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Bangladesh: fighting environmental degradation to reduce poverty — by admin — last modified 16 August 2010

The small island of St Martin’s, in the southernmost part of Bangladesh, is home to a composite mosaic of life. On land, the island’s fine sand beaches are a vital nesting place for sea turtles, and the forests that line the shore are home to a myriad of bird species. Below the surface of the water is rich ecosystem coral and marine life for which Bangladesh – the land of water – is famed.

Indian paper company to fight poverty through sustainable tree farming — by admin — last modified 16 August 2010

5,000 poor farmers join Ballarpur Industries’ supply chain through Business Call to Action initiative. Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), an Avantha Group company and India’s largest pulp and paper company, today announced that it is joining the Business Call to Action (BCtA), a global partnership of business leaders that apply their core business expertise and technology to tackle poverty.

A farmer with his one year old clonal plantation. (Photo: BILT) — by admin — last modified 16 August 2010

 

Why does ‘gender’ matter to a water manager? — by admin — last modified 11 August 2010

 

Environment and Economies Benefit from Sustainable Tourism — by admin — last modified 10 August 2010

By Amee Jankot Tourism offers a promising means to achieve economic growth. But the beaches‚ rainforests‚ and mountaintops that fuel it can also be ecologically fragile and culturally significant.

Climate change to hit the poor most in Orissa — by admin — last modified 05 August 2010

By Sai Prasan; The Climate change has been taking place throughout the country in the last one decade. It has been specially intensified in the past three years. It's pace has been faster in the mineral rich states like Odisha and Jharkhand due to various reasons.

World Environment Day 2010 — by admin — last modified 12 July 2010

A message from Veerle Vandeweerd, Director of UNDP’s Environment and Energy Group As this year’s theme of World Environment Day reminds us, the future of the human species is intertwined with that of all life on this planet we share.

Women Central to Efforts to Deal With Climate Change, — by bhairab — last modified 21 May 2010

LONDON - Women bear the disproportionate burden of climate change, but have so far been largely overlooked in the debate about how to address problems of rising seas, droughts, melting glaciers and extreme weather, concludes The State of World Population 2009, released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.

First Indian woman at the South Pole — by bhairab — last modified 21 May 2010

"In Antartica, the wind is your worst enemy" - Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu relives the thrill and agony of participating in an expedition conceived to celebrate women’s empowerment, climate change and environmental degradation. The expedition commemorated the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Commonwealth.