Environment

 Passing USA's laugh test

Helping George Bush gain political mileage seemed to be the overriding concern at the recent climate convention negotiations in New York. India stood alone on the issue of apportioning global sinks

Publication Date: 
14/06/1992
Anjani Khanna
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Environment, Ozone Layer, UN, Europe, United States Of America (US), Developing Countries, Rio Summit
Health

 Living longer, not better

THE average global life expectancy may be an unprecedented 65 years and still climbing, but according to the annual report of the World Health Organisation (WHO), people are not living

Publication Date: 
14/06/1992
Down to Earth
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Infant mortality, Health, WHO, Developing Countries
Biodiversity

 South gains words but loses its genes

While the North has made no commitment to reduce its emissions,, the South commits itself to protect the world's biodiversity

Publication Date: 
14/06/1992
Ravi Sharma
Down to Earth
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Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, Industry, Patents, Developing Countries
Environment

 In Rio, try thinking of Kalavati Devi

HUMANITY never needed a global social contract more than it does today. With the nations of the world jointly facing a global ecological crisis but sharply divided in economic terms, there never

Publication Date: 
30/05/1992
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Environment, Rio Summit, Pollution, Global Warming, Ecology, Developing Countries, Global
Biodiversity

 The global green farce

At UNCED the inclustrialised countries do not want any serloys restructuring of their economies or their lifestyles to save the earth. But the Brazil conference will see a major effort to got developing countries to share the burden of change. Des

Publication Date: 
30/05/1992
Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain
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Rio Summit, Global Warming, Biodiversity, United States Of America (US), Developing Countries
Air Pollution

 Atmospheric chemistry shifts blame around

Research in atmospheric sciences is booming because of the impending threat to4he world's climate. Every month there is a new study showing new sources of greenhouse gases rages that are capable of producing global warming or disputing earlier

Publication Date: 
30/05/1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Atmosphere, Ozone Layer, Green House Gases, Global Warming, Air Transport, Science And Technology, Developing Countries
Biodiversity

 What's not in is more important

What will UNCED discuss? Theoretically, everything. But it will focus on: Long-term issues like global warming. National resources in the South like tropical rain forests and conservation of

Publication Date: 
30/05/1992
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Rio Summit, Global Warming, Biodiversity, United States Of America (US), Developing Countries

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