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Thursday, November 5, 2026
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DEVELOPMENT: Polio on the Brink of Elimination
A final assault to eradicate polio, an infectious disease that paralyses children, is underway with the goal of halting transmission of the disease by the end of 2004.SIERRA LEONE: Global Aid Needed to Make Diamond Trade Sparkle
Sierra Leone's 'blood' diamonds could be transformed into 'development' gems if the international community provides a helping hand, says a report released Thursday.AGRICULTURE: Will Global Rules for GMOs Be Too Late?
As activists celebrated the emergence of a strong Biosafety Protocol to control genetically-engineered organisms (GEO) last month, U.S. scientists reported that contamination of GEOs is spreading and might be impossible to stop.Experts Back Pentagon Warning on Climate
Abrupt climate change, which could trigger catastrophes such as a decline of temperatures in Europe to Siberian levels, is indeed possible, scientists told Tierramérica.ENVIRONMENT: Bio-Pirates to Lose Patent Plank, States Pledge
Patent protection of bio-piracy might be ending after states at a global meeting agreed to work toward an international regime that will spell out who can access and benefit from the world's biodiversity./UPDATE/SCIENCE: Secretive Pentagon Forecasts Climate Wars
Growing scientific evidence of faster than imagined climate change means the United States needs to begin planning how to repel waves of hungry environmental refugees from Mexico, South America and the Caribbean, according to a Pentagon report.ENVIRONMENT: Bio-Pirates of the Antarctic
Antarctic bio-prospectors are acting like bio-pirates, plundering the continent's biological treasures before global measures to control its biodiversity can be put in place, experts warn in a United Nations University report released Monday.DEVELOPMENT: ‘Nano Divide’ No Small Matter
Research in nanotechnology is thriving in developing countries but high-profile criticism of the new process from the likes of Prince Charles and Greenpeace will hurt investment, and threatens to create a "nano divide" between rich and poor countries, says a new report.DEVELOPMENT: ‘Nano Divide’ No Small Matter
Research in nanotechnology is thriving in developing countries but high-profile criticism of the new process from the likes of Prince Charles and Greenpeace will hurt investment, and threatens to create a "nano divide" between rich and poor countries, says a new report./ARTS WEEKLY/FILM: Corporations Need Treatment, Documentary Argues
Corporations are not only the most powerful institutions in the world, they are also psychopathic, a new Canadian documentary on globalisation elegantly argues.AGRICULTURE: Canadian Farmer to Face Monsanto in Court
The future of world agriculture and countries' ability to protect their biodiversity is on the line in a final legal battle next week between Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser and agri-business giant Monsanto.ENVIRONMENT: UK Rises Above U.S. to Tackle Climate Change
The recent critique of U.S. climate-change policies by UK Chief Scientific Advisor Sir David King is a reminder of how differently the two nations approach the issue of global warming.POLITICS: Is Canada’s Pension Fund Violating Landmine Treaty?
Anti-war activists say Canada's national pension fund might be violating the global Mine Ban Treaty that Ottawa championed by investing in U.S. arms makers that have manufactured landmines.ENVIRONMENT: World’s Woes Need More, Not Bigger Answers – Report
Despite the troubles surrounding the Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse gas emissions, scientists are "guardedly optimistic" about humankind's ability to manage such critical common resources as the oceans and the climate, according to a new report.RIGHTS: Deepening Inequality Threatens World Security – UN Report
Social, economic and human rights in the South are being undermined by the growing power of the global marketplace, and the eroding ability of national governments to protect citizens from market fluctuations, according to a new analysis from the United Nations University (UNU).SCIENCE: Experts Discount Generic Fix For Global Warming
The failure or success of the embattled Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions should not sway countries in the South from developing their own, more appropriate agreements, according to a new report.AGRICULTURE: Small Farmers Lead Way in Preserving Soil
Scientists and development experts are starting to recognise that traditional farming practices play a major role in preserving tropical soils - the world's richest - which in turn enhances food security.AGRICULTURE: Small Farmers Lead Way in Preserving Soil
Scientists and development experts are starting to recognise that traditional farming practices play a major role in preserving tropical soils - the world's richest - which in turn enhances food security.
No Green in Trade Treaty of the Americas
The environment is notably absent from the negotiations of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The costs of this omission could be enormous, but analysts say there is little chance that effective "green clauses" will be included in the hemisphere-wide treaty.FINANCE: Groups Fear Canadian Funding for Romanian Mine
The World Bank's refusal to help fund a Canadian company's controversial development of a huge open pit gold mine in Romania has raised concerns the Canadian government will step in with money.MEDIA: Guatemalan Wins Press Freedom Award
A Guatemalan journalist awarded an international press freedom prize Thursday says the recognition will not change things in his country but might empower others to "reveal the truth".« Previous Page — Next Page »
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