Just a paper tiger?
EVEN well-intentioned enviroment protection schemes can sometimes go awry. A case in point is the environmental impact assessment regulation for development activities, which came into force in
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Grassroots enviroplan
THE grassroots level environmental concerns of Bangladeshi citizens may finally be reflected in the Bangladesh government's latest National Environmental Management Action Plan (NEMAP), according to
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In a tangle over nets
The Bay of Biscay was turned into a battleground as Spanish fishermen snipped the nets of 3 Cornish boats in the first week of August, claiming that they exceeded the European Community length limits
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IMF Bank policies denude the environment
Dwindling forest covers are the ugly fallout for countries which had opted for projects funded by the IMF and the World Bank. The latter's careless attitude has incurred the wrath of environmentalists
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PAKISTAN
Pakistan's fishing industry is in the doldrums following arrest orders for illegal migrants. The Karachi Fishing Boat and Trawlers Owners Group (KFBTOG) warns that unless the crackdown on Bengali
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BANGLADESH
A massive sanitation drive is afoot in Bangladesh, says a Panos report. Inspired by the success of joint government and NGO initiatives in Barisal, the target for 1995 is to extend sanitary coverage
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Confusions over green tax
An ambitious Danish green tax has few takers, especially in the industrial sector
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Stranglehold on habitats
CORINE, the Coordination of Information on the Environment, which is the official classification system for natural habitats of the European Community (EC), is putting Europe's vulnerable wildlife
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Sensitive studies
THE ministry of environment and forests has undertaken 'carrying capacity' studies in several environmentally sensitive areas like the Doon valley, the national capital region of Delhi, the
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Troubled waters
INDUSTRIAL pollution in Peru's Paracas reserve area is leaving beaches littered with thousands of fish rotting under clouds of flies. Under threat is the country's major national sanctuary --
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Better late than never
THE Chinese government appears to have suddenly woken up to the importance of protecting its ocean resources. An unprecedented official order has been issued, banning fishing in a 37 sq km area off
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Piscatorial duels
SPARKS are flying as yet anotber fish war gains momentum in the Pacific Ocean; the protagonists this time are Canada and Alaska. Canada's feisty fisheries minister, Brian Tobin, has taken
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Green wires
INTERNET, the world's communication network will soon becorne the source for crofters - tenants in Scotland holding small plots of arable land near their homes - to access information al;6ut
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Saying no to taxes
INFLICTING eco-taxes may not be the right way to curb pollution, the European Commission has declared. In its policy paper on trade and environment released in the last week of February, it says
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Saving steps
THE environment crisis which is threatening to engulf us has forced the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to do a rethink on how to save the natural resources. In a recent two-day
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Licence to kill
IN THE struggle for existence, the feathered creatures are losing out to the denizens 6f the deep. Every year, Scotland carries out licenced. killing of at least a thousand wild birds to
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Changing for the better
the Reds seem to be going green as environmental consciousness descends upon them in a big way. Prime Minister Li Peng, at an environmental protection conference held in mid-July in Beijing, said
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Putting out... smoke
A NEW anti-tobacco strategy by the Canadian government involves a series of tough measures. Hiking tobacco taxes, extending a surtax on tobacco manufacturers' profits and banning tobacco
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In the safety net
rare species of plants in China came under legal protection recently. The wild plants protection regulations, which had been ratified by the country in September 1996, took effect from January 1
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Bio filter beckons
sekap, the Greek cooperative cigarette manufacturing company, has developed a cigarette filter which it claims will drastically reduce adverse effects of smoking. George Delikonstantinos, one