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UN climate change claims on rainforests were wrong, study suggests (www.telegraph.co.uk)
The United Nations' climate change panel is facing fresh criticism after new research contradicted the organisation's claims about the devastating effect climate change could have on the Amazon... More
Submitted 4 days ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |
Annan Calls For New Style of Leadership (www.thejakartaglobe.com)
Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday called on all national leaders, including Indonesia’s, to shift to a style of leadership that incorporated a better understanding of... More
Submitted 12 days ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |
New UN rules could allow more countries to share chemical-free crop protection (www.vancouversun.com)
-A bug-sized version of biological warfare that can protect crops such as coffee or mangoes may be aided by new rules meant to be agreed upon in 2010 under a UN treaty for safeguarding nature, experts... More
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Prevention, Prosection, and Protection -- Human Trafficking (www.un.org)
How much would you pay for a winter coat? How much would you pay for the child that made it?
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Australia pays Indonesia $27 million to save trees (www.dawn.com)
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA: Indonesia and Australia launched a A$30 million (US$27million) project on Tuesday to fight deforestation in Sumatra as part of efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost a... More
Submitted 18 days ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |
Carbon targets pledged at Copenhagen 'fail to keep temperature rise to 2C' (www.guardian.co.uk)
The pledges made by governments resulting from the Copenhagen climate conference are nowhere near enough to hold global temperatures to the summit's agreed goal of no more than a 2C rise, researchers... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |
Saving endangered species: it's the economy (www.reuters.com)
In 2010 -- the International Year of Biodiversity -- the United Nations wants efforts to slow the accelerating pace of extinctions to reach beyond nature lovers, to companies and... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by codydamon on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |
RPT-FEATURE-Saving endangered species: it's the economy (www.reuters.com)
In 2010 -- the International Year of Biodiversity -- the United Nations wants efforts to slow the accelerating pace of extinctions to reach beyond nature lovers, to companies and... More
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US Troops Kill Civilians, Says Afghanistan (www.presstv.ir)
The Afghan government says foreign troops have dragged 10 civilians from their homes and shot them dead in the open over the weekend.
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
U.N. warns against unrealistic expectations in Iraq | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Iraq is making strides in strengthening its fledgling democracy despite violence and political feuds, but global expectations about a country just emerging from war remain too high, a senior U.N.... More
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
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