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Panama’s Coral Reefs Ringed with Threats
Emilio Godoy
Fermín Gómez, a 53-year-old Panamanian fisherman, pushes off in his boat, the “Tres Hermanas,” every morning at 06:00 hours to fish in the waters off Taboga island. Five hours later he returns to shore.
Skilfully he removes the heads and scales of his catch of sea bass, snapper, marlin and ...
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Ethiopia Shows Developing World How to Make a Green Economy Prosper
James Jeffrey
Ethiopia has experienced its fair share of environmental damage and
degradation but nowadays it is increasingly setting an example on how to
combat climate change while also achieving economic growth.
“It is very well known by the international community that Ethiopia is
one of the ...
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Curbing Biodiversity Loss Needs Giant Leap Forward
Thalif Deen
When political leaders from climate-threatened Small Island Developing
States (SIDS) addressed the U.N. General Assembly last month, there was
one recurring theme: the urgent need to protect the high seas and
preserve the world's marine biodiversity.
"I have come to the United Nations compelled ...
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Family Farming – A Way of Life
Gloria Schiavi
It does not make the headlines, but 2014 is the International Year of
Family Farming (IYFF) and family farming will be centre-stage at this
year’s World Food Day on Oct. 16 at the Food and Agriculture
Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
"If we are serious about fighting hunger we need to ...
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Biodiversity, Climate Change Solutions Inextricably Linked
Desmond Brown
The remarkable biodiversity of the countries of the Caribbean, already
under stress from human impacts like land use, pollution, invasive
species, and over-harvesting of commercially valuable species, now faces
an additional threat from climate change.
On the sidelines of the 12th Conference of ...
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Istanbul’s Citizens Discover Green Solidarity
Tessa Love
A year after the Gezi Park uprising – a protest that began as an act to
save trees – exploded into anti-government riots around the country,
sparking cohesive community efforts to fight urban sprawl, the face of
environmental activism and awareness in Turkey has changed.
“It’s no coincidence ...
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In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, a Nobel Prize Is a ‘Ray of Hope’
Ashfaq Yusufzai
For girls living in northern Pakistan’s sprawling tribal regions, the
struggle for education began long before that fateful day when members
of the Taliban shot a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the head, and will
undoubtedly continue for many years to come.
Still, the news that Malala Yousafzai - a ...
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New Trains, New Hopes, Old Anguish
Amantha Perera
The kids of Kodikaman, a dusty village straddling the newly laid railway
line in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna District, enjoy a special treat
these days.
For hours on end, they wait expectantly at the edge of the rails for a
track construction engine to pass by; when it nears, they rush to place
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Drought Plagues Brazil’s Richest Metropolis
Mario Osava
Agricultural losses are no longer the most visible effect of the drought
plaguing Brazil’s most developed region. Now the energy crisis and the
threat of water shortages in the city of São Paulo are painful reminders
of just how dependent Brazilians are on regular rainfall.
Nine million of the ...
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ANALYSIS: Europe’s Migrant Graveyard
Matt Carr
Since the end of the Cold War, the Mediterranean has become the most
lethal of Europe’s barriers against irregular migration, having claimed
nearly 20,000 migrant lives in the last two decades.
And the first nine months of 2014 indicate that the phenomenon is on the
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Friday, October 17, 2014
The Week with IPS 10/17
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