Natural Resources
- Thu Sep 20 2007
Protest against canadian mining Co. threatening local ecosystems in Honduras
Communities affected by Canadian-US transnational mining corporation Goldcorp's San Martin open pit gold mine in the Siria Valley are denouncing the company's plans to release water used in the mining process into the local ecosystem.
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Natural Resources
- Wed Sep 19 2007
Experts call for action on ocean preserves
As much as 50 percent of the world's fish stocks are fully exploited and 17 percent are over-exploited, putting marine biodiversity at severe risk, according to a new report released by the Worldwatch Institute.
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Natural Resources
- Mon Sep 17 2007
Veracel timber certification would be yet another disaster for the Forest Stewardship Council
The wood-pulp producing company Veracel has applied for FSC certification of its tree plantations in the Brazilian state of Bahia. A large number of organizations are opposing this certification, on the grounds that these plantations have resulted in widespread negative social and environmental impacts.
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Natural Resources
- Wed Sep 12 2007
More than 16,000 species on the red list of threatened species
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has released the Red List of Threatened Species for 2007 naming habitat loss, hunting and climate change among the causes of sliding more than 16,000 species closer to extinction.
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Sustainable Development
/Natural Resources
- Mon Sep 10 2007
Groups urge World Bank to strengthen guidelines for controversial mining projects
A coalition of anti-poverty and environmental organizations called on the private sector arm of the World Bank to re-write and improve its new environmental and safety guidelines for large-scale mining projects.
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Natural Resources
- Tue Sep 04 2007
International conference on desertification kicks off
The eighth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP8), takes place from 3 to 14 September 2007 in Madrid, Spain. The theme of the conference is, "Desertification and adaptation to Climate Change".
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Indigenous Peoples
/Natural Resources
- Wed Aug 29 2007
Indians speak out against mining on their land
Indian leaders in Brazil are voicing their opposition to a draft law which if approved will allow mining in indigenous territories.
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Natural Resources
- Tue Aug 14 2007
World faces new threats of water scarcity
The physical availability of water is being endangered by a rash of new threats, including climate change, increase in global population and the sudden growth of the water-hungry bioenergy sector. The warning was issued at the 17th annual World Water Week being held in Stockholm.
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Natural Resources
- Mon Jul 30 2007
Indian campaign forces Coca-Cola to announce ambitious water conservation project
The Coca-Cola company has recently announced, to much fanfare, a three-year, US$20 million partnership with the World Wildlife Fund on water conservation. But the announcement deserves scrutiny primarily because it is the Coca-Cola company that is announcing water conservation projects.
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Sustainable Development
/Natural Resources
- Thu Jul 26 2007
World Rainforest Movement bulletin
This new edition features articles on deforestation, the biofuel craze and carbon trading as a risky solution for climate change.
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