threatened incarceration to stem the spread of the killer disease that has touched epidemic levels in the past six months. But it won’t be easy to stop the disease from spreading.
US-ECUADOR: Chevron Fails in Effort to Lift Trade Benefits
- Inter Press Service
In the latest in a string of setbacks that could cost the U.S. oil giant Chevron billions of dollars in damages, President Barack Obama decided this week to extend trade preferences for Ecuadorean exports for another six months under the 1991 Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA).
CLIMATE CHANGE: Opportunity For Biopirates?
- Inter Press Service
Genetically modified (GM) crops that can withstand environmental stress may be one answer to climate change but a powerful lobby is building up against the patenting of technologies involved, especially when they are derivatives of traditional farmers’ innovations.
ENVIRONMENT: Scientists Study the Riches of the Mexican Pacific
- Inter Press Service
Mexico’s Pacific coast, one of the world's richest seaboards in terms of biodiversity, has been the focus of very few scientific studies. A new observatory aims to fill that void.
TRADE: Who’s Harming Fish Stocks? Trawlers or Artisanal Fishers?
- Inter Press Service
Red tunas, sharks, rays and cods may soon disappear from our tables. Negotiations are ongoing at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to reduce the subsidies that contribute to this catastrophe. These talks foresee exceptions for developing countries, but small fishers may have to turn to other sources of livelihood.
PARAGUAY: President and Congress Face Off Over Agrochemicals
- Inter Press Service
'Silvino was riding his bike on a dirt road near our home when he was poisoned by toxic agrochemicals, sprayed on a nearby field of soybeans. He died soon afterwards. He was 11,' said his mother, Petrona Villasboa, a rural activist in southern Paraguay.
INDIA: Reverse Migration Casts Shadow on Kerala Economy
- Inter Press Service
Recession in petroleum-rich Middle Eastern countries is causing thousands of workers to return to their homes in southern Kerala triggering fears of a negative impact on the local economy.
CARIBBEAN: Deportation Row Takes Centre-Stage at Caricom
- Inter Press Service
Caribbean leaders are due to meet for a full working week starting Thursday to discuss issues ranging from climate change to the global economic crisis.
DEVELOPMENT: Investment in Agriculture Falls Alarmingly
- Inter Press Service
The G8 leaders meeting early July must address a crisis resulting from a sharp decline in investment in agriculture, Oxfam demands in a new study.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Europe Feels the U.S. Sneeze
- Inter Press Service
Governments and interest groups around the world followed the U.S. House of Representatives' vote Friday on the first U.S. policy to limit the country's greenhouse gas emissions. They were especially interested in Europe, where a system similar to the bill's cap-and-trade scheme already exists and where EU countries agreed last December to tough emissions targets.
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