Finding a new way to fund the full participation of northern indigenous groups with Permanent Participant status at the Arctic Council in all of the organizations working groups and activities should be a top priority when Canada takes the chair of the influential inter-governmental organization next year. Excerpt from: Secure, sustainable funding for Indigenous participation in Arctic Council...
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IPS U.N. Bureau Chief Thalif Deen Interviews BRANISLAV GOSOVIC, author and former staffer on the Brundtland Commission on Environment Read the original post: Q&A North-South Divide Looms Heavily Over Rio+20 Summit
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Radioactive material from the Fukushima nuclear accident is being transported across the Pacific Ocean by migratory fish, according to a new report. Here is the original post: Japanese tuna trace radioactive path
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SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic - An elusive songbird that wings its way each year from austere mountaintops of the northeastern U.S. to the steamy forests of the Caribbean has inspired the creation of what conservationists hope will be a new model for nature reserves in a country that has long struggled with deforestation. View post: Saving...
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NAIROBI - The Kenyan government is in the process of drafting a policy to regulate the use of herbal and other medicines prescribed by traditional healers. Read more: Kenya Considers Policy to Regulate Traditional Medicines
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OK: NRA-Backed Suppressor Bill Becomes Law Follow this link: OK: NRA-Backed Suppressor Bill Becomes Law
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29 May 2012 - Asia-Pacific nations must adopt low carbon policies to reduce poverty and sustain their economic growth, according to a United Nations roadmap launched today, which puts forward a series of strategies to help developing countries in the region deal with shrinking natural resources and climate change and drive sustainable development. Read more: Asia-Pacific region must...
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Climate change may have a more unpredictable effect on the distribution of cold-blooded animals than scientists had previously thought, a new analysis shows. Read more from the original source: Cold-blooded climate change surprise
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Tropical dams emit considerably more greenhouse gas emissions than their temperate counterparts yet are being treated as a solution to climate change, warns a report published in Nature Climate Change. See original here: Tropical dams are a false solution to climate change
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UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 25, 2012 (IPS) - Climate-heating carbon emissions set a record high in 2011, in a 3.2 percent increase over the previous year, the International Energy Agency reported this week. Read more here: Global Temperatures Rising on a Devastating Trajectory
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