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28.02.2008 Metsien ja soiden raivaaminen sellupuu- ja öljypalmuplantaaseiksi Sumatran saaren yhden provinssin alueella aiheuttaa vuosittain kasvihuonekaasupäästöt, jotka ovat suuremmat kuin koko Alankomaiden vuotuiset päästöt. Lisäksi metsäkato tekee norsuista ja tiikereistä yhä uhanalaisempia.
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From: WWF Suomi
Related topics/regions: [Animals] [Forests]
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Azure Sapphire in Bhutan.
28.02.2008 BROOKLIN, Canada, Feb 27 (IPS) - Free, authoritative and online: 1.8 million species.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Biodiversity] [Internet] [Knowledge] [Science]
Image: Azure Sapphire in Bhutan. © Piet van der Poel
Energia rinnovabile: pannelli solari
27.02.2008 "Scelte energetiche e responsabilità verso le generazioni future" è il titolo dell'incontro pubblico che si terrà a Padova martedì 4 marzo alle 20.45. Promosso da Azione Cattolica Italiana con il patrocinio della Fondazione Lanza e della Fondazione Fontana Onlus, l'incontro, intende affrontare il tema divenuto di grande attualità per i comportamenti che modificano in modo radicale l’ambiente. "Come dobbiamo tenere in considerazione i diritti di coloro che verranno dopo di noi? Come dobbiamo porci il problema della redistribuzione delle risorse a livello mondiale, presenti e future, in conseguenza dei comportamenti attuali di una minoranza della popolazione?" - sono le domande a cui la serata cercherà di rispondere.
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Related topics/regions: [Development] [Consumption] [Environmental activism] [Renewable energy] [Civil society]
Image: Energia rinnovabile: pannelli solari
27.02.2008 Ilmaston lämpenemisen vuoksi keksintöjä ja uusia ideoita on alettu tehtailla vauhdilla, jota ihmiskunta ei liene kokenut sitten teollisen vallankumouksen, todetaan YK:n ympäristöohjelman UNEPin uudessa vuosikirjassa (engl.). Ilmastonmuutoksesta voi raportin mukaan avautua "tie uudenlaiseen hyvinvointiin".
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From: Suomen YK-liitto
Related topics/regions: [United Nations]
Image: © UNEP
27.02.2008 Euroopan Maan ystävät julkaisee tänään keskiviikkona Euroopan-laajuisen ilmastokampanjan, jonka mukaan hallitusten ja EU:n pitäisi sitoutua vuosittaisiin päästövähennyksiin. Kampanjaa vetää Radiohead-yhtyeen Thom Yorke.
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From: Maan ystävät
Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Politics]
Drought in Senegal
22.02.2008 Insurance can help the poorest to cope with the consequences of global warming, say development experts. Paying small premiums than raising money after disasters is a better way to minimise damage. Insurance managers however say the frequency of droughts and floods can weaken such claims.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Aid] [Emergency relief]
Image: Drought in Senegal
Climate change is going to affect the price and availability of food for many people worldwide.
21.02.2008 Concerned Americans are adding their voices to a new campaign urging presidential candidates to not only address climate change, but to provide specifics -- including how they plan to help developing nations cope with human-caused climate change.
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From: Friends of the Earth International, Oxfam America, Jubilee USA Network, ActionAid International USA
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Politics] [Activism]
Image: Climate change is going to affect the price and availability of food for many people worldwide. © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Campaign Against Climate Change
21.02.2008 Demands for humanitarian assistance will grow significantly, and the biggest cause is likely to be climate change rather than wars and internal conflicts. The poor may need insurance to deal with humanitarian needs arising from climate change, experts say.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related topics/regions: [Poverty]
Image: Campaign Against Climate Change
Chao Phraya -joen matkustajasatamissa tarvitaan yhä useammin korotettuja kulkusiltoja.
21.02.2008 Maailman suurista rannikkokaupungeista Bangkok tulee olemaan yksi ensimmäisistä ilmastonmuutoksen uhreista. Thaimaan päättäjät ovat vähitellen heräämässä veden pinnan nousun vaaraan.
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From: Ulkoministeriö
Related topics/regions: [Thailand]
Image: Chao Phraya -joen matkustajasatamissa tarvitaan yhä useammin korotettuja kulkusiltoja. © Timo Kuronen
20.02.2008 Even after three months of Cyclone Sidr hitting Bangladesh, some 1.3 million affected people are living under plastic sheeting, tarpaulins and other basic shelters exposing them to the approaching monsoon rains. Oxfam says that it is vital that the government and the international community urgently devise a better plan.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Emergency relief] [Shelter & housing]
18.02.2008 Kansainvälisen kaupunkifoorumin tähtipuhujat Jeremy Rifkin ja Vandana Shiva korostivat paikallisten ratkaisujen ja eriarvoisuuden vähentämisen merkitystä ilmastonmuutoksen torjunnassa.
