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The Biological Diversity Bill, 2001, pending before Parliament, is inadequate to serve the interests of indigenous and local communities, the traditional custodians of biological resources. The
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Centre moots bio-diversity coffers in NE with 5% of state budgets
The Union Environment and Forest Ministry has mooted a proposal to float biodiversity coffers in all the seven north-eastern states. For this the state governments of the region have been asked to
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Cauvery committee cancels trip to TN
Following a protest by the Tamil Nadu government, the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) cancelled its proposed trip to Mettur reservoir, official sources said.
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The US is using climate finance to kill the Indian solar panel industry: CSE
Read this CSE Press Release on the utilization of climate finance by United States to kill the Indian solar panel industry. Says that currently, 80 per cent of the Indian manufacturing capacity is in a state of forced closure and debt restructuring with no orders coming to them, while the US manufacturers are getting orders from Indian solar power developers.
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Norway Plans Billion-Dollar Clean Energy Initiative For Poor
Norway wants to channel billions of dollars to renewable energies in developing nations, building on a scheme to protect tropical forests to which Oslo has been the biggest donor, officials said. With cash to spare as the world's number six oil exporter, Norway wants governments and private investors to join a plan it calls Energy+ to promote green energies such as solar or wind power to combat
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Scaling up Renewable Energy Programme (SREP) in Nepal: a status review
Sustainable development in countries like Nepal, where 44 % of the population do not have access to electricity is now closely linked to access to energy. This country report looks at the status of the
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Wheels in motion: towards an international phase-down of HFCs
In a year that has seen concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide pass the 400ppm mark and the world’s scientific community issue its starkest warning yet that human activities will result in far-reaching
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The urban transition of environmental disaster governance in Asia
The increasing frequency and severity of environmental disasters in Asia are highly correlated with the rapid urban transition now taking place in this world region. Five types of urban transition effects
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Maldives State of the Environment Report : The Monthly Overview, September 2013
<div> Maldives was the first country in the world to successfully phase out CFCs, two years ahead of the Montreal Protocol target and has now committed to become the first country in the world to phase out HCFCs by 2020, ten years ahead of the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule. </div> <div>
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Partnership between TERI and IGES Towards a Low-Carbon Economy
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India, and IGES will co-organise a symposium entitled "Partnership between Japan and India Towards a Low-Carbon Economy - Business Opportunities in India: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy" on 21 November 2008 in Yokohama, Japan, with collaborative organisations.
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Work on Nathpa-Jhakri project stops
Work on the Nathpa-Jhakri 1500 MW hydroelectric project in Punjab was reportedly stopped again from November 30 for serious and continuous violations of both the Forest Conservation Act and the
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Sci tech headway
Science and technology capacity building centre set to take off
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Greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants down 4.6 percent
Greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants fell 4.6 percent in 2011 as more generators were switched to cleaner-burning natural gas and renewable sources from coal, according to new data from the
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The global political economy of REDD+: engaging social dimensions in the emerging green economy
This research seeks to assess how actors bring the social dimension into REDD+ negotiating processes at the global level. The underlying idea driving the analysis in this paper is that power relations
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Plant, Animal Extinctions Often Exaggerated: Study
A projected spate of extinctions of animals and plants this century may be less drastic than feared because the most widely used scientific method can exaggerate losses by more than 160 percent, a study said on Wednesday. "Extinctions caused by habitat loss require greater loss of habitat than previously thought," two experts, based in China and the United States, wrote in the journal Nature.
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25-member panel on low-carbon economy constituted
NEW DELHI: The Planning Commission has formed a 25-member expert panel to explore options before the country for a low-carbon economy. In a statement here, the Planning Commission said the group, chaired by Kirit Parikh, will review existing studies on low-carbon growth/low-carbon pathways prepared by various organisations and assess low-carbon options for the economy.
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Life span rises from 61 to 65 years in India: WHO report
Despite huge health-related diseases coupled with poor health infarstructure, life expectancy in India has shot up from 61 years in 2000 to 65 years in 2009, according to a latest report by the World Health Organisation (WHO). However, what is a matter of concern is that life expectancy in India remains much lower compared to countries in the sub-continent region with even as small island such
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International mountain biodiversity conference 2008: conference report
Mountains are among the most fragile environments on earth but, at the same time, are also rich repositories of biodiversity and ecosystem services, and the sources of much of the water that sustains life on the planet.
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Designing the Post-Kyoto climate regime: lessons from the Harvard project on international climate agreements
A way forward is needed for the post-2012 period to address the threat of global climate change. The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements is an international, multi-year, multi-disciplinary effort to help identify the key design elements of a scientifically sound, economically rational, and politically pragmatic post-2012 international policy architecture.
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A reformed CDM: including new mechanisms for sustainable development
The annual CD4CDM Perspectives Series features a topic of pivotal importance to the global carbon market. The series seeks to communicate the diverse insights and visions of leading actors in the carbon market to better inform the decisions of professionals and policymakers in developing countries.