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Water Resources

 WTO: a mock battle

Pressures on wto from the environmental lobbies of the North have grown and the organisation has more or less caved in completely

Publication Date: 
29/11/2001
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Environment, Turtles, Biodiversity, Poverty, Human Rights, Trade Unions, Malaysia, India, Developing Countries, WTO
Biodiversity

 Germs of terror

As terrorists arm themselves with biological weapons, India wakes up to find how ill equipped it is to face this deadly reality

Publication Date: 
14/10/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Biodiversity, Genetic Engineering, Biological Weapons, Libya, Iraq, Syria, Russia, India, West Bengal, Global
Biodiversity

 COSTA RICA

Illegal trade in wildlife is threatening Costa Rica's biodiversity. The most sought after species are the limpets, parrots, jaguar cubs, toucans, squirrel monkeys and tropical fish. "We don't have

Publication Date: 
14/10/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Wildlife Trade, Biodiversity, Costa Rica
Biodiversity

 Dwindling biodiversity

ireland's first ever biodiversity report has raised concerns among environmentalists. The report by the country's Environmental Protection Agency has identified modern agricultural practices,

Publication Date: 
14/10/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Biodiversity, Ireland
Biodiversity

 Traditional expertise

The people of Mithila acquired the expertise of extracting colours from plants through trial and error, spanning an experience of over hundred of years. Leaves of bel (Aegle marmelos), bhang

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
Down to Earth
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20010930
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Tags:
Biodiversity, Media
Biodiversity

 Manifest with symbolism

Devotional in theme, Mithila paintings depict scenes from the ancient epics and legends and are rich with Vedic and Tantrik symbolism. They are in fact, simplistic manifestation of the philosophical

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Biodiversity, Media
Biodiversity

 THE PHILIPPINES

The Philippine government recently launched a project aimed at preserving the biodiversity of Samar Island, which has been listed as one of the top 200 endangered sites in the world. The island's

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
National Parks, Biodiversity, Philippines
India

  Biopirates in the dragnet

Air pollution levels rise drastically in Asia; push health costs

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
A B S V Prasada Rao, A Biju
Down to Earth
Tags:
Himalaya, Insects, Wildlife Act 1972, National Parks, Wildlife Trade, Biodiversity, Legislation, China, Russia, India, Sikkim
India

 Bioprates in the dragnet

Illegal smuggling of insects from the Himalaya comes into focus with the arrest of two Russians in Sikkim

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
Kushal P S Yadav
Down to Earth
Tags:
Himalaya, Insects, Wildlife Act 1972, National Parks, Wildlife Trade, Biodiversity, Legislation, China, Russia, India, Sikkim
Biodiversity

 KENYA

A Canadian com

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Kenya, Environmental Security

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