Agriculture

 China's reforms

Land use in China is in for irretrievable change. At the Third Plenum of the 16th Party Congress, held October 11 14, 2003, the world s biggest communist country promised to protect private property and allow farmers to amass large land holdings. Accordin

Publication Date: 
29/11/2003
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Land Use, Agriculture, Trade, WTO, China
Fisheries

 Bytes

marine boom: An unprecedented census of marine life is reporting three new fish species a week on an average. In the first interim report of the census, an international team of scientists predicts

Publication Date: 
29/11/2003
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Marine Life, Fisheries, Health, Radiation, Genetic Engineering, Research, Fossils, Africa, China
Air Pollution

 Stupid growth

The Sensex stock index has risen by 75 per cent since April this year. The rupee is at a three year high. Global investment analysts Goldman Sachs predict that India is the fastest growing of the

Publication Date: 
29/11/2003
Sunita Narain
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Trade, Economy, Economic Development, Finance, Exports, Imports, Poverty, Industry, China, Russia, Brazil, India, Global
Agriculture

 Battlelines drawn

Farm trade: it s developing countries vs EU US

Publication Date: 
14/09/2003
Clifford Polycarp
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Agriculture, Trade, WTO, China, Mexico, Peru, India, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)
Environment

 China debunks greens

China recently released a policy document debunking environmentalists accusations that it was exploiting the Himalayan region for the benefit of millions of Chinese who have migrated there. The document highlights the economic and environmental developm

Publication Date: 
14/04/2003
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Environment, China
India

 Increased funding for bamboo project

China s stupendous success in exploiting bamboo for economic gains appears to have prompted India to follow suit. The heightened interest in this tallest member of the grass family is reflected in the latest Union budget

Publication Date: 
14/04/2003
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Environment, Bamboo, Housing, Economic Development, China, India
Biodiversity

 Smaller households=Greater consumption

a trend towards smaller households is threatening biodiversity around the world, a new study finds. Both in deve

Publication Date: 
27/02/2003
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Biodiversity, Kenya, China, Italy, Brazil, India, Developing Countries
Forests

 Where are the <i>tapovans</i>?

Both India and China are ancient civilisations possessing characteristic indigenous knowledge of conservation of natural ecosystems. The Chinese have recognised the potential of traditional knowledge and regard religious forests as an asset and an importa

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
Paromita Ghosh
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Ecosystems, Forests, Land Degradation, Himalaya, Traditional Knowledge, Sacred Groves, Religious Beliefs, Medicinal Plants, Biodiversity, China, India
Industry

 Blacklisted

US tops pollution charts

Publication Date: 
30/01/2003
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Pollution, Industry, China, United States Of America (US)
Water Resources

 In the dragnet

Yet another case of dumping of banned waste in developing countries has surfaced, this time in Cambodia. In the latest crackdown, three persons were arrested for unauthorised shipping of plastic bags

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
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Trade, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Cambodia, China, Developing Countries, Toxins

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