News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 664
INDIA: Balancing Biodiversity and Livelihood A Juggling Act
- Inter Press Service
Hanumantha Nayak thought he had not gone that far into the forest in search of firewood. But while he crouched to tear off a cluster of dried bamboo, a tigress apparently leapt onto his back, bit his forearm, and then went for his throat. Nayak, 50, never stood a chance.
ENVIRONMENT: Whaling Profitable but Bad for Iceland's Image
- Inter Press Service
Early April Greenpeace protestors in Rotterdam intercepted seven containers with 140 kg of fin whale meat from Iceland, destined for Japan. They said that the import of whale meat to the Netherlands is illegal, but Dutch authorities turn a blind eye on consignments destined elsewhere.
ENVIRONMENT: A Different Kind of Green
- Inter Press Service
The colour green has long been associated with Islam, but if some recent Muslim visitors here could have their way, it’s a link that could intensify some more in the future.
CUBA: Quake Damage Begins at Home
- Inter Press Service
With the wounds exposed by earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and other parts of the Americas, Cuba is beginning to focus on its own great challenge: adapting construction for housing that can withstand strong tremors.
Q&A: 'Morales Is a Guide in a Long Period of Change'
- Inter Press Service
The resurgence of the thinking of Aymara 'amautas' or shamans about nature, the collective welfare of society and the defence of life is now a political project in Bolivia led by left-wing President Evo Morales.
DEVELOPMENT: Farmers on Fringe of Intl Agriculture Policy?
- Inter Press Service
How's this for short-sighted: A billion people go hungry every day, food prices have climbed 30 to 40 percent, climate change is reducing agricultural production - and for the past two decades, the world slashed has investments in public-funded agriculture until it is a pittance in most countries.
DEVELOPMENT-CAMBODIA: Conflicts Simmer Over Land Concessions
- Inter Press Service
When villagers in Kandal province near the Cambodian capital blocked National Road 2 in early April, it was just the latest protest by rural villagers angered by yet another alleged land grab.
MIDEAST: Adding Torture to Injury
- Inter Press Service
It was bad enough that Ahmad Asfour was severely maimed by an Israeli drone strike outside his house on Jan. 9, 2009. But, his search for advanced treatment landed the journalism student, now 19, in Israeli prison where he remains.
AFRICA: Monitoring a Changing Climate
- Inter Press Service
The gathering environmental crisis presented by global warming makes effective weather information and prediction a matter of urgency. As Africa's farmers come to grips with adapting to climate change, it may be that the best way to equip them is to involve them directly in collecting the data.
MIDEAST: Gazans Gassed by Silent Killer
- Inter Press Service
'You feel very sleepy and dizzy. You put your head down and all you want to do is sleep. Everything feels very peaceful, you are not even aware what is happening and if there is no immediate intervention you are dead within minutes,' Enaam Abu Nada told IPS.
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