International Business Times: oncern over climate change has taken a back seat to economic concerns in developed nations, a recent poll indicates. The economy concerns and more immediate environmental issues, such as air and water pollution, water shortages, waste disposal and use of pesticides, have edged out climate change concerns among Internet users worldwide polld by Nielsen. Photo: Wim Hof

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Jose Domingo Guariglia interviews MICHAEL RENNER, of Worldwatch Institute. IPS: As the United Nations readies for a major international conference on sustainable development next June in Brazil, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are preparing to play a key role in the run-up to the summit meeting and are preparing a plan of action to be adopted by

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Economic Times: The BASIC quartet – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – have sent out the message that agreeing on the second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol is “the central priority “for the year-end climate change meet at Durban, South Africa. At the recent BASIC ministerial meet at Inhotim in Brazil, the quartet

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Times of India: Climate change will adversely affect the impact of pests, diseases and weeds. In addition the quality of grains and nutrient-use ability may be seriously affected. While some crops may benefit from the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere, overall impact will be negative. The views were expressed by father of

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IAS-Current Science: The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India (GOI) has been asked to identify ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) along the Western Ghats, and to suggest how to manage them. The concept of ESAs has been extensively discussed in the literature. Several ESAs have been

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The battle for resources is growing fiercer across the globe, driven by rising demand coupled with rapidly dwindling sources. Businesses will need to take a long-term view by securing their future sources of supply and shifting to next-generation fuels and alternative energy sources. Seeking out creative ways to transform waste into profit and satisfying the

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PIB: The Government has recently assessed the special needs of hilly areas in the North-East Region with respect to climate change adaptation. This assessment titled “Indian Network of Climate Change Assessment (INCCA): Climate Change and India: A 4×4 Assessment-A Regional and Sectoral Analysis for 2030s” by Ministry of Environment, Government of India has projected rise

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   Dense Forest (ha) Open forest (ha) Total area (ha) Ha 3652 4554 8379 total current carbon stock in tCO2 373634 116470 490014 gross estimate CO2 emissions/ha of 5.6% forest loss p.a. in tCO2 20924 6522 27446 estimated reduction in CO2 emissions p.a. through ‘rural poor’ mitigation work in tCO2 12544 7104 19648 leakage (10%)

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