UN-Water is dedicating World Water Day 2010 to the theme of water quality, reflecting its importance alongside quantity of the resource in water management.

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Ecosystems Must Move By 1/4 Mile A Yr To Survive

Paris: Land ecosystems will have to move hundreds of metres each year in order to cope with global warming, according to a letter published in the journal Nature.

The social status of a person in future should be considered by the number of trees, he planted not by his bank balance or size of his car, stated scientist S Sethuramamlingam. He was speaking at the workshop of Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), Bhopal. The event oganised on trees also aims at encouraging tree watching as a hobby.

As the climate changes, species will have to move if they are to remain in an area with the same average temperature. Here, this required movement

Ecuador is among the countries that are highly vulnerable to climate change. Preventing oil extraction in the Yasun

Darshana Chaturvedi | TNN

Vadodara: The insect diversity of the city has been declining since past couple of years, says a study conducted by researchers from M S University

The Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) led by Tenzin Dhardon Sharling from Dharamsala is attending the Copenhagen climate summit to highlight the warming of the Tibetan Plateau.

The Kyoto Protocol has made carbon a tradable commodity which signifies the value of forest carbon budgets and the need for understanding factors influencing them. For measuring future consequences of changes in land usage, current level of carbon emission and future patten needs scientific evaluation, if forest based climate mitigation strategy is to be developed.

This Annual Review of Development Effectiveness (ARDE) 2009 is being written against the backdrop of a global financial crisis, declining growth, and massive fiscal stimulus efforts to revitalize markets. Demand for greater development support from the World Bank has grown, along with concerns that resources be used effectively and efficiently to achieve their development

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