Full Coverage: Environment

31.05.2007 In partnership with Zelena Istra (Green Istria>, the GONG held a debate in Labin, May 25, to discuss the location of the LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) terminal and the possibility to construct a third thermoelectric power plant in Plomin that would use coal as fuel. The large audience that gathered to follow the debate confirmed the great interest and concern of the local population about the future welfare of their region.

28.05.2007 Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in association with Development and Research Organisation for Nature, Arts and Heritage (DRONAH), held a public meeting in the Indian capitalÂ’s neighbouring city Gurgaon, to discuss various ways to clean up the sewage infested Yamuna.

25.05.2007 A study from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reveals that Indian dams are the most polluting. Though dams produce renewable energy they also contribute to global warming by emitting huge amounts of methane into the atmosphere

25.05.2007 Indian NGO Toxics Link is celebrating the week of World Environment Day (June 5) as E-waste Week. As a part of celebration, in collaboration with India International Centre Toxics Link is inviting for Environment and Health Public Lecture Series - E-waste: Where are we heading?, on 7 June 2007 at Conference Room 1, India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India.

24.05.2007 Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is organising a workshop on river pollution and cleaning on June 14-15, 2007 in New Delhi, India

24.05.2007 Indian NGO, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is organising a two-day media briefing workshop for journalists and media professionals on river pollution and cleaning strategies at India Habitat Center, New Delhi, India on June 14-15, 2007. The workshop will focus on Yamuna, a severely polluted river that cuts across the city.

23.05.2007 National news channel NDTV and Sanctuary Asia, an environmental magazine have launched an online campaign to protect India’s famous big five – the rhino, bengal tiger, leopard, asiatic lion and the elephant. These animals are high on the demand lists of poachers and are slowly vanishing due to poor protection in the reserved forests and a lack of recruitment.

22.05.2007 The Macedonian Green Centre, an organization working on advocacy, lobbying and research on environmental issues, started the implementation of its project for “Creation of Green Lobby Group in Macedonian Parliament”. The project is financed by the UK Embassy in Macedonia.

22.05.2007 India will mandate a final product standard for soft drinks, claim a government expert committee report. This comes in the wake of a four-year fight by Indian NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on pesticide residues in soft drinks.

21.05.2007 The Indian government now plans to give degraded forest land to industry to ‘farm’ trees for raw material. This proposal follows hectic lobbying by the paper pulp industry and the controversial Special Economic Zone policy pursued so far.

17.05.2007 The Protocol for improved protection of “Skakavac” Waterfall nature monument, of a total worth of 69,500 KM, was signed in Sarajevo, at Ravne protected area, in the immediate vicinity of Skakavac waterfall.

16.05.2007 Zoologist Kaushik Deuti fears for the future of the golden langurs of western Assam. These exquisite primates are at the verge of extinction in India.

15.05.2007 UN Commission on Sustainable Development recently ended a two-year discussion about sustainable energy. In response, the Working Group on Energy and Climate Change of the Citizens Network for Sustainable Development called for the "need to dramatically transform the ways we produce and consume energy in our individual households, communities, regions and nation.”

11.05.2007 On May 10, 2007, Zelena akcija environmental association, with the support from the Right to a City initiative, submitted its remarks on certain provisions of the Decision to Adopt the General Urban Plan (GUP), related to the borough of Donji Grad, to the Zagreb Bureau of Spatial Planning.

11.05.2007 Indian NGO Center for Environment Education (CEE) is working to promote awareness and understanding of environmental issues in the country. It has recently introduced a website for children - www.kidsrgreen.org – that allows children to explore and discover environment-related issues.

10.05.2007 The Pelican Association for Protection of Flora and Fauna in Prespa, is a newly established association that will direct its efforts and activities towards the initiatives for protection of the whole eco-system of the Lake of Prespa.

10.05.2007 Last week, Mjaft! Movement’s activists, donning surgical masks, declared the Ministry of Environment closed. During the Ministry’s working hours the activists placed themselves outside the Ministry walls, on “Durresi Street”, holding banners that loudly proclaimed the following message in capital letters: “CLOSED DOWN”.

09.05.2007 India's Supreme Court dismissed an application on 4 May that sought enhanced compensation for Bhopal's victims of the gas tragedy. More than two decades later, survivors are still struggling to claim their rights after toxic gases spewed out of the city's Union Carbide plant in 1984.

09.05.2007 Friends of the Earth International, the world's largest grassroots environmental network, is extremely disappointed by today's verdict on a mining pollution case in North Sulawesi in Indonesia which shamefully ignored compelling evidence.

09.05.2007 Toxics Link, an Indian organisation working for environmental justice and freedom from toxics, organising a workshop on e-waste management on 17th May 2007 at Quality Inn Aruna, 144, Sterling Road, Chennai –600034, Chennai, India. The workshop aims to facilitate discussions and information exchange from the various stakeholders on e-waste management.