Don’t let frustration paralyse climate talks: UN environment chief (Interview)
May 25th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Punta del Este (Uruguay), May 25 (IANS) People are justified in being disappointed with the last climate summit in Copenhagen, but their leaders must ensure this frustration does not paralyse ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Nepal ban on sand, stone export to hit India
January 5th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 5 (IANS) Nepal's decision to ban the export of sand, boulders and crushed stone to prevent environmental degradation is going to hit hard India's booming construction industry, especially ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
India gets its way, countries to be paid for planting trees
December 18th, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 18 (IANS) While representatives of 192 countries bickered over virtually every word of the Copenhagen Accord and many ideas on how to fight climate change went into the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Regional centres for green technology spread mooted (Lead)
December 18th, 2009 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 18 (IANS) As the stormy Dec 7-18 climate summit headed for a climax, it has readied deals on how to pay countries to stop deforestation and to set ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Climate summit readies deal on forestry, technology transfer
December 18th, 2009 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 18 (IANS) The Dec 7-18 climate summit has readied deals on how to pay countries to stop deforestation and to set up regional centres for transfer of green ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
UNEP to support Indian stand on forestry
December 7th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 7 (IANS) The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) will give full support to India's stand that developing countries must be paid for increasing area under forests, according to Pavan ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Computer model predicts future deforestation in Congo Basin rainforest
November 21st, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 21 (ANI): Scientists have come up with a computer model that predicts future changes in the world's forests, which has forecasted deforestation in the Congo Basin rainforest in the future.Forest ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Saving forests five times better than carbon capture for climate action
October 12th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 12 (ANI): In a new research, WWF (Worldwide fund for Nature) Sweden has determined that saving forests is five times better than carbon capture for climate action.WWF Sweden is urging ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
WWF: Saving forests 20 percent of climate-change challenge
September 29th, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Sep 29 (DPA) Saving the world's remaining native forests must be a big part of any new climate deal as about 20 percent of global carbon emissions are due to deforestation ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Bangkok climate meet opens amid fresh hope
September 28th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Sep 28 (IANS) The penultimate round of negotiations in preparation for a global climate deal in Copenhagen this December started here Monday, with a fresh impetus given to the process ... Read more...
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World’s ecosystems can have key role in countering climate change
September 3rd, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 3 (ANI): A new research has determined that investing in restoration and maintenance of the Earth's multi-trillion dollar ecosystems can have a key role in countering climate change and climate-proofing ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘India has not got enough credit for afforestation’
July 19th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 19 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got a green appeal from India's Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh - back India's call to reward countries that have taken ... Read more...
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‘Paying people to protect forests not enough’
June 5th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Paying people to protect forests can be an effective way to tackle deforestation and climate change but only if there is good governance of natural resources, says ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Respecting forest dwellers” rights can lead to reduced deforestation
October 19th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 19 (ANI): A new report has determined that setting up legal rights for forest-dwelling peoples costs little, and can make a big difference to efforts aimed at reducing deforestation. ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Cost-effective forest management practices can substantially reduce carbon emissions
July 15th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): A team of botanists has determined that cost-effective forest management practices can substantially reduce carbon emissions, thus mitigating the effects of global climate change.A key aspect ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Destruction of Sumatra forests accelerating global climate change and species extinction
February 27th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): A new study has determined that converting just one Sumatran provinces forests and peat swamps into pulpwood and palm oil plantations is generating more annual greenhouse gas emissions ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |