Full Coverage: Development

30.04.2008 Millions of volunteers will visit every household in the country in the coming years to gather information on changing demographics, in a census that will reveal how economic growth has affected its people. India’s population is expected to climb to 1.19 billion in 2011 from 1.13 billion in 2008, say officials.

30.04.2008 Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment invites applications for a two-month summer certificate course on the policies, politics and practices of environmental management. Last date to apply is May 4, 2008.

29.04.2008 Pengajuan ijin sawit oleh 15 perusahaan di Landak mengancam ekosistem di kawasan itu. Padahal jika dilihat dari peta perkebunan di Landak sudah habis, sehingga berdampak pada kondisi ekosistem atau lingkungan yang ada.

29.04.2008 Suomessa vieraileva intialainen tutkija-aktivisti Devaki Jain on kova hymyilemään, puhumaan ja tekemään töitä. Lisäksi hän arvostelee vallitsevaa kehitysajattelua, surutta.

28.04.2008 Kekerasan telah mendominasi kultur kita. Tak terkecuali kekerasan terhadap lingkungan hidup.Menurut Usman Hamid, Koordinator KontraS, kekerasan lingkungan tergolong pelanggaran HAM berat.

28.04.2008 Greenpeace hari ini membeberkan bukti baru yang menunjukkan pengrusakan hutan lahan gambut di Indonesia masih terus berlangsung akibat perluasan perkebunan kelapa sawit

28.04.2008 Is media engagement vital for generating awareness on future challenges? UNESCO’s latest training and resource kit Media as Partners in Education for Sustainable Development provides media professionals with critical information about priority issues and inspires them for investigative reporting.

28.04.2008 Pilkada di Jawa Timur pada Juli 2008 sepertinya tidak akan membawa perubahan signifikan pada kebijakan pengelolaan lingkungan di Jatim karena para kandidat umumnya generasi lama yang dibesarkan pada masa politik yang menghamba pada kekuatan eksploitatif destruktif sumberdaya alam.

28.04.2008 Greenpeace mendesak Unilever agar menghentikan perluasan lahan kelapa sawit pada kawasan hutan dan lahan gambut serta berhenti berbisnis dengan pemasok yang terus merusak hutan hujan. Akankah seruan ini di dengar oleh Unilever?

27.04.2008 SatuDunia, Jakarta. Lembaga-lembaga keuangan internasional seperti Bank Dunia (World Bank) kembali menawarkan produk-produk jebakan utangnya dengan mengatasnamakan isu perubahan iklim. Masyarakat Sipil harus mulai merumuskan strategi advokasi untuk menghentikan sepak terjang lembaga 'lintah darat' internasional tersebut

25.04.2008 The answer to growing traffic and pollution in the Indian capital lies in an effective and massive public transport system, says the Centre for Science and Environment. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, recently implemented in south Delhi, provides the option for an economically sound and better bus system.

25.04.2008 Data pemantauan satelit dua tahun lalu oleh FWI dan Greenpeace, menunjukkan luas hutan alami papua sekitar 17,9 juta ha. Tapi begitu konsesi ijin-ijin tambang mineral, minyak dan gas, juga ijin penebangan kayu dan perkebunan skala besar di sana, hampir seluruh provinsi dipenuhi perijinan. Hutan papua pun makin hancur, dan ironisnya justru penduduk asli Papua tetap miskin.

25.04.2008 “If the world is serious about achieving the Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of people living in extreme poverty by the year 2015, ICT must figure prominently in the effort. Everyone – governments, civil society and private sector businesses – has a vital stake in fostering digital opportunity and putting ICT at the service of development.”

Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General, United Nations

24.04.2008 Even as UNESCO’s latest report pans India for lagging behind in the race for achieving education for all by 2015, experts gathered in the capital weigh up the nationally sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Exclusion and discrimination remain core challenges as millions of children remain outside its fold, is the verdict.

23.04.2008 In the recently concluded elections of the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), OneWorld South Asia became its new regional coordinator. The Delhi-based civil society network will promote GKP’s objective of building multi-sectoral partnerships for promoting knowledge and ICT for development in South Asia.

23.04.2008 Hari Bumi 22 April 2008 ini Lapindo kembali memberikan bingkisan kado yang menyakitkan bagi para korban lumpur panas di Sidoarjo.

22.04.2008 Wacana ekspor beras dari Pemerintah Indonesia masih terlalu dini. Kondisi pangan Indonesia termasuk beras masih belum stabil. Pemerintah harus hati-hati dalam menentukan kebijakan, bukan hanya berorientasi jangka pendek tetapi juga jangka panjang.

22.04.2008 Centre for Science and Environment releases a two year study on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act as it becomes pan-Indian from April 1. NREGA can regenerate the village economy through productive assets on water conservation and afforestation and just wages for the people, says CSE.

22.04.2008 International Chamber of Commerce, UNDP and the International Business Leaders Forum invite nominations for 2008 World Business and Development Awards in support of Millennium Development Goals. The awards recognise the contribution of the private sector through business activities that lead to progress in achieving one or more of the MDGs.

21.04.2008 SatuDunia, Jogjakarta Rabu (21/4) dini hari Direktur Walhi Nasional yang baru sudah terpilih. Adalah Berry Nahdian Forqan dikukuhkan menjadi Direktur Walhi Nasional yang baru. Di tengah kecaman publik tentang prilaku konsumtif aktivis Walhi terhadap rokok. Beranikah Direktur Walhi yang baru melawan dominasi industri rokok di kalangan aktivis Walhi?