Climate impacts in northern forests
Northern forests hold around 54% of the world’s total terrestrial carbon stock and contribute more than one-third to our global terrestrial carbon sink. This report reviews the impact of human induced
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Bleeding white
Antarctic microbes could be rampantly exploited to benefit a few
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Pollution sensor
Monitoring the effect of rising carbon dioxide (CO) concentrations and climatic changes on Europe's forests is the aim of a collaborative project across eight European countries and Australia. The
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In Focus
Familiarity breeds contempt. This , in a nutshell, encapsulates the oftrepeated statements of various gov- ernmentofficials on the status of the world's natural fish stocks. At the European Union
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Conservationists distort whaling body s raison d etre
It took just five votes to shake the very edifice of the International Whaling Commission IWC . Voting 25 20 in favour of setting up a controversial committee, the North dominated anti whaling faction drastically altered the IWC mandate from that of sc
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What caused Europe's heatwave?
The intense heatwave that baked much of Europe for weeks has convinced many people about the changing climate
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Quarry hunt
Contrasting sentiments marked the opening of the 19th World Mining Congress in New Delhi on November 1. President A P J Abdul Kalam warmly welcomed potential foreign investors as he inaugurated the five-day mega meet. But the event got a cold reception fr
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IN FOCUS
Fishing ministers of the European Union (EU) arrived at a consensus end 1996, which was marked by constant bickering over fishing quotas. After a debate on proposals made by the Euro pean
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Some funds creating green portfolios, but investment routes won't change soon
Asset managers are trying to take environmental and social issues into consideration when selecting companies to invest in. Mutual fund managers were originally bound by law in the us and in Europe
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Credit facility
For European companies with excess emissions
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Taking India for a ride
Global automakers have topped the charts but with products that would fail the green test in their own countries