Full Coverage: Environment

30.11.2005 Despite being responsible for almost a one-fourth of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. refuses to ratify the Kyoto Protocol or take strong action to stop global warming, says Global Exchange, asking citizens to join them in urging President Bush to take a meaningful stand against climate change before it's too late!!!

29.11.2005 Energy giant Shell has failed to meet the environmental and social standards set by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on its Sakhalin-II project in the Russian Far East.

28.11.2005 In his interview for EkoForum, Michael Schweres, President of the International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ), stressed the access to good and trustworthy information remains the biggest problem for journalists reporting on environmental issues. This interview was made in late September 2005, in Pozega (Croatia), during the First International Forum of Environmental Journalists, organized by the Croatian Environmental Press Centre.

24.11.2005 Although Prime Minister Berisha declared publicly that the Government has given up on the plans to built Oil Refinery in Vlora, the environmentalists gathered in the Citizens Alliance (CA) for Protection of the Bay of Vlora organized protests at the ‘Flamurtari’ sports hall, on Monday, October 21. The protest rally was organized under the slogan “Vlora in danger, lets save it”.

23.11.2005 A German e-waste management expert has underlined the need to immediately conduct a Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) assessment in Chennai.

23.11.2005 The UK government has announced a new agreement with publishers to implement new recycling targets for the industry. Under the new standards, 50% of magazines will be recycled by 2007, rising to 70% by 2013.

21.11.2005 Companies in the UK FTSE 100 list are saying they are committed to fighting climate change but are failing to take real action, according to a new report released by the Carbon Trust.

21.11.2005 Almost a fifth of all ill health in poor countries and millions of deaths can be attributed to environmental factors, including climate change and pollution, according to a report from the World Bank.

21.11.2005 The EU may not meet its climate change target under the Kyoto Protocol unless it drastically improves the effectiveness of the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), new reports commissioned for WWF have found.

21.11.2005 A new report - Target 2020: Policies and Measures to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU - presented by the global conservation organization highlights the concrete steps that the EU should take to cut CO2 emissions by 33 per cent by 2020, even with a moratorium on nuclear energy.

18.11.2005 A European Parliament move towards replacing hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives is criticised for exempting thousands of chemicals from the need to provide any health and safety information.

17.11.2005 Under the framework of the "Assistance in Drafting of the Environmental Laws in SEE" CARDS Project, the Regional Environmental Centre (REC) - Country office Albania, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Management (MEFWM), and with the support of the EU, organised a national meeting "Law on Noise Pollution, in harmony with the EU legislation". The meeting was held yesterday, at the International Hotel, Tirana.

17.11.2005 The district administration of salem , Tamil Nadu has organised a training programme, `Building skills of the self-help group (SHG) women in establishing information kiosks' at the Sona College of Technology.

17.11.2005 The livelihoods of millions of the world's poorest people are at risk from new trade rules, a report from leading environmental group reveals.

16.11.2005 An Indo-Norwegian project on environmental management strategy for coastal aquaculture practices, which successfully tested the aeration technology introduced by Norwegian company, HOBAS Tropical Aquaculture, has raised hopes among various stakeholders that the technology can help resolve the problem of water quality faced by Indian aquaculture.

16.11.2005 In the week when the House of Commons was shown to be spending over £11,000 on bottled water last year - water that would have cost only £25 out of the tap - experts have questioned the quality, labelling, advertising and environmental cost of the bottled stuff.

14.11.2005 The VESTA association from Tuzla and its partner organization, the Centre for Ecology and Energy, started the implementation of the one-year “Support for Development of Environmental Protection Policies through Public Advocacy Campaigns and Active Citizens’ Participation”.

14.11.2005 Bangladesh cannot meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target on sanitation for all by 2010, if sanitation coverage is not raised by 9.5 percent a year, experts at a roundtable said. hey mention that though sanitation coverage achieved 7.5 percent in the early 90s in the country, it slowed down in the past decade.

11.11.2005 As the World Trade Organisation General Council met in Geneva on Friday, developing countries were applauded by an environmental group for their apparent success in resisting European and US pressure to open their markets, on the grounds that this would lead to unemployment, increased poverty and increased use of already seriously depleted natural resources.

10.11.2005 The Croatian Helsinki Committee (HHO) expressed its concern over the latest developments and events regarding the selection of site to build new church in Zagreb quarters of Travno.