May 18, 2012

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France’s Low-Carbon Vehicles

With 15,000 units, France’s fleet of electric passenger and lightweight-utility vehicles is the largest in Europe. With pure electric cars set to account for 20% of new vehicles from 2020, France is one of the front-runners in the global low-carbon vehicle sector. David Appia, Chairman and CEO of the Invest in France Agency (IFA), states, [...]

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Vedanta mine appeal adjourned

One of the world’s most controversial mines is back in the spotlight after hundreds protested against renewed efforts to mine India’s Niyamgiri Hills. Dongria Kondh and Niyamgiri supporters held their own ‘public hearing’ in Orissa state, where they restated their resolve not to allow mining on their sacred mountain. The meeting coincided with a Supreme [...]

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Need for monitoring, evaluation tradition in Africa

Pretoria- A monitoring and evaluation tradition needs to emerge in Africa, which will be sensitive to the continent’s changing environment and…
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Govt recognises the importance of aquaculture

Pretoria- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, says government recognises the importance of aquaculture and the role…
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Climate Change Dogma

Scientists Angry over Climate Change Dogma Following the resignation of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Ivar Glaever from the American Physical Society because of its insistence that the evidence of human-caused global warming is “incontrovertible”, 16 eminent scientists have published an attack on “the oft-repeated claim that nearly all scientists demand that something be done to stop [...]

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Genocide risk in Brazil

Calls are growing to stop ‘a real situation of genocide’ inside Brazil’s Amazon, as the UN marks International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Experts warn Brazil’s Awá tribe will face extinction unless more is done to protect their land rights, which are being abused by illegal loggers and cattle ranchers. The UN wants [...]

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Ethiopia mass evictions plan

Ethiopian authorities have inadvertently revealed the existence of highly ambitious plans to resettle Lower Omo Valley tribes who stand in the way of a massive plantations scheme. The map was included in an internal report by the country’s Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA), into the environmental impact of planned sugarcane plantations in the Omo. Leaked to [...]

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More rhino poachers to be arrested

Skukuza – The Kruger National Park expects to make more arrests related to rhino poaching in the world renowned reserve.

A former police officer and…
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Ireland Year In Review

The quality of Ireland‘s environment is central to our economic recovery, to the creation of jobs, and to the health and well-being of the nation according to Laura Burke, EPA Director General, speaking at the release of the EPA’s Review of 2011. Laura Burke was appointed Director General in November 2011.  A priority for the [...]

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Pandor visits Jonkershoek Research site

Pretoria – The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) observatory in Jonkershoek is proof of how several organisations can work…
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