News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 576
VENEZUELA: Ambitious Promises of Affordable Housing
- Inter Press Service
'I want my own roof over my head, my own home. I don't want to live in a curtained-off cubicle surrounded by masses of people,' says Elena Díaz, who does ironing for a living and lives in a temporary shelter in the centre of the Venezuelan capital.
AFRICA: Bike-Share Systems Already Thrive
- Inter Press Service
One winter morning in central Cape Town, despite the gale force wind and the threat of rain, Jacques Sibomana, who was going to be ‘up and down the city all day’, decided he’d rather cycle than brace against the wind on foot.
Carbon Markets Are Not Cooling the Planet
- Inter Press Service
Carbon markets have been widely promoted as the only way to generate enough money to enable industries and countries to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, which are largely responsible for global warming. The only problem is that nearly 20 years after their conception, they have failed to work, and have also been subject to fraud and other financial crimes.
HUMAN RIGHTS-MEXICO: Overdue Homework
- Inter Press Service
Although four of the five sentences in which the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has found the Mexican state guilty involved cases from the southwestern state of Guerrero, the effects of the rulings have not yet had an impact on that area, one of the poorest parts of the country.
Burkina Faso Losing Thousands of Hectares of Forests Each Year
- Inter Press Service
The Burkina Faso authorities have sounded the alarm over the increased rate of degradation of forests in this Sahelian country.
EGYPT: Solar Energy Projects Picking up Again After Uprising
- Inter Press Service
On a blazingly hot summer’s day in Cairo, it’s 36 degrees Celsius in the shade. Air-conditioners and fans whirr across the city, burdening the national electricity grid. Last summer, the populous city experienced frequent water and power cuts, causing a furore. Consumption had grown by 2,600 megawatts, an increase of 13,5 percent from 2009.
OP-ED: Growing Goat Herds Signal Global Grassland Decline
- Inter Press Service
After the earth was created, soil formed slowly over geological time from the weathering of rocks. It began to support early plant life, which protected and enriched it until it became the topsoil that sustains the diversity of plants and animals we know today. Now the world’s ever-growing herds of cattle, sheep, and goats are converting vast stretches of grassland to desert.
Hydropower Dams Hurt Amerindians in Brazil and Canada
- Inter Press Service
Michael Lawrenchuk, a Cree political activist from Canada, was given a standing ovation at the International Hydropower Association congress held in this Brazilian border town, after depicting the suffering of his people since dams began to be built on rivers across their land.
Pollution Rising Fast in China’s Seas
- Inter Press Service
Rapid economic growth in China’s coastal regions has resulted in serious levels of ocean pollution, damaging marine life and posing a threat to humans. As much as half of China’s offshore areas are considered polluted.
Postponing Emissions Cuts Carries Steep Price-tag
- Inter Press Service
If we're lucky, by the time a tough but fair international treaty to meet the climate change challenge is finalised, it will be largely unnecessary. The snail's pace of negotiations certainly gives countries plenty of time to understand the financial, social and environmental advantages of kicking their dangerous addiction to fossil fuels.
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