Full Coverage: Environment

31.03.2008 To mark its 25th anniversary, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) along with Mountain Forum, is organising a Global Digital Photo Contest on the theme ‘For Mountains and People’. The deadline for submission of entries is May 9, 2008.

27.03.2008 Vuonna 2006 maailmassa tehtiin 843 miljoonaa valtion rajat ylittävää matkaa, mikä on 5,4 prosenttia enemmän kuin edellisvuonna. Jopa 90 prosenttia maailman matkailutuloista päätyy Pohjoiseen, kun taas ympäristö- ja sosiaaliset ongelmat kasaantuvat Etelään.

25.03.2008 Black carbon or soot is the second largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide and causes 1.6 million deaths worldwide every year. Using smoke free cookers and making economies less carbon intensive can curb soot emissions, says a study released in a British journal.

24.03.2008 Kabul’s deteriorating environment is posing serious health risks to its population, according to Afghanistan ’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA). The use of sub-standard car fuel and poor waste management has worsened the city’s air quality leading to an increase in respiratory disorders.

18.03.2008

18.03.2008 Kalpakkam in southern India, famous for its atomic power station, will soon have its own community radio station. Once established, thousands of professionals, including scientists, engineers and technicians will have the space to interact and strengthen mutual relationships.

14.03.2008 Melting ice from glaciers all over the globe has added more to the rise in sea levels than was previously projected, says the new findings published in a prestigious journal. An effective global emission control regime is the need of the hour to arrest this recession.

13.03.2008 Khonoma, a Naga village and a site for Tragopan sanctuary in north-east India, has set an example for eco-friendly tourism. If the Centre for Environmental Education’s awareness programme was a catalyst, the real thrust came from the village council, which played a crucial role in the nature conservation effort.

10.03.2008

10.03.2008 Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment invites participants to an intensive summer course on the policies, politics and practices of environmental management in India. Held from June 4 to August 2, 2008, the course will attempt to address the complexities underlying the environment-development debate.

07.03.2008 A modernisation programme by the Ministry of Earth Sciences will warn farmers about weather changes well in advance. The agro meteorological service centres of Indian Meteorological Department will be responsible for translating weather forecasts into farm advisories.

06.03.2008 La Crbm con le altre Ong della coalizione 'Counter Balance' ha chiesto alla Banca Europea per gli Investimenti (BEI) di non fornire prestiti per la costruzione della diga di Gilgel Gibe III in Etiopia. "Nonostante la Banca Mondiale e l’Agenzia italiana di credito all’export (SACE) abbiano deciso di non sostenere né Gibe II né Gibe III, la BEI nel 2004 ha garantito un prestito di 50 milioni per la realizzazione della diga di Gibe II e al momento sta valutando se entrare nel progetto di Gibe III i cui impatti socio-ambientali sono devastanti" - afferma la Crbm che ha redatto un rapporto presentato venerdì scorso a Bruxelles. Nel 2004 il Ministero degli Esteri italiano ha elargito ben 220 milioni di euro per Gibe II - la più alta somma della storia del fondo rotativo per la cooperazione - mentre l’impresa Salini si è aggiudicata l’appalto senza gara internazionale.

05.03.2008 Over a hundred survivors of Bhopal gas tragedy are marching to the Indian capital to demand clean-up of toxic wastes around the factory, rehabilitation of victims and legal action against responsible companies. Leakage of methyl isocyanate from a Union Carbide’s plant in 1984 is known as one of the worst industrial disaster ever.

05.03.2008 Aleksandriaan rakennetun ongelmajätelaitoksen asiakaskunta kasvaa. Laitos on Egyptin ainoa, joskin Egyptin viranomaiset suunnittelevat Suur-Kairon alueelle vastaavan ongelmajätelaitoksen rakentamista. Laitos kykenee käsittelemään vuodessa 4 000 tonnia jätettä.

03.03.2008 International Institute for Environment and Development invites applications for the 2008 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development. The annual awards are a recognition of distinguished entrepreneurial initiatives that generate environmental and social benefits.

03.03.2008 When local populace and officials work in tandem, the chances of any conservation efforts succeeding are more. This became clear when villagers in the hilly state of Uttarakhand in northern India and forest department came together to help protect wildlife in the famous Jim Corbett National Park.