Full coverage: Environment

13.06.2006 In developing countries like India, climate change could represent an additional stress on ecological and socioeconomic systems which are already facing tremendous pressures due to rapid urbanization, industrialization and economic development.

13.06.2006 India hopes to complete digital mapping of around 70 percent of the country in a year, leading to leveraging data assets for multi-functions like traffic management and infrastructure development.

13.06.2006 A multi-stakeholder process to derive a Planted Forests Code has been underway since January 2005, to detail a framework of guiding principles and implementation considerations to balance the social, cultural, environmental and economic dimensions of planted forests development.

12.06.2006 UNDP Kosovo will start a new environment project in the city of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica tackling environment and multiethnic issues, UNDP office in Kosovo announced on Monday 5 of June the World Environment day.

12.06.2006 A large volume of rainfall data from various locations and an Australian Rainman software package enabled scientists at the Department of Agricultural Meteorology at the Directorate of Soil and Crop Management Studies at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University to put together the seasonal rainfall forecast for the South West Monsoon.

09.06.2006 En el año 2003 una veintena de destacados científicos de siete países formaron el Grupo de Ciencia Independiente (Independent Science Panel) (http://www.indsp.org/). Esta agrupación presentó un detallado informe sobre los productos transgénicos en el que sostienen que "Los peligros más graves de la ingeniería genética son inherentes al proceso mismo".

09.06.2006 Programi për Zhvillim i Kombeve të Bashkuara në Kosovë (UNDP) do të filloi një projekt të ri mjedisor në qytetin e Mitrovicës i cili do të merret me çështjet mjedisore dhe shumetnike, ka bërë të ditur zyra e UNDP-së në Kosovë të hënën më 5 qershor në Ditën Ndërkombëtare të Mjedisit.

09.06.2006 In pursuit of its commitment to combat desert encroachment, an NGO - Fight Against Desert Encroachment (FADE) has established three projects in Makoda Local Government Area of Kano State.

09.06.2006 Emphasising that all citizens have a right to a clean environment, Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam expressed alarm that the poor were increasingly becoming victims of environmental abuse and degradation.

09.06.2006 Tejus Crisis and Trauma Foundation, a non-governmental organisation of Bangalore, has launched "Prerana," a disaster management initiative. The objectives will be to prevent disasters, offer rescue services, train citizens to handle natural calamities and help others in times of need such as a major fire or floods. Citizens with training would be able to help the fire services or home guards during emergency.

08.06.2006 Tejus Crisis and Trauma Foundation, a non-governmental organisation of Bangalore, has launched "Prerana," a disaster management initiative.

08.06.2006 Women in southern Sri Lanka, who were affected by the tsunami, have started a programme of recycling garbage so that some of the women can sort out the garbage and earn a living. With Oxfam GB's help, this compost and garbage-recycling programme has been extended to nearly 1,500 households.

08.06.2006 As experts concede that there are gaps in their knowledge of the role played by wild migratory birds in the spread of bird flu to over 50 countries in 3 continents, the Food and Agriculture Organisation proposes a plan to track their migratory patterns and monitor the spread of the disease.

08.06.2006 Gertrude from Shinyanga in Tanzania used the latest technology to tackle an age old problem – and cut through months of delay and frustration.

08.06.2006 A sweet shop owner in Indore has launched a Short Message Service (SMS) campaign to save water, being concerned about scarcity of water in Madhya Pradesh, India. "Sir, kindly save water for a safe future," says the SMS doing the rounds.

07.06.2006 Entrevista con sacerdote Andrés Tamayo. Desde hace varios años el sacerdote católico Andrés Tamayo lidera una batalla para proteger los bosques de Honduras.

07.06.2006 USAID is the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms.

07.06.2006 Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based environmental NGO, seeks your help to create a public online database of urban rainwater harvesting systems (URWH) implemented across the country over the past few years.

06.06.2006 El pasado 31 de mayo, el Movimiento Ambientalista de Olancho (MAO) y el Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL) solicitaron a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) medidas urgentes de protección para garantizar la vida, la integridad y la libertad personal de integrantes del MAO.

06.06.2006 Me rastin e Ditës Ndërkombëtare të Mbrojtjes së Mjedisit, Qendra e Shtypit lëshoi në përdorim faqen e saj të internetit, www.alertonline.org/press . Aktivitetet e vazhdueshme të kësaj OJQ-je synojnë të forcojnë gazetarinë mjedisore, e cila zë një vend kryesor në procesin e rritjes së informimit dhe mirëkuptimit të problemeve mjedisore tek publiku, si dhe të asistojë në gjetjen e burimeve të informacionit mbi mjedisin.