Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1425
Zimbabwe’s Mopani Worms Disappearing from Rural Diets
- Inter Press Service
Job Mthombeni loves traditional food. One of his favourite culinary delights is Mopani worms, referred to locally as amacimbi, which means caterpillar in Ndebele. At an early age he understood the nutritional value of the worm, which is found in his rural hometown of Plumtree, in southwestern Zimbabwe.
Opinions Divided Over Chevron Trial in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
Opinions are divided in Brazil over the prosecution of U.S. oil giant Chevron for two oil spills. While some argue that the legal action is an over-reaction triggered by nationalism, others say it is necessary to show that Brazil is serious about protecting the environment.
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Take Differing Approaches on Aral Sea
- Inter Press Service
The saga of the Aral Sea is now a tale of two bodies of water. One holds the promise of a happy ending, the other remains enmeshed in tragedy.
Mexico, So Close to Oil, So Far from Clean Energy
- Inter Press Service
Mexico is not only lagging in the development of renewable energies, but some of the projects that are being carried out actually pose a threat to the environment and biodiversity, such as a wind farm on the island of Cozumel, activists say.
Cameroon’s Baka Pygmies Seek an Identity and Education
- Inter Press Service
Kokpa Pascale Moangue, a Baka Pygmy in southeastern Cameroon, has given his children the one thing he always longed for, but his parents could not give him — an education. And he was able to achieve it by obtaining a simple piece of paper: a birth registration certificate.
Activists in Mexico Want to Be Heard by the Pope
- Inter Press Service
Spiralling violence, demands for justice voiced by victims of child sexual abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic priests, and ordination of women priests are issues that, in the view of experts and activists, Pope Benedict XVI will not be able to evade in his visit to Mexico.
Emerald Energy Exploits Colombian Andes
- Inter Press Service
A thick fog flows over the eastern range of the Colombian Andes. Here and there, the constant wind lifts the clouds to reveal lagoons, cloud forests, and páramo, an Andean alpine ecosystem known as a 'mountaintop sponge' for its massive water-holding capacity.
Treat Illegal Logging Like Organised Crime, Urges World Bank
- Inter Press Service
With illegal loggers clearing the equivalent of a football field of the world's most valuable forests every two seconds, local and international law enforcement systems should target the criminal operations that profit most from the trade, according to a new report released here Tuesday by the World Bank.
More Transparent Forest Governance in Peruvian Amazon
- Inter Press Service
In Peru, where over half of the national territory is covered by forests and the logging industry is marred by corruption, transparency and good forest management are closely linked.
Red Tape Mutes Community Radio in India
- Inter Press Service
Security concerns appear to have stymied the growth of community radio (CR) in India, a vast and diverse country of 1.2 billion people, the bulk of them living in remote, rural areas.
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