UNITED NATIONS
The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) held a series of meetings at the UN Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, from March 14-19, 1997.
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Mine games
<b>New Delhi, November 15</b>
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Close watch
China and Russia will jointly monitor cross-border rivers to ensure water quality. An agreement on the issue was recently signed in Bejing, following a meeting between Russian President Vladimir
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Walk seeks to draw attention on Ulsoor lake
Hundreds of Bangalore's citizens, young and old alike, today braved the morning peak-hour traffic to walk around Ulsoor lake to show their concern for it and also to tell the public at large that the
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Link up to clean up
One of Bangalore's landmarks, Ulsoor Lake, is fighting for life as effluents, sewage and apathy slowly drown it. Concerned residents are forming a human chain to stir up support at 8 am on June 5,
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Guidelines for repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies with domestic support
The main objectives of the scheme are: comprehensive improvement of selected tank systems including restoration; improvement of catchment areas of tank; community participation and self-supporting system for sustainable management for water bodies covered by the programme; Ground Water Recharge.; Capacity Building of communities, user groups standing committee for Panchayats and State Government/C
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Countries set up team to harness Lake Nyasa resources
Member states of the Mtwara Development Corridor - Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique - have formed a three-man committee to speed up the development and management of Lake Nyasa's natural resources.
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Mungo Man older than thought
Fresh analysis of the skeletal remains found at Lake Mungo in NSW 25 years ago indicate he may be up to 68,000 years old - making him 28,000 years older than earlier scientific estimates. The revised
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Total ban on plastic bags bad idea
Pushing Paper Bags Will Only Lead To More Cutting Of Trees, Says Minister TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The government made it clear that it is not in favour of a blanket ban on using plastic bags while it is working on use of biodegradable plastic as colouring elements like dyes are a health hazard and thin bags and material can severely jam up sewage systems.
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Fishermen launch 'Save Chilka drive'
It looked like a mini naval exercise, when over 5,000 armed fishermen shouting slogans from about 300 country boats started racing in the placid waters of Chilka lake on Saturday. Few could then
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Forest and common land acquisition
Land grabbing has today become a major issue across India and a central political faultline in Indian politics. Protests, resistance and conflicts have been growing as a result of attempts by people to
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Coastal management plan to rope in all stakeholders
BHUBANESWAR: The much awaited Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (ICZMP) will get a boost in the near future with a strategic approach to include the livelihood, safety, gender and local issues in its implementation stage through a coordinated way to benefit all the stakeholders.
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Raising the standards
China's central government has repeatedly declared its intention to clean up the environment, from the smoggy skies of Beijing to the scummy green waters of Lake Tai in the Yangtze delta. However, ensuring that intentions are translated promptly, fairly and efficiently into action across the provinces is often a problem. Two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) may be about to change this.
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Mount Abu as eco-sensitive zone: notification
Whereas, Mount Abu area has significant ecological importance
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Law enacted to protect lake
East China's Anhui Province, a major grain producer, has recently enacted a law bringing the country's fifth largest lake under legal protection. The Regulations on Prevention and Control of
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Severe water crisis in 25 years
About a third of the world's population will have to cope with severe water scarcity within the next 25 years because of dwindling supply in the world's wells, lakes and rivers, according to a new
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Chilka - another victim of market economy
"It is shocking that Chilka lake, a multi-resource base which needs to be exploited on a sustainable basis, is targeted by prawn mafias to mint money by supplying prawn to the market as per demand,"
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Cancer cells help speed up water tests
A research group from the University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science said it has developed a new, fast way to perform acute-toxicity tests on samples of lake and river water. By evaluating
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Better days ahead for Jal Mahal lake
The historic Jal Mahal lake in the north of the Pink City may have better days ahead thanks to the discovery of this scenic location as place for the country's first bird watching fair. The over
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Bid to clear Udaipur lakes of water hyacinth
In a novel attempt to counter the environmental threat posed by water hyacinth, the Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti (JSS)- a Non-Government Organisation working for protection of lakes - has taken up a