News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 662
Crunch Time for Ecuador's Biological Treasure Trove
- Inter Press Service
These are decisive days for the Yasuní National Park, one of the world's most biodiverse areas, because of the danger that its wealth of underground oil poses to this unique and fragile ecosystem in Ecuador's Amazon jungle region.
MOZAMBIQUE: Weather Service Key to Flood Disaster Management
- Inter Press Service
Mozambique's government learned some tough lessons from the devastating floods that hit the country a decade ago. Experts say the disaster management plans drawn up since are a model for other African countries.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Benefits of Working Together on Water
- Inter Press Service
The river basin organisation people are gathered in Botswana again: the theme this year is 'benefit-sharing', an approach to allocating water that, it is promised, will accomplish nothing less than to make more water.
Argentina and Uruguay: A Chance to Get Relations Back on Track
- Inter Press Service
Tuesday's International Court of Justice ruling on the conflict between Argentina and Uruguay over a pulp mill on the Uruguayan side of a border river offers a way out of a dispute that has marred relations between the two countries for several years, diplomats and experts say.
MEXICO-US: Shrimp Caught Up in Environmental Restrictions
- Inter Press Service
By the time the shrimp season opens again in the fall, Mexico's fleet hopes to have regained certification to export shrimp harvested on the open sea to the United States, which it lost Tuesday. To do so, shrimpers will have to prove they meet sea turtle protection standards.
BOLIVIA: 'Living Well' in Harmony with the Environment
- Inter Press Service
The philosophy of 'Living Well' enshrined in Bolivia's new constitution is being put forward by the government as the basis for a global movement against consumerism, depredation of natural resources for profit, and current models of development.
THAILAND: As Military Threat Rises, Protesters Dig in Heels
- Inter Press Service
Even as the Thai military warned that its troops would fire live bullets in any imminent confrontation with anti-government protesters in Bangkok, women like Supaporn Sonnorp did not flee.
URUGUAY: Tools Needed for Those Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
Water-borne diseases and illness related to natural disasters are on the agenda for plans of officials and civil society to help the precarious settlements in the outskirts of the metropolitan area of Montevideo and in other Uruguayan cities.
ENVIRONMENT: Giant Bacteria Colonise the Oceans
- Inter Press Service
A mat the size of Uruguay composed of giant bacteria has been discovered in the mid-depths of the ocean off the coasts of Chile and Peru, report scientists who are working on a series of studies of the ocean's smallest life forms.
ENVIRONMENT-ICELAND: Living With Volcanic Eruption
- Inter Press Service
Incredible as it may seem, daily life for the vast majority of Icelanders is completely unaffected by the volcanic eruption under the Eyjafjallajökull glacier, that has left thousands of air passengers around the world stranded due to flight cancellations.
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