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Site: Environment - INTER PRESS SERVICEWorld Bank Accused of Ignoring Lessons on Mega Infrastructure
Publish Date: Mon, 16 May 2012 18:21 GMT
In a renewed funding focus on large-scale infrastructure, the
World Bank, Group of 20 (G20) countries and other multilateral
groups are wilfully overlooking lessons learned decades ago, a
new report by International Rivers warns.
Rio+20: European Parliament Absent in Sustainability Summit
Publish Date: Mon, 16 May 2012 11:57 GMT
The decision by the European Parliament (EP) to renounce its participation in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month on the grounds that hotel costs are exorbitant has provoked sharp criticism from civil society organisations.
Colombian River Basin Passes the Test of El Niño and La Niña
Publish Date: Mon, 16 May 2012 06:11 GMT
Patricia Gómez, an engineer, is leading a training workshop for a group of 11 men at the fire station in Neiva, the capital of the department of Huila in southwest Colombia.
Adding Rice Farmers to the Rio+20 Agenda
Publish Date: Sun, 15 May 2012 20:09 GMT
The year 2011 was one of extremes for the small Sri Lankan village of
Verugal.
Brazilian Government Sets Guidelines for Success at Rio+20
Publish Date: Sun, 15 May 2012 16:51 GMT
As the host of Rio+20, the Brazilian government has defined guidelines for achieving success at the upcoming world summit, whose aim is to assess and strengthen what has been done since the 1992 Earth Summit, the first global meeting on sustainable development.
Argentina Faces the Dilemma of Unconventional Oil and Gas
Publish Date: Sun, 15 May 2012 06:40 GMT
Vast reserves of natural gas and oil trapped underground, whose exploitation would signify major environmental impacts, will be the greatest challenge facing YPF, the Argentine oil company that recently returned to state control.
"We Are Living As If We Had One and a Half Planets"
Publish Date: Sat, 14 May 2012 17:08 GMT
The new WWF Living Planet Report warns of a significant decline in biodiversity, particularly in low-income countries, and a huge increase in the ecological footprint of high-income countries.
U.S.: Occupiers Reclaim Land for Sustainable Farming
Publish Date: Sat, 14 May 2012 13:59 GMT
With hoes, shovels, some 15,000 seedlings and a bolt cutter to
break the locks that kept them out, students, community
members and participants from nearby Occupy movements have
laid claim to an undeveloped 10-acre parcel since Earth Day,
Apr. 22, in Albany, California.
French Environmentalists Want ?Green' Without the ?n'
Publish Date: Fri, 13 May 2012 21:35 GMT
As France's president-elect Francois Hollande prepares to form a new
government, many environmentalists are calling for the appointment of an
ecology minister with real power who can deliver on promises to reduce the use
of nuclear power as well as cut carbon emissions.
Private Sector and Conservationists Meet on a Big Date
Publish Date: Fri, 13 May 2012 21:21 GMT
As schools of whales move to music undersea at image definitions of 6.54
million pixels on the giant ceiling mounted LED screen, 218 X 30 metres in
length and width, expectations run high from the International Exposition
Yeosu Korea 2012 at harbour town. The expo showcases 104 participating
countries' visions and achievements on the Expo theme: ?The Living Ocean and
Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities'.
Financial Middlemen Muddle Climate Commitments
Publish Date: Fri, 13 May 2012 08:38 GMT
The European Union has been using all means necessary to fill the multi-
billion-euro fund for climate change, including the controversial mobilisation
of public resources through private financial intermediaries.
Indonesia Galvanises Youth Ahead of Rio+20
Publish Date: Wed, 11 May 2012 15:10 GMT
Clutching a plastic bag containing a tree sapling in his right hand and a slim
notebook in his left, 11-year-old Rizki Fauzi is the picture of a young
climate change expert.
Chile's Native Communities Find Ally in Supreme Court
Publish Date: Wed, 11 May 2012 15:07 GMT
Indigenous groups in Chile celebrated a recent court ruling that represented the latest victory in the struggle for respect for their right to be previously consulted about major projects which directly affect their communities.
Jamaica's Rich Biodiversity Faces Multiple Threats
Publish Date: Wed, 11 May 2012 11:09 GMT
Jamaican authorities are going all out to achieve
environmental sustainability as one way of minimising the
expected impacts of climate change on the local biodiversity.
Plastic Seas Altering Marine Ecology
Publish Date: Tue, 10 May 2012 14:56 GMT
Plastic trash is altering the very ecology of the world's
oceans. Insects called "sea skaters", a relative of pond water
striders, are now laying their eggs on the abundant
fingernail-sized pieces of plastic floating in the middle of
the North Pacific Ocean instead of relying on a passing
seabird feather or bit of driftwood.
