Ice does not lie
Says the eminent Alaskan scientist Maynard Miller. <font class='UCASE'>manu n kulkarni</font> visits this land of the midnight sun to know what causes its glaciers to recede and what endangers its rare wildlife
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Sikkim to host South Asian eco-tourism conference
Sikkim will host the South Asian Regional Conference on eco-tourism in November
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Coastal boost for Gujarat tourism
Tourism in Gujarat will get a boost with the completion of the coastal development
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Biodiversity conservation key to development
Conservation of biodiversity is crucial to the sustainability of sectors such as energy, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, wildlife, industry, health, tourism, commerce, irrigation and power. This
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A lake killed by sewage and silt
The local administration is trying valiantly to revive Udhagamangalam's once famous Boat Lake.
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Green disposal
greenpeace has proposed environment-friendly methods for waste management in the Mediterranean. In a recently released report, it has suggested an infrastructure for selective collection,
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Branson to spend profits to combat global warming
British billionaire Richard Branson has committed to spend all profits from his airline and rail businesses, an estimated us $3 billion over the next 10 years, on combating global warming. The
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ONLINE
www.devcomm.org/worldbank/public.asp DEVELOPMENTTALK The first World Congress on Communication for Development (WCCD) will take place from October 25-27, 2006, in Rome, Italy. Organised by
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Sri Lanka State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, November, 2013
The Sri Lankan government will commence a program to promote indigenous seed varieties among farmers from November 18. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly Sri Lanka State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
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Goa greens oppose golf courses
Environmentalists in Goa are protesting the building of golf courses in the state, which they say will cause immense ecological degradation
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UNITED NATIONS
The number of coral reefs in the world is far less than what scientists had believed. They are also shrinking fast due to pollution, climate change and fishing. This was revealed during the most
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Manipur Loktak lake bill tabled in the assembly
Loktak lake bill introduced
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ZAMBIA
Poaching has become very common in Zambia's largest national park due to a severe shortage of supervising officers. The Kafue National Park has less than 500 officials. Enviro nmentalists say that at
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Paradise lost
The Kerala government is all set to 'develop' Bekal, near Kasargod, into Asia's largest tourist resort. But the locals are far from enthusiastic about it. Resentment against the Rs 1,000- crore
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A fine balance
The business of ecotourism is set to boom worldwide. Who will gain and who will lose?
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Willingness to pay for pleasure
If tourism revenues are generated by the quality of natural goods like a healthy tiger habitat or an excellent coral reef, then should tourists not be asked to pay an ecotax to conserve them? This
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Greens may derail Sunderbans project
Tourism will easily qualify as one of the least developed industries in West Bengal. but it looks as if it's set to change, thanks to a new tourism focus on one of the rarest eco-systems in the world
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APTDC eco-tourism project ' Tiger Wilds' launched
Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation chairman & managing director C Anjaneya Reddy inaugurated "Tiger Wilds" an eco tourism project with all facilities at Farahabad near Srisaillam in
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Kerala wins tourism award
Kerala has bagged, for the second successive year, the national award for th best performing State in tourism sector.The award for the best maintained tourism-friendly project has gone to the Kanha
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Train safari launched
To promote wildlife tourism, the Uttar Pradesh Government has launched a train safari to reserve parks like Kheri, Jim Corbett and Dudhwa, the State Tourism Minister, Mr. Kalraj Mishra, said today.