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- Environment Experts End Global Warming Talks (Aug 19, 2005)
Environment ministers and officials from more than 20 countries have ended four days of informal talks in Greenland on efforts to deal with global warming.
- G8 Summit Ends with Increased Aid to Africa, Commitment to Dialogue on Environment (Jul 8, 2005)
The G8 summit has ended with agreement on aid to Africa, help for the Palestinians, and a vow to seek consensus on global warming.
- G8 Summit Opens in Scotland (Jul 7, 2005 Gleneagles)
The G-8 summit is formally underway in Gleneagles, Scotland, with aid to Africa and climate change topping the agenda.
- G8 Negotiations Continue on Africa, Climate Change (Jul 6, 2005 Gleneagles)
Officials at the summit in Scotland of the seven leading industrial nations and Russia continue seeking compromise on the top two agenda items of how to fight poverty in Africa and deal with global warming.
- Six Mekong River Countries Pledge Cooperation to Safeguard River (Jul 5, 2005 Hong Kong)
The leaders of the six nations along the Mekong River have wrapped up a summit in Kunming, China, Tuesday vowing to fight environmental degradation that is threatening their common natural resource.
- Mayors Embrace Goals at UN Environmental Conference (Jun 6, 2005 San Francisco)
Fifty mayors from around the world signed an environmental accord in San Francisco Sunday, which the United Nations had designated World Environment Day.
- Asian Development Urges Private Involvement in Environmental Protection (May 25, 2005 Beijing)
The Asian Development Bank is warning that the economic growth that is lifting millions out of poverty in Asia is also devastating the region's environment.
- Nobel Laureates Meet in Jordan to Tackle World's Problems (May 18, 2005)
More than two dozen Nobel laureates and other international figures are in the Jordanian city of Petra for a conference focusing on the world's major problems, such as poverty, disease, environment, peace and terrorism.
- EU Lobbies China to Link Improving Rights to Lifting Arms Embargo (May 11, 2005)
European Union officials visiting Beijing have urged China to improve its human rights record to create a 'positive climate' for ending a ban on European arms sales to the country.
- UN Report: Ozone-Friendly Gases Contribute To Climate Change (Apr 12, 2005 Geneva)
A new report finds that ozone-friendly chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators are continuing to have a harmful impact on climate.
- UN Environment Agency Seeks Reduction of Harmful Mercury Emissions (Feb 25, 2005 Nairobi)
Delegates from 140 countries agreed at a UN meeting in Kenya, to pursue voluntary measures to reduce emissions of mercury, which can damage the nervous system.
- Brazilian Environmentalist Shot Dead (Feb 24, 2005)
A Brazilian environmentalist has been shot dead, days after gunmen killed an American nun who campaigned to protect the Amazon rain forest from loggers and ranchers vying for its natural resources.
- UN Report Links Infectious Disease Outbreak in Congo to Environment (Feb 21, 2005 Nairobi)
A United Nations' environment official Monday said the recent outbreak of pneumonic plague in the Democratic Republic of Congo could be linked to environmental conditions.
- US, OAS Members Sign New Environmental Agreements (Feb 19, 2005)
The United States and six members of the Organization of American States have signed new agreements on trade and the environment.
- Brazil's President Creates Huge Amazon Reserve After Killings of Activists (Feb 18, 2005)
Brazil's president has ordered the creation of a massive reserve in the Amazon rain forest in response to a recent rise in violence, including the recent killings of an American environmental activist and an advocate of landless peasants.
- US Criticized For Rejecting Kyoto Treaty at UN (Feb 18, 2005 United Nations)
The United States has come in for harsh criticism at a United Nations event marking the entry into force of the Kyoto climate change treaty.
- UNEP To Meet In Kenya Next Week, Focus On Development Goals (Feb 18, 2005 Nairobi)
Obstacles preventing Sub-Saharan African countries from achieving United Nations development goals will be on the agenda of next week's governing council meeting of the United Nations Environment Program, to be held in the Kenyan capital.
- Environmentalists Warn Asia Pacific's Last Untouched Forests Threatened by Illegal Loggers (Feb 17, 2005 Jakarta)
A prominent environmental group says the last virgin rainforests in the Asia-Pacific region - the vast tracts of Papua Island - are under threat from illegal loggers.
- US Rejection of Kyoto Protocol Brings Protest in Italy (Feb 15, 2005 Rome)
With the Kyoto protocol set to take effect Wednesday, environmentalists in Italy protested the United States' failure to ratify the accord.
- Reducing Poverty in Africa, Environment, Dominated World Economic Forum (Jan 29, 2005 Davos)
Reducing poverty in Africa was a key theme of the annual meeting of business and government leaders in Davos, Switzerland, that ended Saturday.
- US Condemns Bangladesh Bombing, Warns of Climate of Impunity (Jan 29, 2005 Washington)
The United States is strongly condemning the bomb attack on an opposition rally in Bangladesh Thursday that killed five people including a former cabinet member.
- Disaster Conference Risks Polarization Over Role of Climate Change (Jan 19, 2005 Kobe)
The World Conference on Disaster Reduction, meeting in Japan in the aftermath of last month's Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, was expected to be a fairly non-controversial affair.
- Report Says War On Terror Diverting Attention From Poverty, Disease, Environment (Jan 14, 2005 Washington)
The WorldWatch Institute says the global war on terror is diverting attention from the main causes of instability.
