News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 894
INDIA: Buoyed by Growing Market, More Farmers Go Organic
- Inter Press Service
He had decided to grow watermelons this summer on his one-acre (.405 hectare) plot, and so Veera Narayana went about preparing the arid red earth by first ploughing it and then lighting fires in the furrows.
AGRICULTURE-AFRICA: Land Grabs in Poor Countries Set to Increase
- Inter Press Service
After weeks of rumours sparked by the leaking of a draft World Bank position paper on so-called land grabs in poor countries, the international financial institution has officially released its report on the surge in farmland purchases and leasing which have elicited controversy for over two years.
Biking Across the Americas, Spotlight on Children
- Inter Press Service
Damián López, of Argentina, has been riding his bicycle the length of the Americas for the past three years. His mission? In addition to completing the long journey, he wants to shine the spotlight on children who are at risk due to violence or abandonment.
Sri Lanka Shuns West, Finds Solace in Emerging Powers’ Arms
- Inter Press Service
The European Union’s decision to suspend trade preferences for Sri Lankan exports may have finally come into force, but the island nation is not budging an inch on any of the powerful bloc’s recommendations on its controversial human rights record.
ENVIRONMENT-PHILIPPINES: Mining Project Digs Up Locals’ Ire
- Inter Press Service
Depending on who one talks to, Mt Mantalingahan is either a treasure trove of untapped minerals lying underneath the earth’s crust, or a biodiversity hotspot that is home to some of the worlds rarest and threatened animals.
HEALTH: H1N1 Pandemic Is Over, But Vigilance Needed - WHO
- Inter Press Service
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging countries in Asia to remain vigilant about the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus, which the international body declared was no longer a pandemic a month ago.
UNICEF Shifts Gears to Target Poorest of Children
- Inter Press Service
A focus on the children at the very bottom of the economic ladder is the most effective and efficient way to help children and communities in need, concludes a new report from the United Nations children's agency UNICEF released Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT: South Still Battling to Stop North’s Biopiracy
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations declared 2010 the Year of Biodiversity. But 17 years after the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the issue of biopiracy is still pitching North against South.
ENVIRONMENT: South Still Battling to Stop North’s Biopiracy
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations declared 2010 the Year of Biodiversity. But 17 years after the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the issue of biopiracy is still pitching North against South.
LABOUR-MEXICO: Employment Agencies Multiply, But Regulation Lags
- Inter Press Service
The global economic crisis has taken its toll in Mexico, as elsewhere, leading thousands of people to turn to private employment agencies to find jobs -- even though some of their labour rights may be left unprotected.
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