CBD News Headlines - 28 March 2008 |
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A review about Biodiversity in the world
AGRICULTURE AND BIODIVERSITY
Neglect of agriculture cause of poverty, says UN body Global Nation, 28 March 2008 MANILA, Philippines -- Insufficient efforts by the Philippine and other governments in the Asia Pacific region to improve the agriculture sector was the reason the fight against poverty has not gained much in recent years. More: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20080328-127029/Neglect-of-agriculture-cause-of-poverty-says-UN-body
Former EU agriculture commissioner calls for positive GMO policy EurActiv.com, 28 March 2008 New political measures are needed to ensure that global food demand is met in an environmentally sustainable way, said Franz Fischler, who argued in favour of GMO technology to help produce new food crops that meet changing climatic conditions and can be used in biofuel production. More: http://www.euractiv.com/en/environment/eu-agriculture-commissioner-calls-positive-gmo-policy/article-171183
A biofuel policy can be sustainable Guardian (UK), 28 March 2008 The EU's directive will cut emissions and prevent the destruction of rainforests, says Ferran Tarradellas More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/mar/28/biofuels.carbonemissions
Italy to withdraw tainted cheese BBC News, 28 March 2008 The Italian government says it is ready to withdraw from sale the mozzarella cheese linked to dioxin contamination. More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7318391.stm
CLIMATE CHANGE
EU says more momentum needed for UN climate change agreement Forbes, 28 March 2008 BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said more momentum is needed in formal negotiations for a new United Nations (UN) climate change agreement. More: http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/03/28/afx4825903.html
Climate change seen as top risk by European businesses Business Green, 28 March 2008 Almost nine out of 10 European business leaders view climate change as the number one threat when it comes to long term risk assessment, according to a survey of 150 European companies. More: http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2213010/climate-change-number-risk
U.S. West warming faster than rest of world: study Reuters, 28 March 2008 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. West is heating up at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the world and is likely to face more drought conditions in many of its fast-growing cities, an environmental group said on Thursday. More: http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN2728295220080328
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Big-Nosed Antelope Faces Big Crisis National Geographic, 28 March 2008 March 27, 2008—For an odd-looking, big-nosed antelope on the steppes of Central Asia, the threat of extinction is just a whiff away. More: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080327-saiga-picture.html
FOREST BIODIVERSITY
RI reaps $100m in grants for forest protection Jakarta Post, 28 March 2008 The government has reaped US$100 million cash in grants from the international community to implement forest protection projects in Indonesia in an effort to sink below producing a million tons of carbon emissions per year. More: http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20080328.H04&irec=3
Nigeria's forests to disappear by 2020: expert Agence France-Presse, 28 March 2008 KANO (AFP) — Nigeria will lose all of its remaining forests in the next 12 years if the rate of deforestation remains unchecked, an environmental expert warned Thursday. More: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jM-Z4a6gJHbcdxwornY5BJ6lQNjA
GENERAL
Ralentir le déclin de la biodiversité en Afrique Actualitiés News Environnement, 28 March 2008 Ralentir le déclin de la biodiversité en Afrique. Pour ralentir le déclin de la biodiversité en Afrique, la Commission européenne a mis en place un nouvel instrument pour venir secours des espèces sauvages africaines, un système d'information en ligne fondé sur les dernières avancées en matière de technologies par satellite. More: http://www.actualites-news-environnement.com/15191-Ralentir-declin-biodiversite-Afrique.html
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