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Signals India ecological laws being diluted under current govt worrying
2014-12-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NDTV: Former environment minister Jairam Ramesh has said he is worried that ecological laws are being violated under the current government. "If we are going to dismantle the entire edifice of environmental laws and regulations, as this government seems to be doing, then what conviction and credibility will we carry internationally on climate change I don't know," Mr Ramesh told NDTV. Raising his concerns about the TSR Subramanium committee report, which was appointed by the government to have a...
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EPA Committee issues report on ecological restoration.
2014-12-15 14:32:37| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Good Neighbor Environmental Board issued 16th annual report to the president, which examines environmental degradation in US–Mexico border region and recommends actions to protect and restore border environment. Some recommendations include: incorporating low-impact infrastructure design and supporting conservation efforts to avoid resource damage; actively engaging local, state, Tribal, and Mexican government partners; and addressing irrigation, wastewater, and other flow management issues.
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Erosion causing huge economic, ecological loss along Pakistan coasts
2014-11-29 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Pakistan is faced with huge economic and ecological loss due to coastal erosion enhancing urgency for data collection and monitoring of coastal erosion for making informed decisions, said experts during a national consultation workshop, organized by IUCN - Pakistan here on Coastal Erosion in Pakistan. The event, chaired by Syed Mahmood Nasir, Inspector General Forest, and facilitated by Dr Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry was held to seek inputs from relevant stakeholders for the coastal erosion management...
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Australia ranked 13 by WWF for ecological footprint
2014-09-30 02:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Australians require a huge ecological footprint in order to sustain their lifestyles, with just 12 nations in the world using up more arable land and carbon-burning generation, according to new figures. WWFs Living Planet Index, which is conducted once every two years, has found that Australia requires 6.25 global hectares per person per year. A global hectare is a unit which averages out what productive land and ocean, such as cropland, forests and fishing grounds, can generate over the course...
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Huffman warns of economic, ecological damage tied to ocean acidification
2014-06-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Marin News: Job losses, destruction of habitat and the collapse of the shellfish industry is in the offing if steps are not taken to cope with ocean acidification brought about by pollution in the atmosphere, U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman warned Monday. Huffman, D-San Rafael, visited the University of California at Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory to discuss the issue with researchers, business owners and fishermen. "Ocean acidification will have very far-reaching effects on our food web, our economy and our ecosystem."...
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