Tutti i temi: Conservazione

30.11.2007

29.11.2007 WWF vaatii palmuöljyn hyödyntämiseen vastuullista tuotantoa ja plantaasille asti ulottuvaa auditointijärjestelmää. WWF:n suosittelemaan sertifiointiin kuuluu esimerkiksi se, että sademetsiä ei raivata öljypalmuplantaaseiksi.

22.11.2007 The Indian elephant is in danger as the numbers of young breeding tuskers fall to a mere 1,200. Coordinated efforts on part of enforcement agencies and better border management can contribute towards fighting poachers and organized crime, says B K Sharma, head of the State Crime Branch of Orissa and leading expert on the illegal wildlife trade.

19.11.2007 Ryhdy sademetsän sankariksi! WWF:n Kuukauden sankariteko -kampanja kutsuu suomalaiset sademetsien sankareiksi tekemään tekoja, jotka turvaavat sademetsien tulevaisuuden.

19.11.2007 There is nothing official about it. Yet, the ban on grazing imposed by local farmers in some villages of Ahmednagar in the Indian state of Maharashtra has led to remarkable results.

16.11.2007 Learn how cities can do more with better management of water waste that gets generated everyday. Delhi based Centre of Science and Environment is conducting a course on waste water management from January 14-17, 2008 at its New Delhi premises. Registrations are now open.

06.11.2007 Safe drinking water remains one of the biggest challenges in urban Asia-Pacific. Water experts are now debating whether water should be tagged a financial price to make consumers value clean water.

06.11.2007 South Asian countries rely heavily on rainwater for irrigation. But with the employment of ‘zero tillage’ technique, the irrigation demand for rice and wheat farming has substantially come down.

02.11.2007 In the Indian state of Punjab, the natural farmers’ movement, Kheti Virasat Mission, is trying to rejuvenate land that has lost its fertility due to decades of chemical intensive farming.