Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1477
MEXICO: Saving Native Seeds to Protect Food Heritage
- Inter Press Service
When Guadalupe Ortiz planted gardens in Mexico, she was struck by the importance of saving and preserving the seeds, and decided to do something about the problem of seed supply.
Indigenous Peoples Call for REDD Moratorium
- Inter Press Service
A new coalition of indigenous peoples and local communities called for a moratorium on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) programs, a key part of the negotiations for a new international climate treaty that took place over the last two weeks in South Africa.
KENYA: Thirsty Eucalyptus Good for Absorbing Carbon
- Inter Press Service
On a steep slope of land in Thangathi village in Central Province, Kenya, Peter Nyaga surveys his four-year-old eucalyptus woodlot. He calculates the value of every tree on his two-hectare piece of land at maturity in three years.
ISRAEL: Togetherness Takes Wings
- Inter Press Service
Hasn't anyone dreamt once of taking refuge under the shelter of a bird's wings, coiled up in its feathers, catching a bird’s eye view of what looks from above like paradise?
Agreement for New Global Treaty To Reduce Emissions
- Inter Press Service
The world is increasingly committed to dangerous levels of global warming with yet another failure by nations of the world to agree to needed reductions in carbon emissions here in Durban. However, as the 17th Conference of Parties ended early Sunday morning, members did agree to talk about a new global treaty to reduce emissions.
TUNISIA: Neo-Liberalism the Issue, Not Islam
- Inter Press Service
On the verge of officially forming a coalition government to run the country and rewrite the nation’s pre-revolution constitution, Tunisia’s dominant, Islamist political party Ennahda has come under fire for its economic neo-liberalism, both from opponents and from coalition partners.
DR CONGO: Shooting in Kinshasa after Election Results Released
- Inter Press Service
Fears of violent demonstrations against the provisional results of the presidential elections - released on Dec. 9 by the electoral commission - have given way to terror in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has crackled with the sound of gunshots and the firing of tear gas canisters since Friday afternoon.
INDIA: Seeking Aid For Low Carbon Growth
- Inter Press Service
After pushing for financing adaptation at the just-concluded United Nations climate talks at Durban, India is hitting every button for aid in executing its low-carbon growth plans.
JAMAICA: Waking Up to Urgency of a National Climate Policy
- Inter Press Service
As increasingly extreme and erratic weather driven by the earth's changing climate exacts a heavy toll on Jamaica's population, economy and infrastructure, a consensus has emerged among scientists and policy makers here that adaptation measures must include hazard mitigation.
Draft Climate Deal Dubbed a 'Death Sentence for Africa'
- Inter Press Service
No one is happy late Friday at the very contentious U.N. climate talks that went into extra time on Saturday. As the lights flicker on a rainy night here, the partial power failure echoes the failure of the multilateral process, according to civil society and some countries.
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