"For
the global South, and especially Africa,
environmental issues are not a luxury.
Arresting the world's warming and
protecting and restoring our natural
systems are issues of life and death
for much of the world's population"
2004 Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai (Kenya's Business Daily, Dec. 14, 2007)
IPS is intensifying its coverage of both global and local environmental
challenges. We look at them from the perspective of the people for whom the
ecosphere matters in a direct way: rural dwellers who have little means to
protect themselves against adverse conditions; communities that need to
switch to sustainable development in order to survive; poor women and
children, always the most vulnerable in harsh times.
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What is RSS?
World Conservation Union
