Tutti i temi: Conservazione

31.10.2007 To help save vultures from drugged carcasses, Bird Conservation Nepal (BNC) has set up a ‘restaurant’ that will supply the birds with uncontaminated food. The vulture population in Nepal has dwindled sharply in recent times due to eating dead cattle that were administered with an anti-inflammatory drug called Diclofenac.

27.10.2007

23.10.2007 Water wisdom is part of a larger wisdom – for nations, communities and individuals. This was the theme of a recent book launch at the Indian capital last week. The discussion dealt with various perspectives on water, from traditional to alternative, including the very critical issue of water scarcity.

23.10.2007 India's leading wildlife magazine, Sanctuary Asia is hosting the Wildlife Awards to honour people engaged in conservation. In addition, Kids for Tigers will organize a ‘Wildlife Parade’ to sensitize adults about nature and wildlife. The event will take place on December 7, 2007 at the National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai.

22.10.2007 Sustained campaign has turned poachers into conservationists in Sunderbans on the Indian side, the natural habitat of the Royal Bengal Tiger. Local initiatives have helped bring man-animal conflict to the minimum, resulting in no tiger killings since 1990.

11.10.2007

01.10.2007 Ecuadorin presidentti Rafael Correa kieltänee öljybisneksen yhdessä Amazonin sademetsän kansallispuistossa – jos kansainvälinen yhteisö suostuu korvaamaan maalle sen menettämät lähes viiden miljardin dollarin öljytulot.