Truly global woes
While UK faces increased incidence of floods, the US water resources are threatened by global warming
While UK faces increased incidence of floods, the US water resources are threatened by global warming
Mankind is causing 50 billion euros ($78 billion) of damage to the planet's land areas every year, making it imperative governments act to save plants and animals, a Deutsche Bank official told a UN conference. A study, presented to delegates from 191 countries in the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity on Thursday, said recent pressure on commodity and food prices highlighted the effects of the loss of biodiversity to society.
Annual economic losses due to natural disasters exacerbated by global warming may double to US $150 billion in a decade. A report brought out by insurance major Swiss Re states that insurers will
The Masargod Munsiff Court has directed the Plantation Corporation of Kerala to refrain from spraying 'endosulfan' pesticide on its cashew plantations with immediate
Using over 1.6 million profiles of salinity, potential temperature, and neutral density from historical archives and the international Argo Program, this study develops the three-dimensional field of multidecadal
Fuel cells powered by energy from the sea floor could indefinitely supply electricity to instruments used to monitor ocean curents and water temperatures, according to a report in the Environmental
Britain should consider giving individuals a personal carbon emissions allowance in order to help the country meet its CO2 emissions target, a report by a committee of lawmakers said on Monday. Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee said the government had to reduce carbon emissions from individuals and households, as well as businesses and industry, if it was to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2050 as planned.
The nature and scale of pre-Columbian land use and the consequences of the 1492 “Columbian Encounter” (CE) on Amazonia are among the more debated topics in New World archaeology and paleoecology. However,
The voluntary agreement between the European Commission and vehicle manufacturers to reduce cars' carbond dioxide emissions is weak, unambitious and unenforceable, said a scathing study released by
Abstract Black carbon in soot is the dominant absorber of visible solar radiation in the atmosphere. Anthropogenic sources of black carbon, although distributed globally, are most concentrated in the tropics
The State gov ernment will lodge a strong protest with the Karnataka government for turning a blind to the pilferage of water by its farmers in the upstream of Tungabhadra river and denying Andhra
Counsel for both Coca-Cola and Pepsi concluded their arguments in the Kerala High Court on Monday against the ban imposed by the state government on the production and sale of the two soft drinks,
A petition was filed in the Madras High Court, asking it to direct the Centre and the Tamil Nadu Government to ban the manufacture and sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the State, alleging the soft
Transport entrepreneurs called on the Nepal government to investigate what they termed 'widespread petroleum adulteration' and strictly implement existing pollution standards, and announced a series
About 45 minutes north of downtown Los Angeles, a machine the size of a small truck flattens tons of food scraps, paper towels and other household trash into the side of a growing 300-foot pile. To Waste Management which operates the landfill, this is more than just a mountain of garbage. Pipes tunnelled deep into the mound extract gas from the rotting waste and send it to a plant that turns it into electricity.
This publication highlights the importance of sustainable agriculture not only to preserve biodiversity, but also to ensure that will be able to feed the world, maintain agricultural livelihoods, and enhance human well being into the 21st century and beyond.
The question of residual pesticides from groundwater and sugar-farming finding their way into bottled water and carbonated sweet drinks is becoming an increasingly complicated issue. Much doubt and
<p>This paper presents the conclusions of a review of disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives 22 countries of the Asia-Pacific region through the lens of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). It covers all aspects of children's daily life and life chances and demonstrates that all are affected by disasters.
<p>In a rapidly urbanizing global society, solid waste management will be a key challenge facing all the world's cities. This publication provides a fresh perspective and new data on one of the biggest issues in urban development. Using the framework of Integrated Sustainable Waste Management, the report presents unprecedented research from 22 cities across six continents.
<p>The 2011 Hunger Report covers the role of the United States in mobilizing global commitments to increase investments in agriculture, food security, and nutrition in developing countries. A dramatic rise in hunger and poverty in the wake of volatile food prices in 2007 and 2008 led to Feed the Future, a bold initiative from the U.S. government.