Status, conservation and trade in African and Asian rhinoceroses
Poachers in Africa and Asia are killing an ever increasing number of rhinos
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Suffering the science: climate change, people, and poverty
This latest report focuses on impacts of climate change and says that chronic hunger may become a norm for most of the world's population, particularly the poor. Combines the latest observations on climate change, with evidence from the communities in 100 countries.
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Union Budget 2009-2010
Union Budget 2009-2010.
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Controversial draft CMZ notification to lapse
The Indian Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh, has confirmed that the controversial Coastal Zone Management Notification will be allowed to lapse. He has also stated that any reform will involve deep consultations with the fishing and other coastal communities.
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Synthesis and assessment report on the greenhouse gas inventories
The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a note (FCCC/WEB/SAI/2009 3) on the synthesis and assessment report on the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories submitted in 2009. The purposes of the synthesis and assessment are to facilitate the consideration of inventory data and other information across parties, and to identify issues for further consideration during the reviews of individual inventories.
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India faces severe shortage of essential vaccines, says CSE report
India is the largest supplier of vaccines to the world
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Climate change and the mystery of the shrinking sheep
Milder winters are causing Scotland's wild breed of Soay sheep to get smaller, despite the evolutionary benefits of possessing a large body, according to the research conducted by researchers of Imperial college London. The study is published in Science Express ( 2 July 2009 edi.): http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/data/1173668/DC1/1
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PIL on the illegal boring of groundwater in Khurpatal lake
Construction of a new housing project adjacent to the Khurpa tal by the Army Welfare Housing Organization (AWHO) has caused afresh hue and cry among the villagers in the surrounding area when Dr. Ajay S. Rawat, Professor of History in Kumaon University filed a PIL against the illegal boring of groundwater in the area this January.
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Environmental management guidelines and action plan of SWRPD for water sector in Rajasthan
The State Water Resources Planning Department (SWRPD) was established to achieve an integrated and multisectoral approach to the planning, development and use of the State
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High-level India-EU dialogue, London, 7- 8 July 2009
The High-Level India-EU Dialogue is an independent initiative to promote joint action by India and the European Union on climate and clean development, as a step towards an equitable and effective global framework. This is the third high-level event organised by AGCC.
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Learning from the past: successes and failures with agricultural biotechnologies in developing countries over the last 20 years
This document provides an overview of the main kinds of agricultural biotechnologies that have been used in the crop, forestry, livestock, fishery and agro-industry sectors in developing countries in the past and that were covered in a e-mail conference which runned from 8 June to 5 July 2009.
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Inventory of hazardous waste generating units in Rajasthan & action taken report
Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989 were
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Unlocking energy efficiency in the U.S. economy
The efficient use of energy has been the goal of many initiatives within the United States over the past several decades. While the success of specific efforts has varied, the trend is clear: the U.S. economy has steadily improved its ability to produce more with less energy. Yet these improvements have emerged unevenly and incompletely within the economy.
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Implementing agriculture for development
This document presents the World Bank Group
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Implementing agriculture for development
This document presents the World Bank Group
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Re-impact: forest based bioenergy for sustainable development in Developing Countries
Re-Impact "Rural Energy Production from Bioenergy Projects" is a project funded by the European Union Aid Cooperation office which is promoting a sustainabilty assessment framework for bionergy project focussed on rural development in developing countries. The project has case studies in China, India, Uganda and South Africa.
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Sea level rise and the vulnerability of coastal peoples
This paper will consider the likely economic, social and cultural impacts on coastal communities by displacement due to climate change induced sea level rise. Additionally, it will take into account the secondary risks associated with uprooting
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Addressing the humanitarian challenges of climate change: regional and national perspectives
The 19 case studies presented in this report showcase good practice in addressing the challenges of climate change.
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Recycling: from e-waste to resources
The appropriate handling of electronic waste (e-waste) can both prevent serious environmental damage but also recover valuable materials, especially different types of metals such as aluminium, copper, palladium and gold. This publication focuses on the significance and possibilities of getting resources back out of e-waste trough a sustainable technology transfer in the field of recycling.
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Faith in water: water supply, sanitation and hygiene facilities and related education in faith-based schools
The holy city of Benares in India, or Varanasi, is known for its Ghats, the sites where the River Ganges purifies the bodies of the live bathers and the ashes of the cremated dead. Close to them is the huge square mouth of the city sewerage system, which disgorges its load of blackwater into the river, irrespective of its religious functions.