News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 659
Climate Concerns Spur Changes in U.S. Military
- Inter Press Service
Though some conservative politicians and activists in Washington remain unconvinced of the need for action, the U.S. military is taking the effects of climate change increasingly seriously.
ECUADOR: Native Groups in Showdown Over Water Bill
- Inter Press Service
The second and final parliamentary debate of a new water bill to regulate water resource management in Ecuador is due to begin May 4, amid stark divisions among indigenous movements and between them and the government of left-leaning President Rafael Correa.
Citizen Scientists on the Trail of Disappearing Bees
- Inter Press Service
It's the world's worst-kept secret: bees are in a state of crisis. One of nature's most benign pollinators is dying in record numbers, much to the alarm of beekeepers and gardeners.
BURMA: Pressure Mounts on Energy Giant Chevron to Disclose Revenue
- Inter Press Service
When shareholders of the multinational company Chevron gather for their annual meeting in the U.S. city of Houston in late May, they will come face to face with Naing Htoo, whose community has suffered due to the exploits of the energy giant in military-ruled Burma.
Protesters Call Dam Project a 'Disaster' for Brazil's Native Communities
- Inter Press Service
A modest protest gathered outside the Permanent Mission of Brazil in New York on Wednesday to oppose the controversial Belo Monte dam project in Brazil.
UN Sets Out Roadmap for Universal Electricity Access
- Inter Press Service
People's access to electricity, especially modern electricity, must increase even as greenhouse gases are reduced, according to a report issued Wednesday by the U.N. Secretary-General's Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change.
Q&A: Coal, a Silent Killer
- Inter Press Service
Fatal accidents at coalmines, like the recent tragedies in China and the United States, cause great public alarm. But U.S. physician Alan Lockwood warns that many more deaths are caused by the pollution that comes from the use of coal as an energy source.
AFRICA: Fair Trade Farmers’ Exports Hit by Volcanic Ash
- Inter Press Service
African farmers are assessing the financial impact of the Icelandic volcanic ash clouds that led to a lockdown of Europe’s airspace, forcing fair trade flower growers from Africa to throw away 20 million roses that were meant for the European market.
MIDEAST: Settler Sewage Ruins Palestinian Crops, Drinking Water
- Inter Press Service
Residents of this Palestinian village refuse to buy the idea that the flood of raw sewage from the adjacent Israeli settlement of Kfar Etzion, that destroyed vineyards and contaminated their drinking water, was an accident.
Mexico on the Alert Over Massive Oil Spill
- Inter Press Service
Mexico is gearing up for the environmental effects of the oil spill caused by last week's sinking of a BP-owned deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
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