Full coverage: Environment

03.07.2007 WASHINGTON, Jul 3 (OneWorld) - The growth of cities will be the single largest influence on human society in the 21st century, according to a new United Nations report, which argues that urbanization can be a much more powerful force for positive change than many currently believe.

02.07.2007 Amerikkalaisomisteisen luksuslomakseskuksen aikeet rakentaa massiivinen venesatama Puerto Jiménezin rannikkokaupunkiin on saanut Osan niemimaan asukkaat ja ympäristöaktivistit nousemaan barrikaadeille. Satama on hankkeen vastustajien mielestä räikeä esimerkki turismin harjoittamisesta herkän luonnon kustannuksella.

02.07.2007 The Supreme court of India has allowed the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to subsidise five waste-to-energy plants. But concerned environmental groups feel that the government is taking this decision of the apex court as an approval for all waste-to-energy technologies.

02.07.2007 Many groups have protested against Coca-Cola at the New World Of Coke museum in Atlanta, USA, over the company's abuse of human rights and environment. The campaign was endorsed by a large number of groups participating in the US Social Forum.