S Africa losing battle to stem shellfish poaching
Large criminal gangs are cashing in on the illegal trade in abalone, a shellfish prized as a delicacy by the Chinese. Abalone has become the object of a vicious coastal war between the South African authorities and gangs of increasingly bold poachers and smugglers.
7 rare black rhinos killed in Tanzania
United States and African wildlife experts are investigating the mysterious deaths of 7 of the 17 rare black rhinoceroses living in a Tanzanian wildlife sanctuary, an official said.
Developing countries' share of world population rising
Developing nations will account for a vast and growing majority of the global population in 2050, while industrial countries will stay about the same size, UN demographers reported on Tuesday. The world's population, which stood at 6.1 billion in mid-2000, will likely reach 9.3 billion in 2050, although it could …
Rajasthan tops in solar power projects
Rajasthan has bagged the first position in achieving the targets of solar rural electrification this year. The Union Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources had allotted 5,000 solar homes lighting systems of rural areas in the State for the current financial year - which was the highest target among all States.
Bush weighs curbs on carbon dioxide
Calling global warming "a real phenomenon" the Environmental Protection Agency chief, Christe Whitman has said the Bush Administration is considering limits on carbon dioxide emissions as part of a broader anti-pollution strategy.
Tobacco terror pictures for cigarette packs
Graphic pictures illustrating rotting teeth and gangrenous limbs could be emblazoned on cigarette packs after EU governments and members of parliament reached agreement on sweeping anti-smoking measures. The EU's tobacco directive, which sets out requirements for statuary health warnings, will transform the way cigarettes are sold across the nation's 15 …
Schroder accuses Bavaria over 'farm mess'
Gerhard Schroder, Germany's Social Democratic Chancellor, accused conservative-ruled Bavaria of massive negligence in the biggest escalation in political differences over farm policy since the outbreak of BSE, or mad cow disease last year.
Mountains of waste : Nepals seeks solution
Nepal will try to deter foreign climbers from leaving garbage on its mountains by extending to all its peaks a levy now collected only in the region around Mount Everest, a Tourism Ministry Official said.
Environmentalists seek to save new Calif. nat' monument
Several big environmental groups launched a drive on Tuesday to save California's newly-established Giant Sequoia National Monument, saying a lawsuit seeking to dismantle it would spell disaster for the world's oldest and largest trees. In papers filed in District Court in Washington D.C., the Sierra Club, the Earthjustice Legal Defense …
Many Mozambicans refuse to flee flood
Relief officials said that they were forcing rural Mozambicans to evacuate their homes ahead of rising floodwaters that have killed 62 people and left more than 81,000 homeless.