India

 Crop species disappearing in Garhwal

A survey reveals a drastic fall in Garhwal Himalayan crop diversity. Compounding the seriousness of the situation is the lack of scientific interest in the loss

Publication Date: 
14/08/1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Endangered Species, Rural Habitat, Biodiversity, India, Garhwal, Crops
Biodiversity

 Southerners win the Rio round

For many southern groups, the greater cause at Rio was to align with their governments against the West's "green imperialism"

Publication Date: 
14/07/1992
Fred Pearce
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Rio Summit, Forest Convention, Endangered Species, Biodiversity, Developing Countries
Forests

 Terai damming away its wildlife

NEPAL'S Terai region seems hell-bent on courting environmental disaster. In the last 30-odd years wetlands and swamps have been reclaimed and massive rivers have been tied down by dams. The flood

Publication Date: 
29/06/1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Wetlands, Sal, Endangered Species, Nepal
India

 Saving Chilka

TWENTY-ONE members of Parliament have petitioned the Prime Minister to save Chilka Lake, a major wetland in the country. They have protested against the state government giving advance

Publication Date: 
14/06/1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Chilka, Fish, Aquaculture, Endangered Species, India
Forests

 ... USA gives in to loggers

THE spotted owl is creating a flap in USA. A bitter fight over its habitat has driven everyone from President George Bush to the common environmentalist and loggers barmy. This fortnight, the

Publication Date: 
14/06/1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Ecology, Forests, Deforestation, Endangered Species, United States Of America (US)

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