- Iran: IAEA Experts Can Take Samples From Military Site (Jan 9, 2005)
Iran says it will allow United Nations nuclear experts to take environmental samples from a military site to disprove allegations Tehran is secretly developing nuclear weapons.
- US Company Accepts Responsibility for Indonesian Bribe (Jan 7, 2005)
American agriculture company Monsanto has agreed to pay $ 1.5 million in penalties for trying to bribe an Indonesian official over environmental regulations.
- UN Says Environment of Indian Ocean Islands Degraded (Jan 6, 2005 Nairobi)
The United Nations Thursday warned that pollution and natural disasters are degrading the environments of island nations in the Indian Ocean.
- Nobel Prize Laureate Links Environment to Peace ( Dec 20, 2004 New York)
The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, is in New York to call attention to her message linking environmental protection and peace.
- Little Progress Made at UN Climate Change Conference ( Dec 18, 2004 Washington)
U.N.-sponsored talks on climate change ended early Saturday with little progress made on efforts to further curb emissions of so-called greenhouse gasses, believed to cause global warming.
- EU, US Agree to Meet Next Year on Global Warming ( Dec 18, 2004)
The UN Climate conference has concluded in Buenos Aires with the United States and the European Union reaching a compromise agreement regarding climate meetings next year.
- UN Conference Hears Warnings of Dangerous Climate Changes ( Dec 14, 2004)
Scientists are warning that a long-term temperature increase of more than two-degrees Celsius would have dangerous consequences for global climate systems.
- Nobel Laureate Says Protecting Environment Contributes to Peace ( Dec 10, 2004 Brussels)
Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai has been formally awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway.
- Bush Authorizes Direct US Aid to Palestinian Authority ( Dec 9, 2004 State Department)
The Bush administration, citing an improving climate for Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts, is lifting a long-standing ban on direct U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority.
- Nations Meet to Discuss Global Climate Change ( Dec 7, 2004 Buenos Aires)
More than 6,000 delegates from 194 nations have gathered in the Argentine capitol of Buenos Aires for the 10th annual United Nations Convention on Climate Change.
- Experts: Resources at Root of Conflicts in Africa ( Nov 17, 2004 Washington)
African peace advocates says the continent's many conflicts cannot be resolved without greater attention to the management and distribution of natural resources as well as overall environmental preservation.
- Environmentalists: Nearly 16,000 Species Face Extinction ( Nov 17, 2004 Bangkok)
The World's largest conservation group has opened a weeklong meeting in Bangkok Wednesday, warning nearly 16,000 species face extinction.
- New Global Warming Study Indicates Potentially Serious Impact for US Ecosystems ( Nov 14, 2004 Washington)
Following a major report this week that the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, the Pew Center on Global Climate Change has published a study about the impact of warming temperatures in the United States.
- China's Green Activists Could Change Political Culture ( Nov 10, 2004 Hong Kong)
China's new environmental movement is slowly making an impact in one of the world's most polluted countries.
- Experts Warn of Arctic Warming ( Nov 2, 2004 London)
A new scientific report on Arctic warming has triggered calls from environmental activists for a sharp reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
- Key Democrat Says Kerry's Plan for Iraq Would Be 'Aggressive' ( Oct 18, 2004 New York)
In the U.S. presidential race, both the Republican incumbent, President Bush, and the Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry, have put forth similar visions for Iraq's future, namely to create a stable environment for elections as soon as possible.
- Kenyan Environmentalist Wins 2004 Nobel Peace Prize ( Oct 8, 2004 Brussels)
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai has won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first African woman to be given the prestigious award.
- Kenyan Environmental Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize ( Oct 8, 2004 Nairobi)
Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Maathai, who Wednesday became the first-ever African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, has worked for decades to protect Africa's dwindling forests.
- Environmentalists Protest Shipment of US Plutonium to France ( Oct 5, 2004 Paris)
A shipment of American weapons-grade plutonium to France has sparked protest by environmental groups which claim it poses an ecological and security risk.
- Russia Moves Closer to Ratification of Kyoto Protocol ( Oct 1, 2004 Washington)
Russia has moved a step closer to ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the U-N sponsored climate change agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
- Russian Cabinet Approves Kyoto Climate Treaty ( Sep 30, 2004 Moscow)
Russia's cabinet has approved the Kyoto Protocol and sent it to the parliament for ratification where it is widely expected to pass.
- World Bank Urges Poor Countries to Improve Investment Climates ( Sep 29, 2004 Washington)
The World Bank wants the governments of poor countries to do more to improve their investment climates, action it described as central to economic growth and poverty reduction.
- World Bank Says Improving Climate for Investments Improves Lives of Poor ( Sep 29, 2004 Washington)
The World Bank says nearly half the world's population lives on less than $ 2 a day.
- Executives of US-Owned Mine Arrested in Indonesia on Charges of Environment Polluting ( Sep 24, 2004 Jakarta)
Five executives working for a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation have been detained in Indonesia on charges of polluting the environment.
- Body Shop Founder Lobbies for Clean Water ( Sep 17, 2004 Los Angeles)
Activist Anita Roddick, who founded a successful cosmetic business called The Body Shop, combines business with environmental and social concerns.
- Two Iraqi Ministers Survive Bomb Attacks ( Aug 24, 2004 Amman)
Iraq's environment and education ministers have been targeted in two separate car bomb attacks.
- Rights Groups say Thailand Must Protect Activists (Jun 24, 2004 Bangkok)
Human rights groups in Thailand are expressing concern over the murders of environment and human rights defenders in the country.
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