Articles Tagged with the word ‘Archive’
London Sustainbility Weeks 2006
13 Mar 2006
London Sustainability Weeks will be taking place in the first two weeks of June2006, incorporating World Environment Day on June 5th.
Educating the world
29 Jun 2005
An exciting international education project, 'One World, One Environment.' Is being launched to get young people thinking about sustainability both on a local and global scale, via the medium of the internet. The project will be run by iEARN U (International Education and Research Network), a not-for-profit network made up of over 20,000 schools in more than 109 countries.
On the Road to Cleaner Air
29 Dec 2004
Programmes implemented by Hong Kong's government to rid the roads of diesel-run vehicles are contributing to recent improvements in roadside air quality. Beginning in 2000, it formulated a five-year plan aiming to reduce 80 per cent of total emissions of respirable suspended particulates (RSPs) from vehicles and 30 per cent of nitrogen oxide emissions by 2005.
Marine Connection
30 Sep 2003
The charity, Marine Connection, was approached to help introduce young inner city learners to the world of the marine environment.
Marine Connection
30 Sep 2003
The charity, Marine Connection, was approached to help introduce young inner city learners to the world of the marine environment.
Launch of GM Panel
30 Jun 2003
Michael Meacher, UK Environment Minister, addressed many prominent scientists at the launch of an In-dependent Science Panel (ISP), set up to counteract what they see to be a concerted campaign by the government and the scientific establishment to promote genetic modification (GM) under the guise of sound' science.
EU Proposes Stronger GM Laws
30 Jun 2003
In May this year the European Parliament Environment Committee voted for stronger laws governing GM labelling and traceability.
Running Water
30 Jun 2003
In an interview with Reuters, newly elected head of the Commission, Norwegian Environment Minister, Boerge Brende, said simple measures could make a huge difference and suggested that collecting rainwater could help up to two billion people in Asia alone.
Ancient Forest Summit
30 Dec 2002
I am an active member of Greenpeace' and the anti-nuclear, non-violent direct action group, Trident Ploughshares'.
Earth Champions Interview with Michael Meacher
30 Sep 2002
WWF Earth Champions, Rhys Davies, age 17 (Wales), Stephanie Wiseman, age 11 (Scotland), Peter Burton, age 11 (Northern Ireland) and Tim Green, age 10 (England) met Environment Minister Michael Meacher, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development
The Most Innovative Product in the World
30 Sep 2002
A product designed to clean up the world has been named the most innovative product in the world. Supazorb, invented in South Africa, can clean up polluted water and even deal with oil spills
The Global Environmental Outlook
30 Jun 2002
The Global Environment Outlook, compiled for the UN, also charts the environmental degradation of the last 30 years and forecasts the destruction of 70% of the natural world in next 30 with mass extinction of species, more than half the world afflicted by water shortages and the collapse of human society in many countries.
Children’s Earth Sumitt
30 Jun 2002
Children all over India took part in a Children's Earth Summit in April in preparation for the larger event taking place in Johannesburg at the end of August. Organised by Navdanya, a non-governmental organisation involved in ecological and environmental conservation the Summit helped children to learn about the environment in their local community and encouraged them to think of...
Children’s Earth Sumitt
30 Jun 2002
Children all over India took part in a Children's Earth Summit in April in preparation for the larger event taking place in Johannesburg at the end of August. Organised by Navdanya, a non-governmental organisation involved in ecological and environmental conservation the Summit helped children to learn about the environment in their local community and encouraged them to think of...
Calling Young Journalists
30 Sep 2001
A new online Youth News Desk is giving young people an opportunity to hone their journalistic skills and raise environmental awareness to speed up local and global change.