News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 955
CLIMATE CHANGE: Science vs Politics at the Edge of the North Pole
- Inter Press Service
Spectacular views of mountains and glaciers here in the world's most northerly permanent human settlement contrasted with business and political leaders' pessimism and concern about the enormous gap between the action on climate that science deems necessary and what politics considers realistic.
CLIMATE CHANGE: 'We Have Run Out of Time'
- Inter Press Service
New scientific research suggests that climate change is taking place faster than foreseen in studies considered so far, according to environmental experts at a forum on climate change called by the Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE).
CLIMATE CHANGE: China Rallying South to Defend Right to Development
- Inter Press Service
As the December deadline for reaching a global climate deal in Copenhagen approaches, China is claiming leadership - rallying emerging economies to defend their rights to development and strike bargaining positions with rich nations.
BRAZIL: Nature Paths Instead of Wall for Rio Slum
- Inter Press Service
Representatives of the Rocinha slum and the Rio de Janeiro government have agreed to replace a high wall, intended to prevent this densely populated hillside neighbourhood from spilling into the forest, with ecological paths, parks and low walls.
VIETNAM: Saltwater Intrusion Adds to Water Woes
- Inter Press Service
When they got out of bed one morning in April this year, the residents of Vi Thanh City here in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta were surprised to find that their water had become salty.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Obama Sounds Too Much Like Bush
- Inter Press Service
A leading global environmental group has accused the United States of holding up UN climate negotiations.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Call for a Green Fund
- Inter Press Service
Environmental legislators from the 13 countries with the largest greenhouse gas emissions have called for the creation of an international green fund to be included in the Copenhagen protocol on climate change. The fund would provide developing countries with financial and technical resources to create a carbon-free economy.
BRAZIL: Environment Minister Under Fire from All Sides
- Inter Press Service
The approval of draft laws and infrastructure projects that pose a threat to the environment in Brazil, promoted by large landowners and even sanctioned by some sectors in the government, has tied the hands of Environment Minister Carlos Minc and brought a replay of the tense climate that cost his predecessor her job.
Q&A: Regional Integration in Southern Africa Takes Another Step
- Inter Press Service
Zimbabwe has just hosted the 13th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) summit where a customs union among some of the region’s countries was launched. But will it improve regional trade and assist passage across borders for the member countries’ numerous women traders?
ENVIRONMENT-ZIMBABWE: Farmers Go to War Against Lantana Camara
- Inter Press Service
Armed with picks, axes and hoes, a group of enthusiastic villagers break into song: 'Randana kamara wakaipa, Randana kamara wakashata.Watora ufuro hwezvipfuyo, wauraya mombe.' ('Lantana camara, you are evil. You have taken over grazing land for our livestock, you have killed our cattle.')
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