http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/124/ en_GB_uk Canada http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160324/1/ UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (OneWorld) - The Canadian government has drawn fierce condemnation from the world's indigenous communities for its refusal to sign an international document that recognizes native people's right to self-determination. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83563 The significant shifts driven by climate change in the polar regions present new opportunities and pressures for development. These are challenges which demand holistic, integrated responses (PDF briefing). http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83543 This week's closed-door meeting of leaders from Canada, Mexico, and the United States is likely to produce changes that "will favor narrow corporate interests over the public good," write trade analysts Sarah Anderson and Manuel Pérez Rocha. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83339 Last week, scientists presented dire forecasts about the impact of global warming on the Great Lakes. Some dramatic changes are already taking place. From: Green Bay Press Gazette http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83329 A project to plant 15,000 trees across abandoned coal mines in Appalachia will create new homes for forest birds whose numbers are declining due to loss and fragmentation of North American forests. From: American Bird Conservancy http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83090 North American environmental leaders recently issued a report calling for a greater commitment to green buildings in the region, where commercial and residential structures currently consume an average of 30 percent of total energy needs. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/159078/1/ http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/156042/1/ The 10th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol today – which requires industrialised countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least five per cent from the 1990 level – was marked by a warning that the treaty is under threat at the UN climate change negotiations in Bali, Indonesia. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/155952/1/ China was named Good Guy at the UN climate change negotiations in Bali on Friday, Malaysia was condemned to join Saudi Arabia, Japan and Canada in the Bad Guys group and Australia and India were told to make up their mind which category they wanted to be in. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/155824/1/ http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/154709/1/ NEW YORK, Oct 31 (OneWorld) - Traditionally, it's the kids who receive sweets from the elders on Halloween, but that years-old ritual is getting a makeover this year in hundreds of communities across North America. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80812 Innovative service programs in North America, Pakistan, India, and South Africa are helping young people push for the advancement of their communities as well as their own personal development. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80615 The Inuit people's intimate relationship with their environment makes them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, says indigenous activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/153250/1/ http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/153160/1/ UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (OneWorld) - Despite strong objections from the United States and some of its allies, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday calling for the recognition of the world's 370 million indigenous peoples' right to self-determination and control over their lands and resources.