News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 598
U.S.: Environment Agency Moves to Regulate Carbon Dioxide
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun the initial stages of a process that may lead to the federal agency's first regulations to limit emissions of carbon dioxide from power plants and oil refineries.
Agro-Fuel Debate Takes Root in Central America
- Inter Press Service
The debate is growing in Central America over the scope of industrial crops in forested areas or subsistence farming zones, and their impact on the source of food for the rural population.
EL SALVADOR: Women at the Forefront of Grassroots Organising
- Inter Press Service
Women are playing a leading role in a powerful social movement addressing natural resource protection, adaptation to climate change, and corporate accountability in this coastal village in El Salvador.
Q&A: 'The Verdict Against Chevron Is Enforceable, Because It Is Just'
- Inter Press Service
On Feb. 14, a provincial Ecuadorean court issued the harshest environmental verdict in history against a major oil company, the U.S.-based Chevron. But is there any chance it will be carried out?
Twenty Years to Save Coral Reefs
- Inter Press Service
In less than two decades, all of the world's coral reefs will be threatened if global climate change and local pressures like overfishing and pollution remain unaddressed, disproportionately impacting the livelihoods of some of the world's most impoverished people, a report warned Wednesday.
Two Percent Price-Tag for a Green Economy
- Inter Press Service
Growth-obsessed markets and governments are pillaging the planet and it must stop, a new U.N. report warns.
ENERGY-MALAWI: Rise in Paraffin Prices Leaves Traders in Darkness
- Inter Press Service
Increasing energy prices have caused anxiety for many small-scale Malawian traders, especially those in rural areas and peri-urban areas who rely on paraffin for lighting their business premises.
Q&A: Responsible Practices Can Have Tremendous Ripple Effects
- Inter Press Service
As concerns mount about environmental degradation and rising inequalities, many development experts and corporate executives alike are asking whether a business as usual attitude is sustainable in a world of increasingly scarce natural resources.
KENYA: Flower Industry Still Not Back in Full Bloom
- Inter Press Service
Kenya’s flower exporters are cautiously optimistic that the prospects for their industry will improve during 2011 after disaster struck in the form of volcanic ash and adverse winter weather conditions in 2010. But prices will be lower as the global economic recession still weighs heavily on their primary market, the European Union.
Permafrost Melt Soon Irreversible Without Major Fossil Fuel Cuts
- Inter Press Service
Thawing permafrost is threatening to overwhelm attempts to keep the planet from getting too hot for human survival.
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