News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 602
SRI LANKA: East Reels Under Triple Whammy
- Inter Press Service
The name Mawilaru will be indelibly linked to the history of over 25 years of civil strife in Sri Lanka, especially its bloody end. It was here that the final phase of the war was triggered in June 2006.
Q&A: 'It's Essential to Change the Energy Model'
- Inter Press Service
Latin America could see more Spanish investment in renewable energy if this otherwise strong sector in Spain is hurt in the war being waged by fossil fuel interests, according to expert Sergio de Otto.
Q&A: 'It's Essential to Change the Energy Model'
- Inter Press Service
Latin America could see more Spanish investment in renewable energy if this otherwise strong sector in Spain is hurt in the war being waged by fossil fuel interests, according to expert Sergio de Otto.
ENVIRONMENT: Smugglers Axing Kashmir Forests
- Inter Press Service
During the summer of 2010 Kashmir saw one of the worst face-offs between pro-freedom Kashmiri youth and law enforcement agencies. Smugglers used the unrest surrounding these outbreaks to conceal their steady ramping up of the black market timber trade, at times with complicity of authorities.
ARGENTINA: Guaraní Effort to Strengthen Culture Through Tourism
- Inter Press Service
Since recovering part of their territory in 2005, an indigenous Guaraní community in the northeastern Argentine province of Misiones is working to maintain and expand a cultural tourism initiative.
Bird, Fish Kills Quite Common - and That's the Problem
- Inter Press Service
The New Year brought a spate of incidents across the United States and around the world in which large numbers of birds appeared to have fallen out of the sky, and thousands of fish were found floating dead in rivers.
DEVELOPMENT: Now for ‘Millennium Consumption Goals’
- Inter Press Service
A Sri Lankan scientist is calling for the drafting of 'Millennium Consumption Goals' to force rich countries to curb their climate-damaging consumption habits, in the same way the poor have Millennium Development Goals to get them out of poverty.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Driving Straight Into Catastrophe
- Inter Press Service
Despite repeated warnings by environmental and climate experts that reduction of fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is fundamental to forestalling global warming, disaster appears imminent. According to the latest statistics, unprecedented climate change has Earth hurtling down a path of catastrophic proportions.
Europe Begins to Run Short of Water
- Inter Press Service
Half of the Czech Republic’s population could face water shortages because of climate change, a top climate change expert has warned.
RWANDA: Forest Conservation Calls for Carrot and Stick
- Inter Press Service
For years, the various campaigns for sustainable use of forests just passed Pascal Segatashya by. But Rwanda's ambitious Forest Conservation Project eventually found him - and it has transformed his life and livelihood.
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