News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 565
NORTH AMERICA: Keystone XL: A Pipeline to Europe?
- Inter Press Service
The promoters of Keystone XL, a huge new oil pipeline from northern Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast, claim that it will reduce U.S. reliance on oil imports from unfriendly countries.
MEXICO: Maquiladora Factories Manufacture Toxic Pollutants
- Inter Press Service
Since the 1960s, maquiladoras or export assembly plants have been the cornerstone of Mexico's strategy to attract foreign direct investment and boost exports. But the environmental and social costs have been high.
Mega Cities Could Trigger Water Shortages and Social Unrest
- Inter Press Service
The rapid growth of urban population - described as one of the world’s major demographic trends - has triggered an explosion of 'mega cities' in Asia, Latin America and Africa, causing a breakdown in basic services, including water supplies and sanitation facilities.
OP-ED: Expanding Deserts, Falling Water Tables and Toxins Driving People from Homes
- Inter Press Service
People do not normally leave their homes, their families, and their communities unless they have no other option. Yet as environmental stresses mount, we can expect to see a growing number of environmental refugees. Rising seas and increasingly devastating storms grab headlines, but expanding deserts, falling water tables, and toxic waste and radiation are also forcing people from their homes.
Too Much Water As Dangerous As Too Little
- Inter Press Service
The international community is running the risk of losing the battle for water and sanitation in many cities around the world.
JAPAN: Fukushima Gives Renewable Energy a Chance
- Inter Press Service
After decades of not bothering to switch off the lights in unoccupied rooms in their Tokyo home, Masayoshi Sakurai and his children now meticulously make sure they do.
BRAZIL: Biofuel Production - Local Development or Social Breakdown?
- Inter Press Service
Biofuels are an alternative energy source that can drive local development by generating jobs, know-how and technology. But they can also cause social damage, as locals fear in the case of industrial-scale exploitation of babassu palm trees, which grow abundantly in the wild in central and northern Brazil.
ASIA: Mekong Dolphins Close to Extinction
- Inter Press Service
The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) has called for urgent action to prevent the extinction of freshwater dolphins in the Mekong River, including the creation of special conservation zones.
Q&A: Water Will Be Lifeblood of Smart Urban Expansion
- Inter Press Service
The world's water map is being significantly redrawn due primarily to the mass migration of people into urban centres, threatening one of life's vital resources.
New Scientific Network on Climate Change Adaptation
- Inter Press Service
In Central America the temperature is rising and forests are taking longer to grow, while farther south, the Amazon rainforests have yet to feel the effects of global warming. This is just one example of how climate change is manifested differently in different parts of the region.
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