News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 580
Need to Protect Millions Displaced by Environmental Disasters
- Inter Press Service
Heavy rainfall means that over 500,000 people living in mountainous areas in Uganda need to be relocated as they live in areas at risk to landslides.
EUROPE: Trapped Between Droughts and Floods
- Inter Press Service
Extreme weather conditions across Europe have transformed the continent into a climatic roller coaster - while rainfall in May was the lowest ever measured in Germany and France, June began with stormy showers that caused the death of at least one person, and high economic losses.
Cautious Push Ahead for Nuclear Energy
- Inter Press Service
Seeking to calm public opinion about the dangers of nuclear energy, government ministers and other representatives from 33 countries have agreed to carry out safety audits and 'stress tests' on nuclear plants.
Africa Looks To a Green Future
- Inter Press Service
As G20 ministers met here Tuesday to discuss nuclear safety, another meeting has been taking place 6,000km away - to examine green business growth.
CLIMATE CHANGE: The Developing South Holds the Key
- Inter Press Service
Developing countries, which have huge potential for growth and are home to the majority of the world’s people still living without electricity, will play a fundamental role in combating climate change, according to some experts.
Cities Join Forces to Fight Global Warming
- Inter Press Service
Given that the world’s 40 biggest cities account for eight percent of the global population and 12 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, local governments play an increasingly important role in confronting climate change.
Using Forests to Bridge the Carbon Gap
- Inter Press Service
As global greenhouse gas emissions rise instead of decreasing, forests play an even more crucial role in fighting global warming, since experts believe it will be impossible to prevent a disastrous increase in global temperature without drastically curbing deforestation.
Bike vs Car on a Hot Planet
- Inter Press Service
As global carbon emissions hit record-high levels last year, officials from leading Asian nations told the 2011 International Transport Forum in nearby Leipzig that their citizens want more cars.
OP-ED: Climate Talks: Voices of the Vulnerable Must Be Heard
- Inter Press Service
Last week, the world received a warning. A disturbing report from the International Energy Agency, the respected international authority on energy policy, found that Co2 emissions in 2010 were the highest ever recorded.
SIERRA LEONE: Deforestation leaves poor vulnerable to landslides
- Inter Press Service
Samuel Weekes remembers when the hills stretching out beyond the heart of Freetown were green.
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