News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 568
Fukushima Clouds Hiroshima Anniversary
- Inter Press Service
Matashichi Oishi, 78, a radiation victim from Bikini Atoll, the site of a U.S. hydrogen bomb test in 1954, will make his annual lone visit this week to commemorate the Aug. 6 anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima 66 years ago.
ENVIRONMENT: Indonesians Await Forest Tenure Reform
- Inter Press Service
Barbecue fires along the winding trail through the Sesaot forest reserve act as guides for delegates walking to an international forestry conference at a nearby beach resort.
JAPAN: Record Radiation Levels at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
- Inter Press Service
Record levels of radiation have been recorded at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant reactor, just months after the nuclear accident resulting from the earthquake and tsunami in March.
BRAZIL: Efforts to Improve Water Quality Falling Short
- Inter Press Service
Despite increased spending on sanitation works, the water quality in rivers near large urban centers in Brazil ranges from poor to very poor. Some say the reason is the development model chosen by the South American nation.
BRAZIL: Family Farms Fight for Survival in Sea of Soy
- Inter Press Service
A bullet to his shoulder forced him to spend seven days in the hospital. In another attempt on his life, he was shot at three times, but miraculously escaped unscathed. 'I will never sit next to a window again,' says Brazilian rural activist Walter Moura.
Economic Development Leaving Millions Behind
- Inter Press Service
The Society for International Development (SID)'s triennial World Congress, which concluded Sunday in Washington, drew over 1,000 attendees this year, 40 percent hailing from the global south, making it arguably one of the most influential and far-reaching forums for development experts and organisations in the world today.
Nuclear Plant Now an Anti-Nuclear Attraction
- Inter Press Service
Environmental groups hope that a mothballed nuclear power plant on Bataan peninsula will become a major tourist attraction and earn green dollars for the country.
Water Crisis Offers Chance for Unity over Strife
- Inter Press Service
As record-breaking temperature highs and rapidly melting ice caps fuel fears about impending 'water wars', some experts in Washington say that the threat of full-blown conflict is exaggerated, adding that robust institutions and solid treaties could transform water crises into international cooperation.
Fish Swim in Israel’s Desert
- Inter Press Service
'It wasn't easy to convince people that growing fish in the desert makes sense,' reminisces marine biologist Samuel Appelbaum, peering through the opaque water where thousands of barramundi are being harvested.
Data Shows All of Earth's Systems in Rapid Decline
- Inter Press Service
Protecting bits of nature here and there will not prevent humanity from losing our life support system. Even if areas dedicated to conserving plants, animals, and other species that provide Earth's life support system increased tenfold, it would not be enough without dealing with the big issues of the 21st century: population, overconsumption and inefficient resource use.
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