Deforestation

The Challenge In Copenhagen: Reshaping The World

Success At Copenhagen Climate Summit Means Reshaping The World As We Know It (AP) AMSTERDAM (AP) - Next month's climate summit in Copenhagen seeks to transform the way we run the planet, from the generation of energy, to the...

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Madagascar's lemurs in trouble

Its endless virgin forests have been decimated and Madagascar has been left paralyzed and lawless in the wake of a coup this year — perfect conditions for the pillaging of the lemurs' remaining habitat.

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GLOBAL: A humanitarian's guide to Copenhagen

JOHANNESBURG, 24 November 2009 (IRIN) - The humanitarian aid community will not only be keeping tabs on the conversations about "who will cut how much [greenhouse gas emissions]" at the United Nations Climate Change Conference...

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Green redemption

The world saved the bankers. Now it is time for the bankers to return the favour DEPENDING on how you view it, climate change is either the biggest problem mankind faces or its greatest financial opportunity. For example,...

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EU demands that Copenhagen Conference result in rapid action for rainforests

Stockholm, 25 November, (Asiantribune.com): The EU wants a Copenhagen agreement to contain rapid action for adaptation measures and against deforestation. This was the message presented by Swedish Minister for the Environment...

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Amazon forest schemes await strong climate pact

By Stuart Grudgings BOA FRENTE, Brazil (Reuters) - Strangers have been fishing in his village's lake and Quadro is on a two-hour ride to recruit help from the nearest police post in Brazil's vast Amazon forest. His tiny...

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Guyana's President gets kudos from Prince Charles

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 23, 2009 - Britain's Prince Charles has praised Guyana's President for taking the lead in combating climate change by dedicating Guyana's entire forests to the cause. The meeting, held a few weeks...

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Opinion: Deforestation deceit reflects badly on environmental campaigners

Mark Poynter Reportedly an increasing proportion of Australians are not convinced that human activities are primarily responsible for global warming. This was brought home recently when the Wilderness Society (TWS) launched its...

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Climate goal needs "more than technology" -Shell

Action to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius is beyond simply inventing new, low-carbon technologies and depends on wider changes to behaviour and the way communities are built, said a Royal Dutch Shell executive.

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Indonesia, UN sign program to tackle deforestation, climate change

JAKARTA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and the United Nations' agencies on Monday signed the UN-REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) program, just in time for the...

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