News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 593
Plastic Particles Circulating Endlessly in World's Oceans
- Inter Press Service
That plastic bottle or plastic take-away coffee lid that has 20 minutes of use can spend decades killing countless seabirds, marine animals and fish, experts reported here this week.
U.S.: Poll Finds Support for Freeze on Nuke Plants
- Inter Press Service
The United States government has been accused of failing to read growing public concern about the future of the country's atomic energy programme, as the crisis at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant continues to unfold.
Q&A: Studying Kenyan Farmers' Efforts to Adapt
- Inter Press Service
Climate change has become an important part of the development agenda. In Africa, farmers and consumers alike are feeling its effects on productivity and food security.
Who Controls the Nuclear Control Agencies?
- Inter Press Service
As Japan struggles to confront a nuclear disaster that could be the worst in history, it seems clear that any discussion about the safety of nuclear energy should address the independence of regulatory agencies.
JAPAN: Vulnerability and Uncertainty Prevail In Wake of Nuclear Disaster
- Inter Press Service
Accidents at four nuclear power reactors hit by the earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima have left thousands of residents in the vicinity facing an uncertain future as they prepare for evacuation orders to protect them from dangerous radiation contamination.
BOLIVIA: Cochabamba Still Thirsty
- Inter Press Service
There is still no apparent solution to the unsatisfied demand for drinking water in Cochabamba, 11 years after this central Bolivian city made international headlines with a popular uprising that halted the privatisation of water service.
Peak Water Has Already Come and Gone
- Inter Press Service
Canadian Kevin Freedman is celebrating World Water Day Tuesday by living on 25 litres of water a day, instead of the North American average of 330 litres per day. And he has enlisted 31 others in his 'Water Conservation Challenge' to go water- lean, using just 25 litres per day for cooking, drinking, cleaning, and sanitation for the entire month of March.
SOUTHEAST ASIA: Despite Japan’s Crisis, Vietnam Aims to Win Region’s Nuclear Race
- Inter Press Service
Vietnam’s race to build nuclear power plants has barely skipped a beat despite the troubling scenes unfolding in Japan, where a nuclear nightmare has gripped the country for over a week. It places the Southeast Asian nation at odds with its regional neighbours who have similar plans but are urging caution.
LATIN AMERICA: Wave of Water Privatisation Over; Coverage Challenge Remains
- Inter Press Service
Now that the wave of water privatisation of the 1980s and 1990s has let up, the main challenge facing water utilities in Latin America is expanding coverage of high-quality water services.
Manufacturing in Africa Can be Profitable — And Developmental
- Inter Press Service
Investing in beneficiation of raw materials is crucial for the development of the African continent. Some foreign entrepreneurs have created food-processing businesses in Africa and are making good money, despite an occasionally difficult business environment.
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