News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 624
MALAWI: Richer Soil First Defence Against Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
Malawi has directed local government officials to develop local response strategies to the effects of climate change.
Q&A: Cuba's GM Maize Debate Opens Up
- Inter Press Service
The cultivation in several Cuban provinces of genetically modified maize, obtained by the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, endangers biodiversity and contradicts the government's own agricultural production plan, warns Cuban agro-ecologist Fernando Funes-Monzote.
ARGENTINA-CHILE: Citizens Want a Voice in Andean Tunnel Plan
- Inter Press Service
Agua Negra Pass today is an unpaved road that connects Argentina and Chile at 4,800 metres above sea level. But it is only open in the southern hemisphere summer months -- December to March -- and then only to lightweight vehicles.
Engineering a Water Crisis in Rivers
- Inter Press Service
Failure to protect and invest in nature has left the world’s rivers in crisis, threatening the water supply of more than five billion people according to a new study. Pollution, dam building, agricultural runoff, conversion of wetlands, and water-works engineering have severely impacting global river systems, the first- ever health assessment of the planet’s riverine ecosystems reported in Nature last week.
Wolf Back at Swiss Doors
- Inter Press Service
Wolves have resettled in Switzerland. Their appetite for sheep and even cattle has sparked fierce debates in the mountain republic. Nature conservation organisations demand the implementation of herd-protection measures. However, alp farmers are sceptical about their practicability and costs.
BRAZIL: Two-Party Domination Showing Signs of Exhaustion
- Inter Press Service
Brazil's presidential elections, which will be decided in an Oct. 31 runoff, have once against reflected the confrontation of the two parties that have dominated national politics since 1994. However, the unexpectedly strong performance of Green Party candidate Marina Silva points to a weakening of that dichotomy.
AUSTRALIA: Solar Energy Gets a Boost, But Offers Much More
- Inter Press Service
Proponents of renewable energy say that a planned large-scale solar power plant in Australia’s northern Victoria state, which will produce enough output to provide electricity to 60,000 homes, is just a fraction of what could be achieved if federal and state governments were fully committed to harnessing solar energy.
ECONOMY: Electrifying African Interest in Renewable Energy
- Inter Press Service
Various countries in East Africa are making gradual progress in moving from a solely carbon-based electricity network to a cleaner power grid.
NEPAL: Himalayas Unsettled by Melting Glaciers, More Avalanches
- Inter Press Service
For the last two climbing seasons, Dawa Sherpa has missed scaling the summit of Mt Everest. But the climate ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and two-time Everest summiteer may not be relishing the thought of bearing witness once more to the impact of rising temperatures on the world’s highest peak.
Culinary Traditions Exhausting Spain's Fisheries
- Inter Press Service
'We have little boquerón (a type of anchovy), little jurel (scad), little salmon,' recites a server at a restaurant on the coast in Málaga, the southern Spanish city known for its 'small fried fish.'
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