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ADB to Help Combat Land Degradation, Rural Poverty in Western PRC

adb.org     Sep 1, 2008          

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to help reverse land degradation and reduce rural poverty in western Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China...                    

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GIS for Coringa sanctuary

hindu.com     Aug 21, 2008          

Periodic erosion of beaches posing major challenge Coringa home to several protected species of animals KAKINADA: With the Coringa sanctuary facing a real danger of being decimated by heightened industrial activity and human...                    

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Q&A: 'If You Feed the Land, It Will Feed You Back'

ipsnews.net     Aug 19, 2008          

BONN, Aug 19 (IPS) - Luc Gnacadja, who took over as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) last October, is a man with a mission -- a mission that goes beyond explaining that his...                    

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AUSTRALIA: Carbon criminals, forests and climate change

greenleft.org.au     Aug 18, 2008          

It’s easy to get confused about forests and climate change. Deforestation and forest degradation contribute to around 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to the burning of fossil fuels to produce energy. Climate...                    

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Mining To Destruction And Hijacking Their Rights To Submission

freeflux.net     Aug 9, 2008          

Mining To Destruction And Hijacking Their Rights To Submission By Goldy M. George 28 February, 2004www.countercurrents.org Mining industry is an industry where large scale environmental degradation and humanrights violation...                    

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Zimbabwe's Environmental Paradox

alternative-energy-news.info     Aug 4, 2008          

Zimbabwe, which currently faces seemingly intractable social, political and economic problems, also has some of the worst environmental indicators in the world with ecosystems either in decline or under severe threat. The...                    

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Namibia: Focus Turns to Environmental Rehabilitation As Farmers Lose Out

allafrica.com     Aug 1, 2008   3 related          

Posted to the web 1 August 2008 Windhoek Namibia's tourism conservancy areas, although generating sizeable income, have not fully benefited the communities because they are not being run in an economic and sustainable manner....                    

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Lake Victoria Degradation Threatening Livelihoods

allafrica.com     Aug 1, 2008   6 related          

East Africa: Lake Victoria Degradation Threatening Livelihoods Posted to the web 1 August 2008 Kampala A few years ago, Charles Kyagaba used to sell up to 300kg of fresh fish at the Gaba landing site near the Ugandan capital of...                    

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Zimbabwe: A Cry for the Environment

alternative-energy-news.info     Jul 29, 2008          

Zimbabwe, which currently faces seemingly intractable social, political and economic problems, has some of the worst environmental indicators in the world with ecosystems either in decline or under severe threat. Suffice to...                    

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Nigeria: 'Global Food Crisis is Effect of Climate Change'

allafrica.com     Jul 25, 2008   1 related          

Architect Halima Tayo Alao, the Minister of Environment, Housing and Urban Development is a committed community leader who has served Nigeria in several professional and administrative positions before attaining her present...                    

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