News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 667
U.S.: Obama Approves New Coastal Oil Drilling
- Inter Press Service
U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday his administration's plan to expand the areas off the U.S. coast which will be eligible for oil and natural gas drilling, as environmental groups condemned the plan as damaging to the oceans and coastal ecosystems.
CHILE: Quake a Chance for Sustainable Rebuilding
- Inter Press Service
Although there is not yet an official tally of the environmental consequences of Chile's Feb. 27 earthquake and tsunami, environmental groups and experts are calling for quick and sustainable responses to the problems.
U.S.: Big Energy Firms Blocking Solar Power in South
- Inter Press Service
As citizens, businesses and non-profit organisations seek to transition to cleaner power sources like solar and wind, some big energy firms whose business models rely on polluting sources are standing in the way.
CLIMATE CHANGE: From Copenhagen to Cochabamba
- Inter Press Service
A different way of fighting global warming will be tried out in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba when government representatives and thousands of activists gather for the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth.
EUROPE: Waste in East Going Waste
- Inter Press Service
Environment groups have warned that Eastern Europe is plagued with serious and potentially dangerous waste disposal problems as new figures reveal the region has Europe's lowest recycling rates.
BIODIVERSITY-EUROPE: Sturgeons Return to the Danube
- Inter Press Service
A century ago, when the Danube was still blue, it teemed with beluga sturgeon, as did the Rhine with salmon. But industrialisation and the construction of canals and dams have destroyed the habitat of both species of fish.
VENEZUELA: New Frogs Appear; Their Discoverers Disappear
- Inter Press Service
Shortly after it informed the world of the discovery of three new species of frogs, the environmental organisation Fundación Andígena closed its doors in Venezuela this month due to lack of financial support.
ENVIRONMENT: Forests May Depend on Survival of Native People
- Inter Press Service
After the failures in Copenhagen to agree on a new climate protection treaty, and more recently at the Doha meetings on trade in endangered species to prevent bluefin tuna from going extinct, indigenous forest communities may offer examples of sensible governance for shared resources on a small planet.
Q&A: South Korea a Key Convention Centre in Asia
- Inter Press Service
The Republic of Korea (ROK), one of the fastest growing industrial nations and the world's 13th largest economy, has not only survived the global financial crisis but is also gearing up to play a key role in the international arena.
ENVIRONMENT: For Three Dollars More
- Inter Press Service
A high-level meeting in London of political and business leaders will consider this week ways of raising 100 billion dollars to fight climate change. And yet another one in Washington will search for ways of finding, and funding, more three-dollar stoves around the world.
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