News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 589
Stress and Anger over BP Oil Disaster Could Linger for Decades
- Inter Press Service
As the one-year anniversary of the record-breaking BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico approaches, mental health experts and social scientists warn of decades of impact on Gulf residents.
ENVIRONMENT: Military Debris Threaten Oceans
- Inter Press Service
Military debris dumped into the world’s oceans are hazardous to coral ecosystems, reefs, fish and marine wildlife, say experts, who also warn - in light of the recent tragedy in Japan - that earthquakes and tsunamis could disturb this debris and even wash it ashore.
Emerging Powers Harnessing Neighbours' Hydroelectricity
- Inter Press Service
Emerging countries like Brazil and China are building numerous hydroelectric dams at home and abroad to help drive their economic growth. But while in Latin America the phenomenon is touted as an integration process, in Asia it has generated tension over the shared use of rivers.
China’s Green Blueprint Raises Stakes at U.N. Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
China’s rise as a leader in the environmentally friendly, low-carbon economy is giving the Asian giant new diplomatic muscle for this year’s round of climate change negotiations leading up to the COP17 U.N. summit in Durban, South Africa in November.
JAPAN: Difficult Shift From Aid Donor to Recipient
- Inter Press Service
April has traditionally being the time for ‘hanami’ or cherry blossom festivals here when millions of Japanese hold parties under the pink flowering trees in parks and streets lit up gaily by lanterns.
LATIN AMERICA: Boosting Accountability for Mining and Oil Industries
- Inter Press Service
Guatemala has been accepted as a candidate country by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which aims to strengthen governance by improving transparency and accountability in the sector, and to reduce tensions between mining and oil companies and local people affected by their activities.
BRAZIL: Sugar Cane Fertilises Its Own Soil
- Inter Press Service
The mechanisation of sugar cane harvesting, originally aimed at curbing the pollution caused by the burning of cane fields, has resulted in an added bonus: it has helped to improve soil quality, according to growers and technical experts in the southern state of São Paulo, where most of Brazil’s sugar and ethanol is produced.
Israel Leads the Electric Charge
- Inter Press Service
A woman takes the driver's seat, turns on the radio, sliding through broadcasts of the tit-for-tat battles between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas till she finds a quiet music station.
Antarctic Penguin Population Declines with Krill
- Inter Press Service
Two species of Antarctic penguins have declined sharply over the past 30 years as their chief food source has been devastated by a combination of other predators, over-fishing, and rapidly melting sea ice caused by global warming, according to a new study released here Monday by the National Academy of Sciences.
EUROPE: The Harmless Invasion of the Pacific Oyster
- Inter Press Service
In the 1970s, French oyster breeders introduced the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) to the Bay of Biscay to diversify the area’s species and develop the commercial oyster industry.
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