News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 609
Africa's Future Lies in a Green Energy Grid
- Inter Press Service
Development in Africa could falter as climate change grips the continent, increasing the length and severity of droughts and floods by altering precipitation patterns, among other impacts.
Drought Hits Middle East Farmers, Again
- Inter Press Service
Anxious farmers gather in their field on a warm, clear day in Syria’s arid northern region of Al-Raqqa, near the banks of the Euphrates River. The ground in this corner of the ‘fertile crescent’ is barren, save for a small herd of sheep on the ten-hectare farm.
ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Waste-to-Energy Plants Face Public Heat
- Inter Press Service
A plan to establish waste-to-energy plants in New Delhi as part of a carbon- trading programme has run into fierce opposition over hazards posed toxic chemical byproducts.
CLIMATE CHANGE: As Andean Glaciers Recede, Region Steps Forward to Adapt
- Inter Press Service
The mountainous areas of South America's Andean nations supply water to the coastal cities, provide habitat to important biodiversity, and serve as natural barriers, but global warming threatens those regions, which are home to millions of people.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Emissions Punted to Durban, Breakthrough Seen on Forests
- Inter Press Service
If success is measured by delaying difficult decisions, then the Cancún climate meeting succeeded by deferring crucial issues over financing and new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the next Conference of the Parties meeting a year from now in Durban, South Africa.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Summit Ends Without Solving Emissions Puzzle
- Inter Press Service
'We are the coldest country in the world... so global warming is good for us. The warmer it is, the bigger the harvests... They talk about stopping deforestation of the tropical jungles to fight climate change, but we don't have tropical jungles.'
Niger Herders Count Losses, Plan For the Future
- Inter Press Service
Bacharou Gorel had 300 head of cattle before the food security crisis began in Niger. Today he has only 53 left.
CLIMATE CHANGE: See the Green in REDD+, Say Top Leaders in Cancún
- Inter Press Service
An entire body of leaders, spearheaded by U.N. Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon, is now looking at REDD+ as a panacea to global warming with multiple benefits thrown in.
Q&A: 'Create a Protocol Based on Non-Emissions'
- Inter Press Service
Latin America should create regional conventions to protect biodiversity and combat the impacts of climate change, according to Ecuadorian environmentalist Yolanda Kakabadse, president of the World Wild Fund for Nature International (WWF).
CLIMATE CHANGE: India Ups Ante with Offer for Binding Targets
- Inter Press Service
A rough yardstick for identifying which Asian countries make the biggest ripples in Cancún is the number of journalists who crowd around the spokesperson immediately after a press conference.
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