ROME, Jun 7, 2012 (IPS) – While governments make a last desperate attempt to agree on a plan of action for next week’s Rio+20 summit on sustainable development – including plans on the transition to a green economy and a set of sustainable development goals – the real economy is already turning green, according to Italy’s minister of environment, Corrado Clini.
VERAPAZ, El Salvador, Jun 6, 2012 (IPS) – Amanda Menjívar is moved by the sight of the 16 sewing machines donated to help a group of local women set up a sewing centre to get over the devastating effects of the disaster caused by Hurricane Ida in the Salvadoran town of Verapaz.
Deforestation causing loss of habitat across the region, as vulture numbers decline in Africa and long-tailed ducks disappear from Europe
ROSEAU, Dominica, Jun 6, 2012 (IPS) – It has been dubbed the “Nature Isle” of the Caribbean, its craggy and dense rain forests, usually covered with fog, bearing testament to how cool temperatures can be here.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has signed a law introducing binding targets on climate change.
A number of geologically and ecologically complex sites could allow species to weather global warming
The rules of business must be changed if the planet is to be saved, says Pavan Sukhdev.
Ministers must send clear signals that they believe in new forms of green technology if they want companies to invest in them, a think tank has said.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 KPBS – By Steve Milne, California Capitol Network The average California prisoner released in 2009 served 2.9 years in custody, 50 percent longer than the average offender released in 1990. “The cost to California …
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) postponed the implementation of rules on disabled access to commercial swimming pools under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)….
