News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 656
Haiti Asks Expat Professionals to Return and Help
- Inter Press Service
Members of the Haitian diaspora responded with 'massive and spontaneous' aid immediately after the Jan. 12 earthquake, with thousand of professionals leaving jobs abroad to go and assist their compatriots, according to a government minister.
WORLD: 'Poor Countries Should Have a Seat at G20 Table'
- Inter Press Service
The global economic crisis highlighted the necessity of transforming global economic governance. But least developed countries (LDCs) have little voice in this process. It is time they are allowed a seat at the meetings of the Group of 20 industrialised and emerging economies.
BIODIVERSITY: Prized Bluefin Tuna Adrift in a Sea of Conflicting Interests
- Inter Press Service
Mounting international criticism against Japan’s Atlantic bluefin tuna imports linked closely to the extinction of the species has turned the spotlight, once again, on the lack of a viable means of protecting most of the world’s fast- depleting natural resources.
Small Islands Sit Tight and Vow to Fight Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
If nothing is done to slow the pace of climate change, many small island developing states (SIDS) will be at risk of being wiped out, both economically and literally.
MALAYSIA: Gov’t Urged to Explore Alternative Energy Sources
- Inter Press Service
Instead of going nuclear, the Malaysian government should be harnessing alternative energy resources, which are adequate in supply, said the country’s anti-nuclear lobby.
BRAZIL: Eviction from Rio's Slums Echoes Dark Past
- Inter Press Service
The longstanding debate between eviction or upgrading of Rio's 'favelas' or slums has gathered new force as this one-time capital of Brazil still shows the hillside scars left by rain-induced landslides in early April.
MEXICO: 'They're Killing Us Anyway'
- Inter Press Service
'Fuera Ecoltec!' (Get out Ecoltec!) protesters chanted in a demonstration Sunday in the Mexican town of Apaxco, one year after the start of a community blockade of a toxic waste processing plant run by a Swiss company.
ARGENTINA: Adding More Coal to the Fire
- Inter Press Service
Bucking recommendations to build up renewable energy sources, Argentina is forging ahead with a plan that will increase its dependence on coal, regarded as the most polluting fossil fuel.
BIODIVERSITY: We Can Live Without Oil, But Not Without Flora and Fauna
- Inter Press Service
The policies and deals that contributed to the massive oil spill under way in the Gulf of Mexico are also jeopardising the Earth's vital biological infrastructure, according to the Global Biodiversity Outlook 3, published Monday.
ENVIRONMENT: Australia Backflips on Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s Labor Party has made much of its plans to tackle climate change even before it came to power with victory in the country’s 2007 election.
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