by Ben Block on November 20, 2009
Without Senate leadership on climate change, U.S. negotiators will not likely approve legally
binding emission reductions in Copenhagen,
Denmark, next
month.
by Ben Block on November 17, 2009 Norway announced last week a $30
million commitment to help Guyana implement an avoided deforestation
plan. Guyana, a heavily forested country, is unique among recipients
of deforestation-related carbon funding.
by Ben Block on November 10, 2009 The United States, Canada, and Mexico
agreed to establish an intergovernmental committee to exchange
research and approaches for management of land, marine, and
coastal wilderness areas.
by Ben Block on November 9, 2009 Farmers in West Africa are planting
tree species among row crops to improve soil quality, helping to help
lower malnutrition, especially in drought-prone Niger.
by Ben Block on November 3, 2009
The 2009 update of the Red List of Threatened Species
announced that 17,291 species are threatened with extinction, and an additional
11 species are extinct outside of captivity.
by Ben Block on November 2, 2009
Participants in a unique twist on a Halloween tradition
sought to raise awareness about the prevalence of child labor on West African
cocoa farms.
by Ben Block on October 29, 2009
A proposed 250-kilometer corridor between Brazil and Peru may improve local economies,
but at the risk of imperiling already-threatened ecosystems and indigenous
communities.
by Anna da Costa on October 28, 2009
A high-level technology summit
in Delhi made progress on several key issues
that will confront governments at the international climate negotiations in December.
by Ben Block on October 26, 2009
The latest Pew survey finds that fewer U.S.
residents consider climate change to be a "serious" threat, compared to
previous surveys. The results suggest that those who disseminate climate science are losing ground, analysts said.
by Ben Block on October 23, 2009
An international scientific review committee ruled that
endosulfan, a widely used pesticide, should be classified as a persistent
organic pollutant (POP).
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