Mint tales

Book>> The Ascent of Money, A Financial History of the World

Publication Date: 
14/02/2009
Hrishikesh Mattoo
Down to Earth
Tags:
Economy, Finance, History, Global

 Booms are not forever

The recession is a solution, not a problem There is no mess, no crisis, no meltdown. The world

Publication Date: 
14/02/2009
Down to Earth
Tags:
Lifestyles, Development, Economy, Consumption Patterns, Finance, Global

 Money on trees

Book>> The Little REDD Book

Publication Date: 
14/02/2009
Chetan Agarwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Sinks, Benefit Sharing, Global
Climate Change

The world needs a slogan for climate change

We need to learn tricks from the advertising trade to jolt people into action against global catastrophe, says A C Grayling.

Publication Date: 
14/02/2009
A. C. Grayling
New Scientist
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Climate Change, Climate Science, Climate Mitigation, Global
Energy

Losing wind speed

The Global Wind Energy Council

Publication Date: 
12/02/2009
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Research, China, India, Global
Environment

Natural value

The economic downturn might be the best time to include ecosystem services in the real economy. (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
12/02/2009
Nature
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Environment, Environment Economics, Global, Ecosystem Services
Fisheries

Not honouring the code

Countries are not complying with the UN Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. It's time some changes were made, say Tony Pitcher, Daniela Kalikoski, Ganapathiraju Pramod and Katherine Short.

Publication Date: 
05/02/2009
Tony Pitcher, Daniela Kalikoski, Ganapathiraju Pramod & et al
Nature
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658
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Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Endangered Species, FAO, Global, Statistics, Food Security
Climate Change

Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change on fisheries

Anthropogenic global warming has significantly influenced physical and biological processes at global and regional scales. The observed and anticipated changes in global climate present significant opportunities and challenges for societies and economies.

Publication Date: 
04/02/2009
Edward H. Allison, Allison L. Perry, Marie-Caroline Badjeck & et al
Fish and Fisheries
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Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Climate Change, Trade, Climate Impacts, Climate Adaptation, Fisherfolk, Poverty, India, Global, Edward H. Allison, Allison L. Perry, Marie-Caroline Badjeck & et al, Fish and Fisheries
Agriculture

Inaugural speech of Sharad Pawar,Union Minister of Agri. & Consumer Affairs,on the occasion of 4th WCCA, 4 Feb' 09, New Delhi

Inaugural speech of Shri Sharad Pawar, Union Minister Of Agriculture And Consumers Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on the occasion of the 4th WCCA, 4th February, 2009, New Delhi.

Publication Date: 
04/02/2009
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Tags:
Environment, Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Crop Residues, Food Prices, Irrigation, Development, Farmers, Technology, Asia, India, Global, Soil Erosion
Economy

Stormy Weather

It was, for a few years in the middle of this decade, the trope that you heard all the time. The global economy, it was said, was a "Goldilocks" one. Just like the bowl of porridge that the child in the fairy tale sampled, it was neither too hot, nor too cold. It was

Publication Date: 
02/02/2009
Michael Elliott
Time (Singapore)
Tags:
Economy, Poverty, China, United Kingdom (UK), United States Of America (US), India, Global

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