News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 653
U.N. Body Urges Caution on Synthetic Bacteria, Geoengineering
- Inter Press Service
Scientists announced the creation of first self-replicating synthetic life form last Friday, and a few hours later, a United Nations science advisory body meeting here urged countries to take a strong precautionary approach to avoid release of such entities into the environment.
BRAZIL: Report Challenges Rio Slum Evictions
- Inter Press Service
The debate surrounding the evacuation decree for eight 'favelas' or slums in this Brazilian city, ordered by the Rio municipal government citing the danger of landslides, has taken a new course with the release of a study that undermines the official argument.
AFRICA: 'EU Subsidises Companies Guilty of Illegal Fishing'
- Inter Press Service
The European Union has for years been paying subsidies to the tune of one billion euro annually to industrial fishing companies based in its member states, including companies that have been caught fishing illegally in African waters.
BIODIVERSITY: Watching Over the Future
- Inter Press Service
Her husband died last year, but 'he will be forever a guardian of biodiversity.'
BIODIVERSITY: Saving the Planet Can Be Fun
- Inter Press Service
Saving the planet from environmental catastrophe is undoubtedly very important, but one of the reasons many people are not doing their bit could be that being green does not seem much fun.
Seeds of Hope Take Root in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
Countries have paid too little attention to the importance of biodiversity, and as result, species and ecosystems are in sharp decline and the public does not understand the concept.
BIODIVERSITY: Not Just About Tigers and Pandas
- Inter Press Service
When people talk about biodiversity loss, discussion often centres on the tragedy of animals like the tiger and the panda being in danger of extinction.
Agrobiodiversity Key to Adaptation
- Inter Press Service
Mechanisation, increased use of fertilisers, and the planting of hybrid seeds have underpinned huge increases in the world's agricultural output over the past 40 years. Biotechnology is the latest gambit, but agronomists warn that climate change could wipe out that progress unless farmers begin combining these with indigenous knowledge.
MEXICO: O'odham Nation Fights Toxic Waste Dump
- Inter Press Service
The Tohono O'odham indigenous people are counting the days to the October expiry date of the permit granted to a toxic waste management company for a landfill dump in their territory, in the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
BIODIVERSITY: 'Culture Integral to Agriculture'
- Inter Press Service
Biodiversity in agriculture is about culture. Traditional knowledge and culture are as important as research and investments, aver farmers, researchers and academicians who are gathered in Rome to celebrate International Day for Biodiversity on Saturday.
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