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 Ottawa (AFP) Oct 15, 2009 
Canadian rivers are at risk from a variety of environmental challenges, including global warming, expanding agriculture, the construction of hydro-electric dams and increased urban consumption of water, a study said Thursday.
Although Canada holds the world's largest freshwater reserves in thousands of lakes and rivers, this could quickly change as demands for water increase exponentially, ... read more 
Geneva (AFP) Oct 14, 2009A proposal to place Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, a popular sushi staple, on world's most endangered species list has been made to CITES, the UN wildlife trade organisation said Wednesday. The proposal tabled by Monaco, which could result in a ban in the international trade of the fish, will be considered during the meeting of the convention's 175 state members in Qatar next year, ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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New Delhi (AFP) Oct 14, 2009Indian regulators approved on Wednesday the introduction of genetically modified aubergines, potentially making them the first transgenic vegetable to be grown on local farms, a top official told AFP. The much-awaited clearance by the state-run Genetically Engineering Appraisal Committee could lead to production of the vegetable - known as aubergines, eggplant or brinjals in India - if app ... more 
Srinagar (AFP) Oct 14, 2009"I live here and I will die here," insists Safder Hussain, one of thousands of farmers defying relocation from Kashmir's famed Dal Lake which is slowly choking to death on sewage, silt and weeds. The iconic mountain-ringed oasis that has seduced generations of visitors has shrunk to half its original size in the past two decades - and the government has pointed a finger of blame at Hussain ... more
Brussels (AFP) Oct 15, 2009The EU Commission stressed Thursday that health and environmental factors were foremost in approving genetically modified foodstuffs, while protesting farmers and environmentalists called for an outright ban. "GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are one of the most sensitive dossiers on my desk," EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said during a meeting with farmers organised by Gre ... more |
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Rome (UPI) Oct 9, 2009 Global rice stockpiles have plummeted because of poor crop yields, raising fears of upheaval in international grain markets ahead of the World Food Summit in the Italian capital next month. Sharp increases in rice prices since last year have hit consumers across the world, especially in Asia and the Americas, the Food and Agriculture Organization said. Whole communities depend on the gr ... more 
The Hague (AFP) Oct 9, 2009The Dutch cabinet gave the green light Friday to flood a 320-hectare piece of farmland reclaimed from the sea to allow the enlargement of the port of Antwerp in neighbouring Belgium. "We have decided to opt for flooding" of the Western Scheldt estuary, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende told journalists in The Hague after a weekly cabinet meeting. "We have tried everything to find ... more 
Lobira Boma (AFP) Oct 11, 2009In a rustic village at the foot of a steep mountain, women prepare meals by crushing dried grasses, all there is to eat after drought left over a million people in south Sudan short of food. "You soak the herbs in water, and then eat. This is what we eat every day," said Juspine Ifuho, showing the fine green powder collected from a hollow in the rock she uses as a mortar. At the edge of ... more |
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