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Site: Environment - INTER PRESS SERVICEChinese Feed Illegal Ivory Trade
Publish Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2012 02:03 GMT
The illegal trade in ivory continues in Egypt, with ivory products sold openly in
local tourist markets by traders who operate with impunity, a new study by the
conservation group Traffic has found.
ARGENTINA: Fair Trade Going Strong Amid Global Crisis
Publish Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2012 16:55 GMT
With a steady growth in production and exports, fair trade in
Argentina is proving that socially and environmentally
sustainable practices can be much more than a refuge from
external crises.
UNICEF Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions of Children at Risk
Publish Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2012 16:04 GMT
If the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could
help 97 million people around the world.
Spate of Spills at Sea for Brazilian Oil Industry
Publish Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2012 20:42 GMT
An accident at an ultra-deepwater drilling platform spilled
160 barrels of crude off the coast of Brazil this week,
deepening fears about safety in this new frontier of oil and
gas production.
WEST AFRICA: Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife
Publish Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2012 12:31 GMT
The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a
village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning sign of severe water stress
in the region which threatens humans and wild animals alike.
2011 - A Year of Weather Extremes, with More to Come
Publish Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2012 10:20 GMT
The global average temperature in 2011 was 14.52 degrees
Celsius (58.14 degrees Fahrenheit). According to NASA
scientists, this was the ninth warmest year in 132 years of
recordkeeping, despite the cooling influence of the La Niņa
atmospheric and oceanic circulation pattern and relatively low
solar irradiance.
OP-ED: After Durban, Latin America Looks Towards Rio+20
Publish Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:53 GMT
After the climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa
in December, there is space to continue advancing in the short
and medium term. Now the attention of Latin America and the
rest of the world is turned towards the United Nations
Conference on Sustainable Development taking place this June
in Rio de Janeiro.
NICARAGUA-HONDURAS: Re-Greening the Border
Publish Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:24 GMT
Ignacia Matute looks back nostalgically on the days when the
hills around her home in northwestern Nicaragua were blanketed
in green, and she woke every morning to the sounds of birds
singing in the treetops and the rushing waters of the nearly
Coco River.
CUBA: Adapting to Climate Change Proves a Complex Challenge
Publish Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:48 GMT
No one who lives in this fishing village on the south coast,
70 km from the Cuban capital, can forget the devastation
wrought by hurricanes in 2008.
Thematic Social Forum Awash with Criticism for Green Economy
Publish Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:55 GMT
Critical voices raised against what was dubbed "the gospel of
green capitalism" resonated in every discussion and street
march held during the Thematic Social Forum, which brought
thousands of activists to the capital city of the state of Rio
Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil.
U.N. Panel Launches Blueprint for Sustainable Development
Publish Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:42 GMT
A long-awaited report by a U.N. high-level panel on global
sustainability recommends several far-reaching proposals,
including the establishment of new institutions and the
creation of global indicators, aimed at protecting the world's
environment and strengthening the U.N.'s sustainable
development strategy.
THEMATIC SOCIAL FORUM: Working Towards a Never-Ending Democracy
Publish Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:42 GMT
For five centuries, Europe has taken it upon itself to
enlighten the world, teaching it ways to address and overcome
crises, from ideas and wars to missionary work and genocides.
ARGENTINA: Drought Threat Looms Again
Publish Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:48 GMT
The low humidity in Argentina's most agriculturally productive
region has already caused a decline in grain yield - in
particular corn and soybean - with ensuing losses for
producers and the government.
AFRICA: Miracle Tree is Like a Supermarket
Publish Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:43 GMT
When a food crisis hits the continent, African countries tend to look to the
international donor community to mobilise aid. But a fast-growing, drought-
resistant tree with extremely nutritious leaves could help poor, arid nations to
fight food insecurity and malnutrition on their own.
ARGENTINA: In Famatina, Water Is Worth Far More Than Gold
Publish Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:05 GMT
Thousands of people in the northwest Argentine province of La
Rioja are mobilising to stop an open-cast gold mining project
in the Nevados de Famatina, a snowy peak that is the semi-arid
area's sole source of drinking water.
