News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 680
Q&A: Rage and the Economics of the Environment
- Inter Press Service
'Rage is sometimes the appropriate response' to the failure of the world's leaders to craft a new climate treaty at the Copenhagen summit, says British economist Tim Jackson.
EL SALVADOR: Activists Link Mining Co. to Murders
- Inter Press Service
Environmental activists in El Salvador allege that managers of a gold mine owned by a Canadian corporation are implicated in the murders of three anti-mining activists.
CLIMATE CHANGE: ‘Copenhagen Accord Not Legal, Kyoto Protocol Is’
- Inter Press Service
While the BASIC bloc countries - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - will submit their plans for voluntary mitigation actions by the Jan. 31 deadline stipulated by the Copenhagen Accord, they have taken care to emphasise that the agreement, reached at the end of the December climate change summit in the Danish capital, has no legal basis.
ENVIRONMENT: Indian Glaciologist Fires Back at Climate Sceptics
- Inter Press Service
'It is a fact that global warming is happening. If the Arctic Sea ice is melting, how can the Himalayan glaciers not be melting?' glaciologist Syed Iqbal Hasnain asked indignantly.
BIODIVERSITY: Words Are Not Enough
- Inter Press Service
Words are not enough to stop the rapidly unraveling web of life, agreed heads of state and international conservation organisations at a high-level meeting that ended here last Friday.
DEVELOPMENT: Yemen to Lead South in U.N. Negotiations
- Inter Press Service
The republic of Yemen, categorised by the United Nations as one of the world's 'least developed countries' (LDCs), will lead the largest single coalition of developing nations this year: the 130-member Group of 77 (G77).
Q&A: ‘Saving Tigers is Good for Ecosystems, Biodiversity’
- Inter Press Service
The first Asian ministerial meeting to protect the tiger, one of the world’s most storied animals, is poised to test a new commitment between government leaders, the World Bank and the global conservationist movement.
CLIMATE CHANGE: After Copenhagen, Back to Basics for BASIC Bloc
- Inter Press Service
As environment ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) prepared to meet in the Indian capital on Sunday to draw up a post-Copenhagen strategy, there were great expectations on the role they could play in pushing a consensus on how the world should go about dealing with climate change.
CHILE: Water a Matter of National Security
- Inter Press Service
In its proposed constitutional reform, the Chilean government recognises that the availability of freshwater is a matter of national security. Environmentalists applaud the initiative, but some business groups are worried it will hurt their bottom line.
ASIA: World Bank Aims to Earn Stripes Through Tiger Summit
- Inter Press Service
An international campaign to save the tiger, one of Asia’s iconic wild animals, is proving to be fertile ground for the World Bank to earn its stripes as an institution keen on joining the ranks of conservationists.
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