News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 669
TRADE-PERU: Signing Away Too Many Rights?
- Inter Press Service
Peru is enthusiastically espousing free trade, and has signed six tariff-lowering agreements in the space of a year. But it has not matched them with the internal policies needed to reduce their impact on labour rights, the environment, and sensitive areas like agriculture, social organisations and experts say.
LAOS: Residents Fret Over Parched Mekong River
- Inter Press Service
Like many residents of this slow-paced Lao capital, graduate student Packno usually enjoys meeting up with her family and friends for dinner at any of the restaurants along the Mekong River.
AFRICA: Illegal Fishing in Guinea’s Waters 'Worst in the World'
- Inter Press Service
Rampant illegal fishing is hitting some of the poorest West African countries the hardest as this practice is globally most rife in the east central Atlantic Ocean area, which covers the territorial waters of some 15 African countries from Morocco and Mauritania in the north to Angola in the south.
KENYA: Construction of Dam Will Devastate Local Communities
- Inter Press Service
Gideon Lepalo describes growing up in Loiyangalani, 20 kilometres from Lake Turkana, as magical. However, he fears the building of Gilgel Gibe III dam in Ethiopia, upstream of the Omo River, will soon mean that his childhood memories of the lake will be exactly that - memories.
CHILE: Restoring National Heritage in Wake of Quake
- Inter Press Service
The major earthquake that recently shook Chile - the fifth most powerful in the world since 1900 - and the subsequent tsunami not only destroyed thousands of homes, but wreaked havoc on historical monuments, museums, theatres, churches, parks and heritage zones.
BIODIVERSITY: Corals Fight for Survival
- Inter Press Service
The survival of corals, which face grave threats from ocean acidification, bottom trawling and the jewellery and decor trade, depends in great measure on a conference under way in Doha, Qatar.
TRINIDAD: Last Chance for Stalled Smelter Plant
- Inter Press Service
The full-page newspaper advertisements touting the benefits of a controversial aluminium smelter plant appeared here just as the court of appeal is preparing to rule on whether such a facility is ever built in Trinidad and Tobago.
U.S.: Water Crisis High on Policy Agenda, Clinton Says
- Inter Press Service
On a rainy morning here Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emphasised the centrality to U.S. foreign policy of addressing the world's water challenges.
CLIMATE CHANGE: A Year On, Little Change in Political Climate
- Inter Press Service
This time last year, United States federal legislation on climate change was starting to take shape, seemingly more pressing matters were taking up the bulk of U.S. policymakers' time, and a major climate conference was looming at the end of the year.
KENYA: Trying to Rebuild Communities After Floods
- Inter Press Service
A week after torrential rains and floods claimed lives in Kenya’s North Rift region, hundreds of displaced people are now in dire need of relief aid.
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