G8: A Mountain Of Wishes Waits
By Ramesh Jaura
TOYAKO, Japan - When the leaders of seven western industrial democracies and Russia gather for their meetings Jul. 7-9 in Toyako on the northern island of Hokkaido, a mountain of wishes tabled by a multitude of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from around the world would have piled up before them.
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THAILAND: For Fisheries, Depleted Seas Worse Than Insurgency
By Marwaan Macan-Markar
PATTANI, Thailand - Rohana Samu is among the fortunate. She is glad to have steady work for the past four years no matter how monotonous her job is -- working an eight-hour shift daily in a frigid room, cleaning fish.
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ENVIRONMENT: Profit in Watching - Not Hunting - Whales
By Daniela Estrada*
SANTIAGO, Chile - Eighteen Latin American countries are currently involved in whale and dolphin watching tourism, which brings in about 278 million dollars a year. But experts say there is a lack of standards, research and education to ensure that it is a sustainable activity.
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ENVIRONMENT-CHAD: Peacekeepers Try To Tread Lightly
By David Axe
IRIBA - Polish army Lieutenant Colonel Marc Gryga didn’t realize he was planning on building his country’s major base here in eastern Chad on top of a cemetery. "It didn’t look like any cemetery you see in the United States or Europe," he says, referring to absence of headstones.
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G8: 'Make Or Break on Climate Change'
By Ramesh Jaura
TOKYO - Japan is preparing to test its leadership role at the summit meeting of seven western industrial democracies and Russia (G8) Jul. 7-9 in Toyako on the northern island of Hokkaido.
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ICELAND: Smokescreens Over Figuring Emissions
By Lowana Veal
REYKJAVIK - Emission of greenhouse gases increased from 3.7 million tonnes in 2005 to 4.2 million tonnes in 2006, representing an increase of 14.2 percent, according to Iceland's Environment Agency.
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ENERGY: Don't Write Off Biofuels Yet, Advocates Say
By Catherine Makino
TOKYO - Japan wants countries to reconsider biofuels as an alternative technology to fight climate change by using fuel cell cars at the Group of Eight (G8) Summit on Jul. 7-9. The vehicles will transport the leaders of the world's major industrialised nations when they gather on the northern Japanese Island of Hokkaido.
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ENVIRONMENT-US: Funding Questions Dog Everglades Clean-Up
By Mark Weisenmiller
TAMPA, Florida - Environmentalists in Florida are excited over the state's planned 1.75-billion-dollar buyout of 187,000 acres of land owned by the United States Sugar Corporation as part of a restoration of the vast Everglades wetlands, although many of the details of the deal remain sketchy.
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PERU: Mining Companies Venture into the Amazon
By Milagros Salazar*
LIMA - The conflicts surrounding extractive industries in Peru could shift from the mountains to the jungles due to the rising number of concessions granted for the Amazonian regions of San Martín, Madre de Dios and Amazonas, and which are being strongly opposed by the local indigenous communities.
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AUSTRALIA: Food At Risk From Bee Pest
By Stephen de Tarczynski
MELBOURNE - Australia’s food security is under threat from a tiny parasite with the potential to devastate the nation’s bee and pollination industries.
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