Full Coverage: Environment

30.04.2007 A Bushman spokesperson has appealed to the Indian government to respect an order of the Indian Supreme Court that has asked for closure of the Andaman Trunk Road that will harm the Jarawa tribes.

30.04.2007 Afrikassa 25 maata kärsii vesipulasta tai veden niukkuudesta seuraavan 20-30 vuodn aikana, tutkijat ennustavat. Paheneva vesiongelma koskettaa tulevaisuudessa noin 150 miljoonaa afrikkalaista.

26.04.2007 El fenómeno de la alta variabilidad en los precios de los tres referentes del crudo –Brent, West Texas y Persian Gulf- ha sido objeto de debate transdisciplinario

26.04.2007 Velkakampanja ei ole ohi. Etelän kansalaisliikkeissä on nostettu esiin uusi käsite: ekologinen velka. Ensimmäisenä askeleena sen kertymisen pysäyttämisessä on velkojen mitätöinti, sanoo malawilainen taloustutkija Francis Ng´ambi.

25.04.2007 Centarot za lobiranje, zastapuvanje i istrazuvanje za prasanja od oblasta na zivotnata sredina „Makedonski Zelen Centar” od Skopje, bara zainteresirani kandidati za popolnuvanje na nekolku pozicii za rabota na proekt.

22.04.2007 TORONTO, Apr 21 (IPS) - Today's children will live in a new world of climate change and greatly diminished natural resources, which may give way to a nightmarish reality, or it could give birth to a happier and lighter way of living on the Earth, say environmentalists.

20.04.2007

20.04.2007 El próximo viernes, 20 de abril, se celebrará en el municipio de Ixcán, Quiché, Guatemala, una amplia consulta popular como una forma de democracia directa en la toma de decisión sobre los megaproyectos que se pretenden imponer en este municipio.

19.04.2007 Is it for real? (Yes!) What can we expect? (Serious changes!) What can individuals do? (A lot!) OneWorld brought together a panel of climate experts to answer readers' questions ahead of Earth Day. Find out what they had to say, and join the ongoing climate talk.

19.04.2007 Kolkata-based NGO, Center for Social Market (CSM) is initiating a series of seminars - Climate Conversation - on Climate Change in the Indian cities of Kochi and Kolkatta in June 2007. The organisation feels the need for the civil society organisations to interact with policymakers to raise awareness on climate change and security issues.

19.04.2007 WWF haastaa Itämeren maiden varustamot lopettamaan matkustajalaivojensa jätevesien laskemisen mereen. Suurin osa yli 100 miljoonan WC-huuhtelun jätöksistä päätyy suoraan Itämereen.

17.04.2007 Con sorpresa hemos tomado conocimiento que el seminario “ Calentamiento Global y Cambio Climático: La hora de actuar ha llegado”, en que participará el Ex Vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos, Al Gore, está siendo financiado por la Empresa Minera Canadiense Barrick Gold Corp.

17.04.2007 Indian communities facing environmental and health damages due to Coca-Cola’s bottling operations in Kerala plan to protest and question the company's shareholders and management at its annual general meeting at Wilmington, Delaware, US.

17.04.2007

17.04.2007 Greenpeace India has launched a national campaign for a ban on the incandescent light bulb and has asked for legislation for its implementation. It hopes to fight climate change in India as well as tackle India’s energy crisis.

16.04.2007 The Central Information Commission (CIC) on Friday directed the Department of Bio-technology (DBT) to make public the data generated from the tests carried out with genetically engineered crops by agro-biotech companies. This RTI is in response to an appeal petition filed by Greenpeace.

16.04.2007 Anti-poverty agency ActionAid is calling on central government to prevent the state from violating environmental guidelines and denying the voices of local people in a hearing on projects proposed by Korean steel giant POSCO which are set to displace seven villages.

11.04.2007 Food shortages, water scarcity, heatwaves, floods and migration of millions of people will occur across Asia as a result of climate change, Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN Climate Panel, said.

10.04.2007 Concerned citizens and civil society organisations rose up the issue of the destruction of neighbourhood trees in the National Capital; Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has invited Trees for Delhi, the forum leading the campaign, for a meeting on April 10th.

10.04.2007 Greenpeace released a report 'Energy [R]evolution: A sustainable Energy Outlook for India', outlining the strategy for meeting India's energy needs while effectively tackling climate change.