Full Coverage: Environment
October 2007
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31.10.2007
The Asian Development Bank’s urban development programme in Indian state of Rajasthan will improve the living conditions of 1.6 million urbanites. Better quality of drinking water, public health, sewerage, drainage and solid waste management systems are expected from the project.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [Development] [Cities] [Poverty] [Water/sanitation] [Environment] |
31.10.2007
WWF:n selvityksen mukaan suomalaiset elintarviketuottajat ovat piittaamattomia käyttämänsä palmuöljyn alkuperästä ja palmuöljytuotannon vaikutuksista sademetsiin.
Story linkFrom: WWF Suomi Related topics/regions: [Finland] [Environment] [Forests] Image: -
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30.10.2007
Environmental activist Sunita Narain says India has to wean itself away from the polluters’ club in the larger interests of mitigating climate change effects. By asserting our right to development, we are forgetting the need to press for mandatory emission targets on developed nations.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Environment] [Climate change] [Renewable energy] [Activism] [Governance] Image: Scene from a London climate change rally
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30.10.2007
The Jatropha scrub weed can weather droughts, stop soil erosion, transform barren lands into lush greenery, while providing self-sufficient energy for rural communities – all at the same time. While India has plans to make the plant its chief biofuel source, there is little knowledge on the environmental impact of its cultivation.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [India] [Agriculture] [Labour] [Economy] [Environment] [Soils] [Knowledge] |
27.10.2007
More...Related topics/regions: [China] [Environment] [Conservation] [Rivers] [Indigenous rights] |
25.10.2007
Following reports of tigers vanishing from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in the western state of Rajasthan, the state forest department and the Ministry of Environment and Forests have worked out voluntary relocation packages for families living in 11 villages in Sariska. The move will hopefully help bring India’s national animal back to the reserve.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Migration] [Environment] [Animals] |
24.10.2007
The World Sustainable Development Forum is organizing Delhi Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi on 7-9 February 2008 to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Noble laureate R.K. Pachauri says in his message that the summit assumes unusual importance because it will deal with the theme of sustainable development and climate change.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [Development] [Environment] [Climate change] [Environmental activism] |
23.10.2007
Water wisdom is part of a larger wisdom – for nations, communities and individuals. This was the theme of a recent book launch at the Indian capital last week. The discussion dealt with various perspectives on water, from traditional to alternative, including the very critical issue of water scarcity.
Story linkFrom: OneWorld South Asia Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Water/sanitation] [Environment] [Conservation] [Rivers] [Politics] |
23.10.2007
India's leading wildlife magazine, Sanctuary Asia is hosting the Wildlife Awards to honour people engaged in conservation. In addition, Kids for Tigers will organize a ‘Wildlife Parade’ to sensitize adults about nature and wildlife. The event will take place on December 7, 2007 at the National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [Environment] [Animals] [Conservation] [Environmental activism] |
23.10.2007
A power conservation drive has made villages in the northern Indian state of Haryana switch over to Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL). Binola in Gurgaon was the first village to be lit up by CFL this year, followed by Sirsa, India’s first and only 100% CFL-electrified district.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Energy] [Economy] [Environment] [Governance] Image: need to promote enery-efficient light bulbs like this CFL © Worldwatch Institute
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22.10.2007
Nicaraguan hallitus on julistanut koko maahan hätätilan sateiden aiheuttamien vahinkojen vuoksi.
Story linkFrom: Solidaarisuus Related topics/regions: [Nicaragua] [Aid] [Environment] Image: - © International Federation of Red Cross / Environment News Service (ENS)
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22.10.2007
Sustained campaign has turned poachers into conservationists in Sunderbans on the Indian side, the natural habitat of the Royal Bengal Tiger. Local initiatives have helped bring man-animal conflict to the minimum, resulting in no tiger killings since 1990.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] [Environment] [Animals] [Conservation] [Environmental activism] Image: 'Bagh Bachao' © J. Seidensticker/savethetigerfund.org / Environment News Service (ENS)
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22.10.2007
Ekologisessa velassa on kyse saavutettujen etujen puolustamisesta keinolla millä hyvänsä, kirjoittaa Kepan verkkokolumnisti Anastasia Laitila.
Story linkFrom: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus Related topics/regions: [Poverty] [Environment] |
17.10.2007
The award of the Nobel Prize of 2007 spotlights the serious issue of climate change, the need for policy and action around it and of course, IPCC's contribution under the leadership of Rajendra Pachauri. Some observations by Pachauri from the Deccan Herald...
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Environment] [Climate change] [Gender] |
17.10.2007
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (OneWorld) - Apple's iPhone contains hazardous chemicals that can endanger human health and the environment, say scientists associated with the environmental organization Greenpeace International who tested the device in their laboratories a few months ago.
Story linkFrom: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Europe] [United States] [Consumption] [Corporations] [Environment] [Health] |
12.10.2007
Nobelkomitea halusi tämän vuoden palkinnollaan korostaa ilmastonmuutoksen aiheuttamaa uhkaa maailman turvallisuudelle ja ilmastonmuutoksen torjumisen välttämättömyyttä.
Story linkFrom: maailma.net Related topics/regions: [Environment] [Climate change] [Peace] Image: Al Gore © EarthAction
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12.10.2007
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (OneWorld) - Despite its enormous wealth and phenomenal growth in technological inventions, the United States remains far behind other industrialized countries in trying to help poor nations embark on the path of development, a new study by an independent think tank concludes.
Story linkFrom: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Development] [Migration] [Environment] [Climate change] Image: Environment and development are inextricably linked.
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11.10.2007
More...From: Excellent Development Related topics/regions: [Africa] [East Africa] [Agriculture] [Food] [Economy] [Environment] [Climate change] [Conservation] [Environmental activism] [Rivers] [Soils] [Health] |
09.10.2007
As seven hundred million Indians still live without access to any modern energy source, eradicating poverty and empowering people through a steady economic growth may hold the key to India's energy efficiency.
Story linkFrom: OneWorld South Asia Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Energy] [Population] [Poverty] [Economy] [Environment] [Climate change] [Pollution] [Renewable energy] [MDGs] |
08.10.2007
Lauantaina se tapahtui: me käytimme loppuun maapallolla teoreettisesti tälle vuodelle varatut resurssit ja aloimme kerätä niin sanottua ekologista velkaa. Erityisesti rikkaiden länsimaiden kulutustavat tuhoavat elinympäristöämme.
Story linkFrom: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [Environment] [Pollution] |
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