Thousands of projects are taking place internationally for World Environment Day (WED), but perhaps none as high as the clean-up operation held some 8,848 metres above sea level on Mount Everest. Media-Newswire.com) – Thousands of projects are taking place internationally for World Environment Day ( WED ), but perhaps none as high as the clean-up

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IANS: India’s top car maker Maruti Suzuki Sunday said that it has joined the ‘green league’ of companies by registering for the clean development mission (CDM) project with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to bring down carbon dioxide emissions. ‘Maruti Suzuki joins the elite — green league — of companies and

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Environmental sustainability has for many years been a major concern for Denmark. Danish Development assistance and all development programmes are analysed for potential environmental impacts, including climate change proofing. In Bangladesh, Denmark is providing support to a number of climate change adaptation initiatives in cooperation with government agencies, NGOs and other international organisations. Climate change

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Pakistan Times: The two day 15th General Assembly of Asia Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development (APPCED) was formally closed here after adopting the Kuala Lumpur declaration on Wednesday. The declaration adopted by over twenty participant countries, acknowledged climate change and its impacts on environmental, economic and social-cultural wellbeing constitute one of the most

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IISD: In his address to the Nansen Conference on Climate Change and Displacement in the 21st Century, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres urged countries to adopt new measures to cope with climate-induced displacement within and across borders. Guterres stressed that “the international community has hitherto lacked the political will to establish effective mechanisms to

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The Vancouver Sun: The United Nations secretary-general has appealed for the world to agree a new deal on climate change, warning that “nature will not wait while we negotiate”. Ban Ki-moon, speaking at the Cancun Climate Conference in Mexico, referred to talks that collapsed in Copenhagen last year, saying that the world could not afford

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Forbes Blog: Global greenhouse gas emissions have risen even faster during the past decade than predicted by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other international agencies. According to alarmist groups, this proves global warming is much worse than previously feared. The increase in emissions “should shock even the most jaded negotiators”

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Hindustan Times: While releasing a comprehensive study conducted by Space Application Centre (SAC) on retreating of Himalayan glaciers, Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday claimed that his stand was vindicated on the controversy on pace of retreating of glaciers. Ramesh quoted the findings of the study which found that 75% glaciers are retreating, 8%

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A recent report titled ‘The Rising Sun’, published by KPMG, indicates that the solar power in India is anticipated to fulfill around 5% to 7% of its power needs by 2021-2022 and will enable the country to cut down its coal imports by more than 30%. However, the government regulatory structure in the country is

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APP: Deputy Chairman of Senate Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali on Tuesday proposed the constitution of a joint parliamentary committee on climate change with representatives of political parties to effectively tackle the subject with its impact on tourism. The Senate Deputy Chairman was presenting a report on ‘Climate Change and Tourism’ at the 15th General

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FIELD has updated its guide for REDD-plus Negotiators – download the new version from www.field.org.uk. The purpose of this guide is to assist developing country negotiators and others who are working on REDD-plus. It is available in English, French and Spanish. This is an updated version of the guide that was released in February 2011.

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Deshgujarat.com: Union minister of state for Environment and Forests(Independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh will be in Ahmedabad today. He will deliver an address at city’s Space Application Centre(ISRO) on “National Wetland Inventory and Assessment Project” and will release Wetland Atlas and discussion paper on snow and glaciers of Himalayas. It should be mentioned that the

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Biodiversity is life and biodiversity is our life. This was the slogan of last year’s 2010 International Year of Biodiversity which culminated with the historic Nagoya biodiversity summit. Last October, thanks to the leadership of Japan, 18,500 participants representing 193 Parties and their partners adopted pted a package of important measures including the Strategic Plan

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Daily Times: Attention needs to be given to the critical and the most challenging current issues of climate dilapidation and forest deforestation, which were posing great threats to human lives, said speakers at a seminar. The seminar, titled “Climate Change and Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)”, was organised by the Punjab Forest Department.

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REDD Monitor: The latest round of UN climate meetings is currently taking place in Bonn, Germany. REDD is on the agenda in several parts of the meeting. Here is REDD-Monitor’s attempt to explain what is on the agenda regarding REDD during the meetings in Bonn over the next two weeks. It will be interesting at

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Agriculture has to become more competitive, efficient, and profitable and develop mechanism to reduce its vulnerability to climate change. Indian farmers, scientists and policy-makers have to address these issues in totality and develop strategies to increase adaptive capacity. Stating this while addressing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee Meeting of Agriculture here today Shri Sharad Pawar, Minister

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Environment News Service: Delegates from 183 countries got down to business at a United Nations preparatory climate change conference in Bonn today. For the next 11 days they will work towards a draft agreement on limiting greenhouse gas emissions that can serve as the basis of negotiations at the annual UN Climate Summit set to

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ICIMOD: The MENRIS Division (Mountain Environment and Natural Resources’ Information System) focuses on technologies and applications related to geographic information and remote sensing systems, and especially application of geoinformation and earth observations in mountain environments. The Division was established with the aim of helping to bridge the data and information gaps related to integrated mountain development in the

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Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) is an important cash crop mainly cultivated in the eastern hilly region of Nepal. In recent years, its production is decreasing rapidly and if it continues, it will lead to many social, economic and environmental problems. The reduction in productivity of this crop is due to the various climate-induced factors

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Bernama: Global tourism stakeholders can play a significant role in addressing climate change if the innovativeness and resources of this sector are fully mobilised and oriented towards mitigating its negative impacts, a Nepalese member of parliament said. Mahalaxmi Upadhyay Dina told delegates to the 15th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and

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