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 Methane emissions soar as permafrost melts
Researchers say they have found permafrost melts at the edges of lakes that previously were iced over year-round. These melts are accelerating global warming due to soaring methane emissions in northern Siberia. |
 Saving the Forests
A new World Bank report on tropical forests says The trees are worth more alive, storing carbon, than they would be worth if burned and transformed to unproductive fields. |
 China Closes Ozone Depleting Chemical Plants
In an attempt to avert a global health catastrophe, China has shut down five of its six remaining plants, putting the country two and a half years ahead of the Montreal Protocol's 2010 deadline for phase-out of the two ozone depleting chemicals. |
 Project to assess sustainability of Asian rice farms
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, scientists will devise a series of indicators to assess the sustainability of rice production and measure environmental impacts of producing rice in region.
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 Innovative Steps toward a Low Emissions World
Different countries and businesses at the first anniversary of the Kyoto treaty celebrated last month decided to reduce the harmful emissions. They will apply different innovative approaches to overcome the growing global problem of climate change. |
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 What next? Carbon markets and clean development
The European Union says in 2005 it had emitted 3.3 per cent less than projected greenhouse gases. But under Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism that Europe must reduce emissions to 8 per cent less than 1990 levels by 2012, it is not up to mark. |
 Gov't takes measures to protect environment
Government in Tanzania will take stringent measures to curb environmental degradation, including the eviction of pastoralists and farmers from protected lands and the prohibition of thin plastic bags. |
 Greenpeace predicts 100,000 Chernobyl deaths
The Environmental group Greenpeace claims the number of deaths linked to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 20 years ago are too low. Ukraine, the site of nuclear plant explosion, will remain worst affected.
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 Namibia secures funding for conservation
The government of Namibia has secured US $12 million in donor support for conservation efforts in four national parks over the next decade, which will have an impact on rural poverty. |
 Earth Day 2006: Climate Change, Solutions, Campaign
Earth Day Network on the occasion of Earth Day, April 22, said 2006 promises to be one of the most exciting and active years for Earth Day Network to date as they launch a three year global campaign focusing on solutions to climate change. |
 Marine reserves do more good than expected
A report appeared in Science says Caribbean reefs helping both the big fish it was designed to save and, surprisingly, the coral that underlies the ecosystem. The research shows Caribbean reefs protected by no-fishing zones despite rise in predators |
 Genetically Modified cotton cuts pesticide use
A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says genetically modified cotton can offset some of the environmental impacts of intensive agriculture by reducing pesticide use. |
 World Environment Day 2006
Each year World Environment Day is commemorated on 5 June. City of Algiers will be hosting this year’s World Environment Day. The theme selected for 2006 is "Deserts and Desertification" and the slogan is "Don't Desert Drylands!"
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