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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Natural Resources
- Thu Jul 26 2007
Southern Africa: unequal water resources present a challenge
Water resources are unevenly distributed throughout the countries of Southern Africa. The region boasts of some of the world’s largest lakes and rivers, but is also a land of vast deserts.
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Natural Resources
- Wed Jul 11 2007
Mexico: critics sceptical of gov't reforestation statistics
Two hundred and fifty million trees are to be planted in Mexico from now until November, in a programme that will make the country the "world leader in reforestation," the government has announced. But independent observers warn that valuable native forests are still being destroyed.
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Natural Resources
- Tue Jun 26 2007
New plans for Niger basin
New plans, with support from the World Bank and member states of the European Union, are being developed for the 4,100 km Niger river that passes through several West African countries.
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Natural Resources
- Thu May 10 2007
Stop water privatisation promoted by the World Bank
On the occasion of the Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) of the World Bank annual meeting in The Hague, civil society organisations from around the world will meet on 22-23 May to demand that donors withdraw funding from controversial organisation.
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