Air Pollution

Gasping for fresh air?

This document contains the presentation by Nalaka Gunawardene, Director of TVE Asia Pacific at Second country media briefing on

Publication Date: 
27/04/2011
Nalaka Gunawardene
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Air Pollution, CSE, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Air Quality and Health
Climate Change

 Films chained, unchained

On a recent visit to Tokyo, I watched Climate in Crisis, an excellent documentary co-produced in 2006 by Japan

Publication Date: 
14/12/2008
Nalaka Gunawardene
Down to Earth
Tags:
Climate Change, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Information, Cinema, Japan
Climate Change

 Cash strapped UN

The global godfather of nations The United Nations Organization is bankrupt and counting its pennies

Publication Date: 
29/11/1995
Nalaka Gunawardene
Down to Earth
Tags:
Finance, World Bank, United States Of America (US)
Industry

 Transplant trauma

The recent banning of kidney transplants among non-relatives by the Indian government has proved to be a setback for hundreds of Sri Lankan kidney patients unable to find enough local organs for

Publication Date: 
29/09/1995
Nalaka Gunawardene
Down to Earth
Tags:
Organ Transplant, Government Of India (GOI), Sri Lanka
India

 Co opting NGOs

Recent government moves in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe to monitor NGOs and curtail their rights are being given a once over

Publication Date: 
30/07/1995
Nalaka Gunawardene, Leonissah Munjoma
Down to Earth
Tags:
NGO, Sri Lanka
Environment

 Education entertainment: green soaps

INFUSING public interest messages into soap operas, television's most popular programmes, requires a delicate balance between entertainment and education. The telenovellas of Mexico's Televisa and

Publication Date: 
14/04/1995
Nalaka Gunawardene
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Audiovisuals, Education
India

 Commoner's scientist passes away

Cyril Ponnamperuma's death leaves a void in the world's scientific community

Publication Date: 
14/02/1995
Nalaka Gunawardene
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Scientists, United States Of America (US), NASA
India

 Green hope and mockery

After a 10 year crusade, Sri Lankan environmentalists finally got what they wanted: mandatory environmental impact assessments for development projects. But the whole thing is riddled with glitches...

Publication Date: 
30/07/1994
Nalaka Gunawardene
Down to Earth
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19940731
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Tags:
Environment Politics, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), NGO, Sri Lanka
Environment

 Eco award for Sri Lankan

Sri Lankan environmental pioneer C Suriyakumaran has been selected by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), to share the 1995 Sasakawa International Environment Prize, worth

Publication Date: 
14/03/1996
Nalaka Gunawardene
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment
India

 No lead in Lanka

Sri Lanka is set to curb atmospheric lead pollution by introducing lead free petrol for its cars

Publication Date: 
14/02/1996
Nalaka Gunawardene
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Lead, Petrol, Sri Lanka

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