Agriculture

 Poisoned!

Despite its negative effect on human health, chemical farming based on the use of pesticides and fertilisers is widespread. In volume terms, developing countries use these chemicals less than the

Publication Date: 
Monday, September 14, 1998
Down to Earth
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Agriculture, Pesticides, Health Effects, Developing Countries, Statistics
Economy

 Economy vs ecology

AT a time when developing nations are getting lured into global economy issues, that translate into increased consumerism promoted by the developed world, the 1998 annual state of the earth

Publication Date: 
29/06/1998
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Ecology, Economy, Developing Countries
India

 Challenges in Agriculture

Biotechnology issues pose tremendous challenges for developing countries. As a member of the World Trade Organisation, India will have to gear up to protect its biodiversity, the interests of its indigenous communities and their know how

Publication Date: 
29/06/1998
P K Ghosh
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Agriculture, Farmers, Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, Biotechnology, India, Developing Countries
Natural Disasters

 Discounting the future

What is the guarantee that the rules being set to control global warming will take India s economic interests into account?

Publication Date: 
29/06/1998
Anil Agarwal
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Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Developing Countries
Environment

  Avoiding controversy is crucial for the GEF

Mostafa K Tolba , has been an influential figure in the global environmental arena, and has monitored the state of the world s environment. For 17 years he served as the executive director of the United Nations Environment

Publication Date: 
14/05/1998
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Environment, Economic Development, Developing Countries, Rio Summit
Environment

 Focusing on links

Climate change, desertification and the GEF

Publication Date: 
14/05/1998
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Environment, Economic Development, Developing Countries, Rio Summit
Environment

 Sheri Xiaoyi Liao

President, Global Village of Beijing, an NGO promoting public involvement in environmental protection "The NGO movement needs to be strengthened" • The ngo movement has been growing in

Publication Date: 
14/05/1998
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Environment, Economic Development, Developing Countries, Rio Summit
Environment

 Poul Nielson

Vice-chairperson of the GEF Assembly and minister for development cooperation, Denmark "Developed countries should pay more towards environment protection" • We think that the world needs

Publication Date: 
14/05/1998
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Environment, Economic Development, Developing Countries, Rio Summit
Environment

 Crispin Tickell

Chairperson of the Climate Institute, Washington, DC " This is a need for tough measures to check artifically induced climate change" • The biggest emitters must make the biggest

Publication Date: 
14/05/1998
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Environment, Economic Development, Developing Countries, Rio Summit
Economy

 Costly populism

subsidy is an indirect payment given by governments for various economic and social reasons. A major part of the "cost' of the subsidy is paid by the government. At the same time, granting

Publication Date: 
30/03/1998
Samir Joseph Nazareth
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Agriculture, Economy, Subsidies, Developing Countries

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