News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 657
ASTRONOMY: Big Southern Eye in Search of Extraterrestrial Life
- Inter Press Service
The construction of the world's largest telescope in the northern region of Antofagasta could make Chile an international leader in astronomy research and provide a launch pad for developing other scientific disciplines.
ECUADOR: Saving the Condor - A Mission Possible
- Inter Press Service
Indiscriminate hunting and ecological changes in the Andean highlands have dramatically reduced the condor population in Ecuador. Experts say there are likely no more than 50 of these large birds of prey in this country. A century ago their numbers were in the thousands.
MALI: Farmers Restore Forests
- Inter Press Service
Villagers in the interior delta of the Niger River, already experiencing the harsh impacts of climate change, have a good understanding of the need to restore forests decimated by drought. Where forest cover has been rehabilitated, it is already reshaping the surrounding environment - and economy.
MEXICO: Oil Spill Fuels Debate on Environmental Safety
- Inter Press Service
The spreading oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has highlighted the urgent need for stricter environmental rules and standards for deep sea oil rigs.
Nuclear Power Nearly as Dangerous as Weapons, Critics Say
- Inter Press Service
The quest for nuclear disarmament is likely to fail if governments and corporations continue to promote nuclear technologies as a solution to the world's energy needs, say independent experts.
ENVIRONMENT: Small Islands Urge Action at UN Oceans Meet
- Inter Press Service
Faced with rising sea levels, dying coral reefs and decreasing fish stocks, small island developing states (SIDS) are feeling the effects of ocean decline, and they want wealthier countries to do more to ensure the survival of the world’s seas and other waterways.
ECUADOR: Native Groups Poised for Nationwide Protests Over Water Bill
- Inter Press Service
Indigenous organisations in Ecuador opposed to a water reform bill that they say would give mining companies and agribusiness privileged access to water have threatened to extend their protests around the country in order to keep the legislature from passing the bill without certain modifications.
Q&A: World's Fastest Cat on Its Ninth Life
- Inter Press Service
Over the last century, 90 percent of the cheetah population in the world has been killed, and it is now the most endangered animal in Africa.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Colombian Forest Project Reaps Credits... and Criticism
- Inter Press Service
The 'Procuenca Initiative' in the Andes region of western Colombia may be the first in the world to sell certified forest carbon credits with a biodiversity protection component. But alarms are sounding about the potential negative social and environmental consequences.
POLITICS: East Timor-Australia Urged to Dialogue Over Gas Fields
- Inter Press Service
The prickly issue of where to pipe and process gas from the Timor Sea between Australia and East Timor must be resolved through open dialogue, say members of civil society in East Timor.
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