Uma ativista brasileira que ajudou milhares de pessoas da floresta amazônica a usarem suas terras de maneira sustentável conquistou um prêmio ambiental internacional nesta quarta-feira.
Apesar das ameaças de madeireiras, Maria Margarida Ribeiro da Silva, do Pará, faz campanha há mais de uma década pelo direito dos moradores locais de usarem seus terrenos para caça, pesca e coleta de plantas selvagens.
Array ( )ROME, Dec 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Kenya’s Tana River Basin, a major source of hydroelectric power, food and fresh water, may see its annual rainfall increase as much as 43 percent by the end of the century because of climate change, scientists said on Tuesday.
The river basin, stretching from the centre to the east of the country, is home to 8 million people. It supplies 70 percent of Kenya’s hydro-power, and 80 percent of Nairobi’s drinking water, according to UN Environment.
Array ( )BONN: People are ravenous for news about the dangers of environmental change yet specialists are distancing them with exhausting, specialized language, the United Nations top condition official said on Tuesday.
Erik Solheim — the official executive of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) — said a standout amongst the most looked terms on the Internet this year was “Typhoon Irma”, an intense tempest that crushed parts of the Caribbean.”It demonstrates individuals need to think about these things yet with regards to clarifying why it’s occurring and what should be possible to stop it, we’re not talking in dialect that everybody comprehends.
Array ( )NAIROBI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — Kenya’s Tana River Basin is expected to see a 43 percent increase in rainfall due to climate change, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) said on Tuesday.
In a report issued in Nairobi, the IWMI said the basin, which has been grappling with erratic rainfall patterns coupled with severe droughts, is set to experience downpours in the near future thanks to global warming.
Array ( )WWF Pressemitteilung, 19.12.17
Zum Start des heutigen „Global Landscapes Forum“ in Bonn fordert der WWF die Einrichtung eines Waldfonds des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) mit 100 Mio. EUR Budget jährlich. „Mit Waldschutz und Wiederaufforstung können wir bis zu einem Drittel aller Maßnahmen durchführen, die weltweit zum Klimaschutz nötig sind. Jeder Euro mehr hilft uns dreifach: die Erderwärmung zu bremsen, die Lebensbedingungen der lokalen Bevölkerung zu verbessern und unsere Vielfalt an Pflanzen und Tieren zu erhalten. Mehr als die Hälfte aller Arten lebt in und von Wäldern und sie dienen 1.6 Milliarden Menschen als Lebensgrundlage “, sagt Dr. Susanne Winter, Programmleiterin Wald vom WWF Deutschland.
Array ( )And before we know it, we’re almost at the end of yet another year…
While most people are looking forward for a season filled with jingle bells, carols, presents and new year’s fireworks, many professional communicators have a different perspective: the end of the year marks the start of yet another dreaded process of preparing the organisation’s annual report…
Array ( )21 November 2017. This webinar was co-organized by the GFAR (Global Forum for Agricultural Research and Innovation) and GLF (Global Landscapes Forum). It is part of the GLF Digital Summits series.
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