News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 634
Pakistani Officials Seek Funds, Debt Relief in Washington
- Inter Press Service
Pakistani officials continued their quest for help in light of the floods that have affected 20 million people in their country by meeting with officials at the International Monetary Fund here Monday.
ENERGY: Brazilian Biofuels Run into EU Obstacles
- Inter Press Service
Brazil has begun a counterattack on the European Union's measures for certifying crop-based fuels, which could lead to import barriers for this energy source coming from the South American giant.
The Mystery of the Vanishing Squid in South Atlantic
- Inter Press Service
Environmental factors, lack of cooperation and overfishing have caused a sharp fall in catches of squid in the southwestern Atlantic ocean, the most important fishery in the world for this species.
BOTSWANA: Acquiring a Taste for Recycled Water
- Inter Press Service
Many Batswana are quick to recoil at the mere mention of drinking treated wastewater.
US: Govt Claims Slammed as 'Final Kill' Looms for Gulf Oil Leak
- Inter Press Service
Between April and August this year, 4.9 million barrels of oil were spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. How much remains today is not yet clear and is a hot topic of debate among academic and government scientists.
Mississippi Shrimpers Refuse to Trawl, Fearing Oil, Dispersants
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. state of Mississippi recently reopened all of its fishing areas. The problem is that commercial shrimpers refuse to trawl because they fear the toxicity of the waters and marine life due to the BP oil disaster.
BRAZIL: Water Abounds in Amazon, But Sanitation Is Scarce
- Inter Press Service
It might seem a bit strange to adopt, in the Amazon rainforest, a solution developed for drought-stricken northeastern Brazil. But rainwater collected on rooftops and stored in tanks is helping to improve the health, hygiene and overall living conditions of rural communities in the jungle.
U.N. Steps Up Pressure to Raise Funds for Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
The U.N. General Assembly met Thursday to express the world community's solidarity with the people of Pakistan and to urge member states to step up their aid commitment to the flood stricken country.
MEXICO: Capital Badly in Need of Urban Regeneration
- Inter Press Service
Is urban regeneration feasible in Mexico's capital city? This is a question asked by planning experts and by a large proportion of the city's population. Some projects currently underway indicate that the answer could be yes.
ENVIRONMENT: Uruguay Tries to Solve Its Forestry Puzzle
- Inter Press Service
'A Uruguayan consumes 40 kilos of paper per year, compared to 400 kilos consumed by someone in Finland. We produce wood pulp to feed foreign consumption,' says sociologist María Selva Ortiz, representative of the environmental group Redes-Friends of the Earth Uruguay.
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