News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 638
QA: 'The World Needs a New Social Contract'
- Inter Press Service
'We have to start thinking about a new social contract on a planetary scale, but also within each country,' says Argentine activist and scholar Adolfo Pérez Esquivel.
MEXICO: Poisonous Pesticides on the Doorstep
- Inter Press Service
'People want to get rid of the factory. It has to go. There's already been an accident,' a taxi driver said on the drive to the pesticide plant belonging to the Agricultura Nacional company in this southern Mexican city.
Ecuador Signs Deal Not to Drill in Amazon Nature Reserve
- Inter Press Service
'The trust fund that we have just established is historic, not only for Ecuador but for the entire world,' said Rebeca Grynspan, associate administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), after signing an agreement with the government of Rafael Correa to leave 846 million barrels of oil under the ground in a pristine Amazon jungle wildlife reserve.
SRI LANKA: No Peace in Sight in Human-vs-Elephant War
- Inter Press Service
Dusk creeps over Konweva like a black shroud slowly draping over the village. The edges of its paddy fields, where the agricultural plains meet the surrounding thick shrubs, are first to be blanketed in the darkness. Already, there are signs that the night will not be peaceful.
Brazil: World Leader in Recycling Aluminium Cans
- Inter Press Service
For the last nine years Brazil has led the world in recycling aluminium cans, of which it reuses 96.5 percent, and it now has a strong chance of reaching the 100 percent mark.
MEXICO: Asbestos, a Toxic Neighbour
- Inter Press Service
It's summertime, so the 'Año de Juárez' public primary school in Barrios de San Lucas, a working-class neighbourhood on the east side of the Mexican capital, is deserted.
HAITI: Gonaives Girds for Heavy Storm Season
- Inter Press Service
Gonaives, the third largest city in Haiti, is rushing to prepare for an expected highly active hurricane season. The city was flooded by three hurricanes in the past six years - Hannah and Ike in 2008, and Jeanne, which killed at least 2,500 people in 2004.
Developing More Top African Women Research Scientists
- Inter Press Service
In a tiny village near Kisumu city in Kenya, scientific researcher Mary Anyango Oyunga spends most of her time educating women about something they have always done — grow sweet potatoes.
Scientists Deeply Concerned About BP Disaster's Long-Term Impact
- Inter Press Service
Contrary to recent media reports of a quick recovery in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists and biologists are 'deeply concerned' about impacts that will likely span 'several decades'.
Q&A: Clean Energy and Cultural Survival in Nicaragua
- Inter Press Service
For the past six years, French and U.S. engineers have been installing solar panels and wind turbines in the southeastern Nicaraguan town of Bluefields, promoting clean energy and development among the region's Rama indigenous peoples.
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