China

Environmental disasters, including drought and flood, cost the world more than us $70 billion in 2002, reveals United Nations Environment Programme (unep). This year floods ravaged Europe,

Publication Date:

29/11/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Floods, Drought, UN, UNEP, Bangladesh, China, Europe, India

Climate Change

For a fortnight, 1,456 delegates from 167 countries sat in conference halls, attended plenary sessions and roundtables, and sized each other up over a cup of coffee. In the end, CoP 8 didn't witness any scintillating intellectual and moral leadership from

Publication Date:

29/11/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20021130

pp:

0

Tags:

UNFCCC, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, International Cooperation, China, Denmark, India, Sustainable Development, Statistics, Developing Countries

India

Under siege

Genetic resources and livelihoods across the Asia-Pacific region are being destroyed due to commercialisation of plant genes by transnational companies and national governments. This has been

Publication Date:

14/11/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Endangered Species, Medicinal Plants, Genetic Resources, China, Malaysia, Philippines, India

Climate Change

Planting doubt

A new research creates controversy about the efficacy of Ginkgo biloba supplements

Publication Date:

14/11/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Traditional Knowledge, Herbal Medcine, Research, China

Industry

Jumbo seizure

In the largest ever haul of ivory in China, a 3.6-tonne shipment from Kenya was seized in Shanghai. The consignment, intercepted at Waigaoqiao Port, included 64 packages of smuggled ivory containing

Publication Date:

14/11/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

CITES, Kenya, China

India

Black China

Soot particles are causing intensive droughts and floods in China

Publication Date:

30/10/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution, Atmosphere, Green House Gases, Aerosols, Floods, Drought, Space Technology, China

Climate Change

Climate change mitigation in developing countries: Brazil, China, India, Mexico

Greenhouse gas emissions from developing countries will likely surpass those from developed countries within the first half of this century, highlighting the need for developing country efforts to reduce the risk of climate change. While developing nations have been reluctant to accept binding emissions targets,

Publication Date:

30/10/2002

Author(s): Chandler, W., R. Schaeffer, Z. Dadi & et al

Source: Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Tags:

Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, China, Mexico, Brazil, India, Developing Countries