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 Counting costs

Although not apparent, organic farming may just be as cost effective as conventional agriculture

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14/09/2001
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 SOUTH AFRICA

A marooned humpback whale was explo

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14/09/2001
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 Lakeside woes

Vadodara s lakes imperilled by reckless government decisions

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14/09/2001
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 History of dioxins

There is more to dioxins than meets the eye

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30/08/2001
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 Key findings of the EPA report

- Cancer risk from dioxins among people eating large amounts of fatty meats and dairy products. - Dioxin exposure linked to a variety of health problems, including diabetes, developmental problems

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 Lax attitude

the Karnataka government has failed to effectively implement the provisions of the Water Pollution Act, claims a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ( cag ). The report

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30/08/2001
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 MAKING ACCOUNTABLE

The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued a mandamus to the government for controlling the quality of the water resources and setting standards for curbing pollution. The court's decision comes a year

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30/08/2001
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 KENYA

The Kenyan government will soon hand over the management of some forest areas to local communities, under the trusteeship of civic authorities. The move is aimed at curbing illegal logging that

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14/08/2001
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 Sustained Conservation

Only a strong political commitment for water conservation will ensure the survival of these structures

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 Time Locked

Government watershed programmes run for a limited period. The impractical timeframe threatens to undo the goodwork

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