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Austerity and Structural Adjustment for Europe 25 Mar 2013 | 03:22 am
For a while now many European governments have resorted to austerity measures to deal with the recession and financial crises affecting them. This may have either been by choice, or pressured from the...
19% of reptiles under threat of extinction and 100 million sharks being killed each year 4 Mar 2013 | 04:36 am
19% of the world’s reptiles are estimated to be threatened with extinction according to a study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Zoological Society of London. Repti...
Even a small increase in global temperature will have a severe impact on coral reefs 4 Mar 2013 | 04:29 am
A recent study found that coral reefs will face severe challenges even if average global warming temperature rise is restricted to 2 degrees Celsius. This is a rise that most countries are struggling ...
Rhino hunting on increase 25 Feb 2013 | 04:49 am
Despite conservation efforts, criminal elements are killing rhinos in record numbers due to demand from Asia, in particular Vietnam, China, Thailand and Malaysia, in the mistaken belief that rhino hor...
The world is awash with money; trillions hidden offshore 8 Jan 2013 | 08:59 am
It seems the world is awash with money, even though most governments are facing economic pressures. Trillions are being hidden away by a very few global super elite in offshore bank accounts, avoiding...
COP18 - Doha Climate Conference 3 Dec 2012 | 06:59 am
An overview of the Climate Change Conference (also known as COP 18), held in Doha, Qatar in December 2012. Predictably and sadly, the same issues have resurfaced: lack of media coverage, West stallin...
Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development 6 Jun 2012 | 08:49 am
Twenty years ago at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, countries adopted Agenda 21 — a blueprint to rethink economic growth, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection. Marking that annivers...
Syrian unrest 6 Jun 2012 | 07:46 am
Following the trend throughout the Middle East, the so-called Arab Spring appears to have spread to Syria. The government crackdown on anti-government demonstrators in Homs and other provincial cities...
World military spending exceeds $1.6 trillion, continuing high trend despite economic conditions 7 May 2012 | 10:20 am
In recent years, global military expenditure has increased again and is now comparable to Cold War levels. Recent data shows global spending at over $1.6 trillion, despite the global economic conditio...
Foreign aid: first decline in years, though still close to highest levels ever, but still way below promised amounts 9 Apr 2012 | 07:15 am
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) recently published new preliminary figures for aid in 2011. It showed official development assistance (ODA) aid from wealthy governme...