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From: OneWorld España
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Per un'energia pulita - da La nuova ecologia
18.02.2008 Per il terzo anniversario del Protocollo di Kyoto, Legambiente si è data appuntamento sabato scorso a Saline Joniche (Reggio Calabria) per la 'Giornata annuale di mobilitazione nazionale contro l’uso del carbone nelle centrali termoelettriche'. E nel suo dossier "No al carbone" riporta come le centrali a carbone italiane nel 2006 hanno emesso 42,2 milioni di tonnellate di CO2, il 30% delle emissioni del settore termoelettrico, per produrre solo il 14% dell'elettricità' nazionale. Da sabato scorso gli "elettricisti verdi" di Greenpeace stanno sostituendo lampadine incandescenti con lampadine a risparmio energetico: l'attività fa parte della campagna "Bando alle Incandescenti", lanciata lo scorso ottobre da Greenpeace per chiedere alle maggiori catene della grande distribuzione di rimuovere dai propri scaffali le lampade nemiche del clima. Il governo italiano ha già messo al bando le incandescenti a partire dal 2011.
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Related topics/regions: [Corporations] [Environmental activism] [Pollution] [Renewable energy]
Image: Per un'energia pulita - da La nuova ecologia
18.02.2008 Thirteen spirited Nepali women will make the bold journey to Mount Everest this spring. Backed by the United Nations, these women will draw attention to the impact of climate change on the Himalayas, and hope that their effort will inspire other women across Nepal to follow their dreams.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Nepal] [Gender] [United Nations]
15.02.2008 The carbon market makes good business and moral sense, said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a recent gathering of global business leaders at New York. He also called for investment in technological innovations to make possible the transition to a green economy.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Business] [United Nations]
15.02.2008 Intialaisten kansalaisjärjestöjen mukaan suunnanmuutosta tarvitaan erityisesti rikkaissa maissa, jotka ovat vastuussa suurimmista päästöistä ja myös ekologisesti kestämättömästä maailmantalouden järjestyksestä.
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From: Maan ystävät
Related topics/regions: [India] [Civil society]
Image: © Shivani Chaudhry
Are polluting power plants' days numbered?
07.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 7 (OneWorld) - Environmental campaigners scored a major victory this week as some of the nation's top banks agreed to link energy sector investment with initiatives to combat climate change.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Energy] [Business] [Credit and investment] [Finance] [Atmosphere] [Pollution]
Image: Are polluting power plants' days numbered? © Center for Global Development
Making rice climate proof?
07.02.2008 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$ 19 million grant to develop rice varieties that can withstand the effects of climate change. The money will benefit nearly half a million farmers in Africa and Asia who depend on rain fed agriculture for their livelihoods.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Agriculture] [Aid] [Food] [Science]
Image: Making rice climate proof? © ActionAid UK
Food security will be endangered
07.02.2008 Impoverished regions of South Asia will be hit first and hardest by climate change, along with southern Africa, say scientists. Under the circumstances the best strategy for agriculture is diversity not monocultures. Solutions from outside are unlikely to work so there will be a need for localised approach.
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Related topics/regions: [Agriculture] [Food] [Environment]
Image: Food security will be endangered © People & the Planet
05.02.2008 Kecaman keras dilayangkan oleh sejumlah kelompok konservasi sehubungan dengan rencana konversi hutan alam Taman Nasional Bukit Tigapuluh di Riau dan Jambi untuk memenuhi kebutuhan industri pulp dan kertas. Realisasi aktivitas tersebut akan cepat menghilangkan tutupan hutan sebagai ekosistem habitat hidup yang tersisa dari harimau, gajah, dan orangutan Sumatera.
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Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Environment] [Biodiversity] [Environmental activism] [Forests] [Pollution]
04.02.2008 Direktur Eksekutif Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (Walhi) Sumut, Job Purba, mendesak pihak-pihak yang melakukan perusakan terhadap lingkungan harus dihukum berat. Sebab, selain merusak ekosistem, mereka juga telah dari itu melanggar hak-hak rakyat untuk hidup layak.
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Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Environment] [Biodiversity] [Environmental activism]
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