India confesses it helped derail Copenhagen deal
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INDIA has lauded the lack of carbon cuts in the non-binding Copenhagen Accord, boosting claims by rich countries that developing nations derailed the deal.On his return from Copenhagen, the Indian Environment Minister, Jairam Ramesh, told Parliament his mandate had been to protect India's right to fast economic growth, and listed killing off
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:33:47 AM
Hill of Tara
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TaraWatch is calling on the public, around the world, to make submissions to an advisory group that has been set up by the Irish Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to review the current list of potential UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ireland, known as the Tentative List (of potential nominees as World Heritage Sites).
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:33:47 AM
Brazil's Endangered Animals List Rises to 627 from 218
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Brazil's new list of endangered animals is nearly three times as long as the last list 20 years ago, Environment Minister Carlos Minc said Tuesday, blaming development and deforestation for the change.
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:33:47 AM
Canada will make own decision on polar bear status: Baird
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Canada will not necessarily follow the lead of the United States should it decide to list polar bears as a threatened species, federal Environment Minister John Baird said."The U.S. government will make their own decisions, just as in Canada we'll make our own decisions," Baird told reporters in Iqaluit on Friday.
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:33:47 AM
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