Iconic French film star and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has asked German authorities to allow her to switch places with jailed Sea Shepherd Conservation Society chief Paul Watson, who was arrested and jailed in Germany. “I have always supported Paul Watson, my brother in arms,” she said in a statement. Watson, the Canadian national [...]
LOS ANGELES: It can be difficult for vegetarians and vegans to find meals that are both nutritious and appetizing. However, there is now a service that is transforming the health-food industry by catering to people’s specific diet and workout needs. Gobble Green (www.gobblegreen.com) is a 100% vegan online marketplace and food delivery service where consumers [...]
NEW DELHI: Climate change will denude and put under additional stress, the Himalayan forests, the Indian government fears. A federal government report has said that these Himalayan forests are already reeling under threats like excessive livestock grazing, over extraction and human impact. India’s Environment Minister, Jayanthi Natarajan released the country’s communiqué to the UN Framework [...]
Bird-watching, a popular hobby around the world, can present significant economic opportunities for countries through sustainable tourism, the United Nations environment agency said today, stressing that States should increase efforts to support this growing industry. “Birding plays a significant and growing part in the tourism industry, and creates direct and indirect economic benefits for many [...]
Goa (INDIA): Once a home to a legendary band sinewy and tough-as-nails guerrilla fighters, the ‘Mawles’, who challenged the might of the mighty Moghul empire in India in the 17th -18th centuries, India’s tropical hot-house, the Konkan region in south western India is all set to export “fighters” of another kind. Kokum, a dark red wild berry [...]
NEW DELHI: A green move to convert the petrol guzzling autos switch to the cleaner liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel has hit a roadblock less than four years after it was launched in the eastern metro city of Kolkata. Over 5,000 autos are yet to convert to LPG, but the transport department has barred purchase [...]
The head of the United Nations-backed convention on endangered species today hailed the efforts of a Chinese organization that carried out two nationwide operations this year to successfully combat wildlife crime. The National Inter-Agency CITES Enforcement Collaboration Group (NICECG) of China was awarded a Certificate of Commendation by the Secretary-General of the Convention on International [...]
Twenty small island developing nations announced new actions to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and end poverty, as they wrapped up a sustainable energy conference organized by the United Nations and the government of Barbados. The “Barbados Declaration” calls for universal access to modern and affordable renewable energy services, while protecting the environment, ending poverty [...]
CAIRO: The Saudi Arabian government has announced an ambitious plan to boost solar power in the country, aiming to install 41 gigawatts of solar power by 2032, the governments of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy announced. According to the government, the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom is planning to place more focus on renewable [...]
CAIRO: Abu Dhabi’s government will invite bids for a new t water and power project, its ninth facility, by September as it boosts capacity to meet rising demand in this vital sectors, sources told reporters on Wednesday. “Advisors for the project will be appointed first and the process of prequalifying companies will start in about [...]
NEW DELHI: Environment is set to get a boost from the most unlikely of places in the south Indian state of Kerala – Christian burial places. Kerala’s mainstream churches, impeded by hurdles to acquire land, including high real estate prices for the conventional cemeteries, have begun shifting to reusable graves and tombs that are environment-friendly. [...]
NAIROBI: Bharti Airtel had announced plans to lower the number of base transmission stations that run on diesel and to reduce the use of fossil fuel in its sites by 2013. Michael Okwiri, VP and Corporate Communications Head of Airtel Africa, said that Bharti had over the past year cut the number of sites running [...]
CAIRO: “We are your own children. You are deciding what kind of a world we are growing up in. Parents should be able to comfort their children by saying ‘Everything is going to be all right, it’s not the end of the world, and we are doing the best we can’. But I don’t think [...]
MUMBAI: In a bid to ingrain green accountability, the union government is now mooting an ‘environment friend rating’ for states. India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests, a ministry of the Central government has drawn up an Environment Protection or Performance Index (EPI) that is expected to be ready and finalized by next year, 2013. The [...]
LAGOS: According to a recent report by the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, it was revealed that broadband can help the world transit from high-carbon economy to a low-carbon economy and address the causes and effects of climate change. The theme: The Broadband Bridge: Linking ICT with Climate Action, is the result of work conducted [...]
NEW DELHI: A new government panel could put virgin forests, wildlife sanctuaries, river basins, bio-diversity hotspots under a protective cover, making them out of reach for the rampaging mining industry in India. The union ministry for environment and forest (MoEF), the custodian of India’s green cover, wants the panel to set up “parameters for [...]
NEW DELHI: India’s forests are not as healthy as the government claims they are, experts who have questioned the government’s definition of a forest have said. The experts, who have raised the issue over the methodology said the government has been indulging in jugglery to paint a rosy picture. According to the definition of ‘forest [...]
NEW DELHI: India paid tribute to Earth Hour on Saturday by joining 5000 other cities across the world by symbolically switching off lights for an hour in solidarity of environment conservation. Co-ordinator of Earth Hour 2012 Ravi Singh, chief executive officer (CEO) of World Wide Fund (WWF) said that Earth Hour was observed across the [...]
LAGOS: Enugu State government has committed to lend support to an local who has developed a wind turbine that generates 24 kilowatts of electricity at 10 meters per second wind speed. Patricia Arum, the state’s Commissioner for Science and Technology, stated that the government would collaborate with the fabricator to diversify its energy sources. The [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: The lot is filled with vehicles, large and small, but off in one little corner is a small red car, unassuming. Detak Ahmad, the manager of the lot in Malaysia’s capital, says that is the future for the country. “Electric is where we want to go and the government seems ready to make [...]
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