Green sands
Ancient Sahara was wetter and wilder before. Changes in vegetation have played a role in transforming its climate
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Doubts cloud desertification convention
Developing nations fear that the lack of a proper financial mechanism may hinder the world in its battle against desertiflcation
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Weathering El Nino
A warm Pacific current that is the cause of much human misery appears to be brewing again
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CLP India and Suzlon enter into a Joint Venture for the Veltoor solar project in Telangana
<p>· Joint venture to mark CLP India’s entry into the solar energy sector</p> <p> </p> <p>·
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Carbon, carbon everywhere
The origin of greenhouse gas emissions is an important issue in relation to the need for devising policy options to minimise potential global climate change and its impacts. The best known of the
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Blame it on the Raj?
IN RECENT years, ecology has emerged as a major research topic and its historical aspect is being keenly analysed. The period between the 17th century to the early 20th century, when most of the
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Steering out of gas
A global oil crisis is just a decade away, warn geologists
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Climate change, sustainable development and security are coming together, and Asia must drive the post-2015 global agenda and global goals
<p><em>Redistribution has been kept out of the agenda of the United Nations, and a new global agenda, goals and rules to share responsibility and prosperity can lead to a new world </em></p>
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Africa is heading for trouble
The founding president of African Academy of Science, <font class='UCASE'><font color=red><b>Thomas R Odhiambo</b></font></font> , has been working to evolve a framework necessary for stimulating technological development and environmental protection i
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More or less equal
God made all humans equal, but some are more equal than others when it comes to consuming the world's resources
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Oil that glitters
Petroleum fuels the engines of the global economy. So there is never enough of it. Oil politics dictates international relations
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A logjam in the making
Lack of enthusiasm marks the preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development
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Ozone omens
The hole in the ozone shield is growing faster than ever, warns a recent report
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North deserts initiative on desertification
Africa's success at Rio summit in securing international support for a proposed desertification convention seems to be short lived as Northern governments show reluctance to provide funds.
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"The DANGER to FORESTS is not over"
The subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UN FCCC met from June 2 12 1998 in Bonn, Germany. A good part of the deliberations was spent in addressing the issue of land use change and forestry LUCF , and their tre
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No screen presence
One good <font class='UCASE'>tv</font> programme on Amazonian rainforests can force politicians to take action just as much as <font class='UCASE'>tv</font> can force them to protect Kosovars
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A stand-alone goal for sustainable consumption and production must break new record: the zero draft does not focus on consumption patterns
<p style="margin-left:2.85pt;"><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/msanwal_blog.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 117px;" /></p> <p style="margin-left:2.85pt;">The
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The pope supports the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, stresses social and justice concerns
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/mukul_blog.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 117px; margin: 10px; float: left;" />The Pope has said he hopes the document,
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Short news
>> Following recent deaths at mines in South Africa, the region's biggest mining union the National Union of Mineworkers has warned it will go on strike unless companies focus on workers' safety. The
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Time to wake up
The demand for water and energy is likely to increase at a geometrical rate in the coming years. What are the policy options for a better management of these resources?