Archive for November, 2009
CLIMATE CHANGE: Fears Forest Proposals Are ‘Human Rights Disaster’
Thursday, November 26th, 2009 | uncategorized | No Comments
COPENHAGEN, Nov 26 (IPS) – The clean, ultra-modern chrome and glass lines of the Bella Centre, in the Danish capital Copenhagen, is a world away from the thronging canopy suspended over the tropical forests of Uganda, or the Democratic Republic of Congo, or Cameroon.
But it’s here in Scandinavia, in the shadow of the spinning blades of the convention centre’s wind turbine, that the foundation for an international law governing greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution will be thrashed out this December. The agreement, if it is reached, could determine how the forests of Africa are managed in decades to come, and whether or not local communities will benefit from it. › Continue reading
Environmental Journalist of the Year
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 | uncategorized | No Comments
Leonie Joubert, a science writer and associate of the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology at Stellenbosch University, has been named the SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year in the print and internet category for two books she authored on climate change and invasive species.
The SAB Environmental Journalists Awards have become South Africa’s most prestigious accolade for journalists producing crucial environmental coverage.
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