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ENVIRONMENT: European Activists Against Economic Growth
The global environmental crisis requires replacing the existing capitalist model of production with one that promotes "selective degrowth" of the economy and the restricted and responsible exploitation of natural resources, according to European experts and activists.CLIMATE CHANGE: All Eyes on Cochabamba Meet
International negotiations towards a new regime on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, responsible for global warming, are as deadlocked today as they were last December at the Copenhagen climate summit.
ENVIRONMENT-NIGER: French State-Owned Company “Poisoning” Poor
Recent research by Greenpeace suggests that French state-owned company Areva’s public claims of decontamination of populated areas near uranium mines in Niger are false. High radio-activity persists in towns and rural areas near the mines, affecting some 80,000 people.
European Activists Against Economic Growth
They are economists, sociologists, political scientists and environmentalists from Europe, and they're criticizing current efforts for "sustainable development." They are calling for renouncing "uncontrolled consumerism" and implementing policies for "degrowth."
BIODIVERSITY-EUROPE: Sturgeons Return to the Danube
A century ago, when the Danube was still blue, it teemed with beluga sturgeon, as did the Rhine with salmon. But industrialisation and the construction of canals and dams have destroyed the habitat of both species of fish.Sturgeons Return to the Danube
A program involving experts and officials from eight European countries is working to repopulate the iconic Danube with the endangered beluga sturgeon.AFRICA: Illegal Fishing in Guinea’s Waters “Worst in the World”
Rampant illegal fishing is hitting some of the poorest West African countries the hardest as this practice is globally most rife in the east central Atlantic Ocean area, which covers the territorial waters of some 15 African countries from Morocco and Mauritania in the north to Angola in the south.EUROPE: Economists Blame Germany for Mediterranean Crisis
Germany’s obsession with maintaining a trade surplus, in line with its mercantilist traditions, is one cause for the severe economic crisis that has gripped several Euro-Mediterranean countries, say economists.RIGHTS-GERMANY: ‘Catholic Church Protects Paedophile Priests’
The Catholic Church has for decades protected paedophile priests and clerics who sexually abused children from judiciary prosecution, according to German theologians, law experts, and internal church documents.EUROPE: Tax Evasion Rampant Despite Treaties With Tax Havens
New cases of tax evasion in several European countries are showing the limits of the informal agreements reached between the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and tax havens such as Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.ECONOMY-EUROPE: Fear of Mediterranean Contagion Grows
The deep economic, fiscal, and trade crises of several Mediterranean countries in the euro zone that is threatening monetary stability in Europe with the possibility of contagion spreading to developing countries, say studies.
Q&A: The Two Faces of Agriculture
The challenge of the 21st century is to transform agriculture into a good administrator of biodiversity and reverse its destructive capacity, without restricting its mission to feed a growing world population, said Achim Steiner, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme.ENERGY: Nuclear Does Not Make Economic Sense Say Studies
The enormous technical and financial risks involved in the construction and operation of new nuclear power plants make them prohibitive for private investors, rebutting the thesis of a renaissance in nuclear energy, say several independent European studies.CLIMATE CHANGE: Amidst Global Warming Coldest Winter in 50 Years
It was probably an irony that Europe's coldest winter in 50 years coincided with the U.N. climate change summit in Copenhagen last December, which failed to deliver a treaty to reduce global warming emissions.
The Two Faces of Agriculture
"Farmers can be excellent managers of natural resources and ecosystems," says the UNEP executive director in this exclusive Tierramérica interview.
CLIMATE-GERMANY: Planting the Forest of the Future
Exotic tree seedlings grow next to native species in the southeastern German village of Laufen, at a site where researchers are experimenting with ways to restore forests lost to the effects of global warming.CLIMATE CHANGE: European Firms See Windfall in Renewable Energy
European governments failed to help along an international treaty to stop global warming at the United Nations climate change summit in December, but their engineering and power industries see business opportunities in renewable energy sources and their smart management.
Planting the Future Forest
The urgent need to reforest its national territory has led German officials to search around the world - including the Bolivian Andes - for tree species that are resistant to climate change.BIODIVERSITY: EU Farmers Face Genetic Contamination of Seeds
Biodiversity, already decaying fast as a result of climate change and intensive farming, is under further threat by genetic modification (GM) of seeds, says a leading German ecological activist.EUROPE: Privatised Services Back in Public Hands
After the wave of de-privatisation of water services facilities that started across the world two years ago, municipalities in Europe are now buying back the electricity utilities they sold to private investors in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Wanted – Methane-Free Livestock
At first glance, the Riswick farm is just another modern agricultural facility: in the middle of broad cultivated fields stand recently built barns, similar to so many other farms across Europe.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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