News Release A key water resource that will grow in importance as climate change takes hold is currently going largely unmeasured — with big implications for poor communities in developing nations, says research published today (15 November 2010). The International Institute for Environment and Development’s study shows that hundreds of millions of urban people in […]
but there is good evidence that the scope for such triple-win strategies is greater than many had thought — and that by bringing together the political and popular concerns for food security and climate change we should be able to mobilize much needed funding and political support for the sector.
Press Release IUCN, IIED and Internews launch Biodiversity Media Alliance Journalists need more training and greater access to sources and information if they are to effectively tell an under-reported story that has profound implications for livelihoods, health and businesses the world over — the silent decline in the planet’s biological resources. So say media specialists […]
The Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Supachai Panitchpakdi has appealed to the world’s businesses to put more focus on environmental issues and ensure their businesses and production process are cleaner and not hurt the environment. He says if business people are more vigilant and concerned about the environment in their […]
Press Release Climate-vulnerable developing nations could use international law to break the current deadlock in the intergovernmental negotiations on climate change by taking industrialised nations to court, says a paper published today (4 October) by the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD). The publication comes as government officials from around the world gather […]
Press Release Montreal 15 September 2010. Next month, governments from around the world will gather in Nagoya, Japan to make three key decisions that will determine whether current and future generations continue to benefit from nature’s riches. On the table is a comprehensive ten-year strategy that – if enacted – would revolutionise the way we […]
Wakiso District Environment Office has pledged to increase its efforts in campaigning for restoration of wetlands in the district. Though the office of the environment in Wakiso district has empowered the local communities in the districts with knowledge and awareness particularly on the ecological roles of wetlands, urban communities have not heeded to the call […]
Journalists who report on environmental issues have another chance to be recognized for their efforts by submitting their works for the 2010 Environmental Media Awards. The awards are co-funded by Thomson Reuters Foundation, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and the COMplus Alliance of Communicators for Sustainable Development. According to a statement from the […]
Members of Uganda Parliament have demanded for an explanation from government regarding the cutting down of trees planted during the preparation of the Common Wealth Heads of Government Meeting along Entebbe road. The Shadow Minister for Environment Beatrice Anywar told Parliament that cutting down the trees is a misuse of taxpayers’ money because funds were allocated to plant the […]
Press release –International Institute of Environment and Develop Brazil’s Amazonas state has important lessons for the rest of the nation and other developing countries as they search for green and sustainable economies, says a new report published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The report will be launched at the Commonwealth Forestry […]