News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 584
Illegal Logging Spreading in Madagascar
- Inter Press Service
The transitional authorities in Madagascar are struggling to overcome the problem of illegal logging of precious wood. In spite of an April 2010 decree that prohibits the logging, transporting, trading and export of precious woods, felling in the forests is still continuing.
Still Awaiting a Roadmap for Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
The road to the crucial Rio+20 conference on greening the world economy next year has hit a setback with the breakdown of the 19th session of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development after 10 days of intense negotiations.
Guatemalan Beaches Threatened by Iron and Gas Operations
- Inter Press Service
'If they come here to extract iron from the beach, it will mean the destruction of our natural wealth and the end of tourism,' warned Leonel Palma, a hotel employee in Puerto de San José on Guatemala’s Pacific coast, where the government has granted mineral exploration licenses.
Pension Fund Investors May be to Blame for Escalating Food Prices
- Inter Press Service
Long-term investors like pension funds are probably the reason why the prices of commodities, including crops, have been driven to a higher level than in 2008 when food riots erupted in 30 countries, according to the British nongovernmental organisation Christian Aid.
BRAZIL: New Forest Code Could Hinder Climate Goals
- Inter Press Service
The adoption of a new Forest Code in Brazil could threaten efforts to curb Amazon deforestation, which was reduced 70 percent between 2004 and 2010.
KENYA: Legal Lacuna Persists While Biotechnology Is Sneaked in
- Inter Press Service
Farming with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is becoming more widespread in Kenya due the promotion of biotechnology through clever schemes, exacerbated by the lack of a legal framework for the commercialisation of these controversial products.
MEXICO: Little Oversight of Radiation Sources
- Inter Press Service
In spite of the potential risks posed by unwanted or uncontrolled radioactive materials, Mexico lacks comprehensive mechanisms to keep track of these 'orphan' sources, originally used in medicine or industry, and to prevent them going astray.
PERU: Native Birds under Threat from Ilegal Logging
- Inter Press Service
Unique species of native birds live in the transition zone in Peru between the Andes mountains and the Amazon rainforest, where illegal deforestation is destroying their habitat.
Humanity Hitting the Resource Ceiling
- Inter Press Service
Better living through using far fewer material resources is the only possible future, experts agree. Humanity is pressing up against the limits of a finite planet to provide resources like water, oil, metals and food, according to a new report released Thursday.
SIERRA LEONE: First Fruit Juice Company Adding Value to Farming
- Inter Press Service
Crate loads of lush ripe mangos are stacked up, a sweet fragrance filling the air. Factory workers wait for their instructions, decked out in protective coats, rubber boots and hairnets. As they see each other kitted out for the first time, they break into giggles. This is a big week for Sierra Leone as its first fruit- processing plant goes into production.
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