News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 688
SRI LANKA: Five Years after Tsunami, Many Still without Shelter
- Inter Press Service
'We have been here for almost five years. So many promises have been made, but very few have been kept,' complains Mohideen Nafia, 22, one of the survivors of the 2004 Asian tsunami still living in a temporary facility in the coastal town of Kalmunai, located 300 kilometres east of the capital, Colombo.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Copenhagen Fizzled, California Forges Ahead
- Inter Press Service
As countries failed to reach a substantive climate change pact at Copenhagen last week, action at the subnational level has emerged as one of the likeliest paths toward significant climate action.
ENVIRONMENT: Rio de la Plata Fish and Fisherfolk Under Threat
- Inter Press Service
A study by more than 30 experts from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay warns of the threat menacing the survival of fish species and 50 riverside settlements in the Río de la Plata basin, which is the second largest river system in South America after the Amazon basin and contains a wealth of biodiversity.
INDIA: Despite Failed Climate Talks, More Green Awareness
- Inter Press Service
The world supped on an alphabet soup of acronyms over the nearly two weeks of climate change talks that just ended — UNFCCC, COP-15, IPCC, CDM, LDCF, MEF, CCS. But did any of these filter down to reach the average citizen?
CLIMATE CHANGE: 'We're Not Finished Yet,' Civil Society Warns
- Inter Press Service
The climate change summit proved to be a 'spectacular failure even according to its own terms,' but civil society had 'some successes,' such as the inclusion of certain issues on the climate agenda, and making the voice of the South heard loud and clear.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Scientific Fact, Not Political Issue
- Inter Press Service
'In a year's time, the Japanese archipelago will be completely under water.' This official announcement was made following a violent eruption of Mt. Fuji, as a series of devastating earthquakes shook the country, forcing the world to face the challenge of taking in 110 million refuges within a very short time.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Getting Ready for Mexico
- Inter Press Service
Before the outcome of COP 15 has even emerged, Latin American social organisations are already discussing their strategies for the next climate summit, to be held in a year's time in Mexico.
CLIMATE CHANGE: No Real Deal, and No Exit
- Inter Press Service
The roof of our house is on fire but our leaders, our economic system and we ourselves are ignoring the alarms and continuing to add more fuel. There are no exit doors in our house; there is nowhere else to go.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Draft Accord Weak on Cuts, Funding
- Inter Press Service
Heads of state and government are working fervently Friday to complete an agreement at the climate change summit in Copenhagen, but texts coming out of their midst so far lack details on emissions cuts and long-term funding.
CLIMATE CHANGE: 'The Intelligence We Lacked'*
- Inter Press Service
World leaders speaking in Copenhagen on Friday, the last day of negotiations for a deal on climate change, retreated into their national positions.
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