Big Oil Makes War on the Earth The Gulf Coast Joins an Oil-Soiled Planet

(International/Earth News)

... as “rain forests by the sea,” shelter all sorts of crustaceans.  The Amazon rain forest, the Earth’s greatest nurturer of biodiversity, covers more than two billion square miles and provides this planet ...

Fourth of July 2010 Independence Day: the US –a system too entrenched to CHANGE

(US/Justice News)

... FOODS AND CROPS) 56. To protect biodiversity by ratifying the Convention on Biological Diversity and oppose "megadiversity" - resulting from genetic engineering. (NO) 57. To be forthright in acknowledging ...

Canada Day 2010 : 100 Reasons to Not Celebrate

(Canada/Justice News)

... the environment, the lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent the threat.(59) Canada has continued to the destroy biodiversity not only in Canada ...

G8/g20 countries condone the global colossal fossil country; Canada

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... and institute a fair and just transition program for workers and communities affected by the conversion to organic agriculture.59. Protect biodiversity by signing and ratifying the Convention on Biological ...

G8/G20 Communiqué | Rejection of Failed System that Places Profits over Mother Earth and People

(International/Justice News)

... 59. Protect biodiversity by signing and ratifying the Convention on Biological Diversity and oppose "megadiversity"- resulting from genetic engineering. 60. Be forthright in acknowledging that the Biosafety ...

UN moves towards geoengineering moratorium

(International/Earth News)

... will go to UN Biodiversity Convention... "The motion on geoengineering arose as part of the agenda on climate changeand biodiversity," Silvia Ribeiro of ETC Group (an international civilsociety organization) ...

We Can Live Without Oil, But Not Without Flora and Fauna

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... Gulf of Mexico are also jeopardising the Earth's vital biological infrastructure, according to the Global Biodiversity Outlook 3, published Monday. The British Petroleum oil spill of 5,000 barrels ...

LATIN AMERICAN INDIGENOUS FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE RESULTS

(International/Justice News)

... Peoples of the Tropical Forests, the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA), Indigenous Women's Network on Biodiversity, the Continental Network of Indigenous Women Region ...

Forests May Depend on Survival of Native People

(International/Earth News)

... the "tragedy of the commons" - local communities can set and enforce rules to maintain their landscapes, conserve biodiversity and improve livelihoods for the long term, Bray suggests. The glue and the ...

2010 World Water Day years of procrastination about commitment to ensure right to water and sanitation;

(International/Earth News)

... such as water and land, and environmental factors, such as ecosystem health and biodiversity. (Chapter 5: Demographic dynamics and sustainability 5.23.) Protection and promotion of human health• To develop ...