World Good News
Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiativePeru became the latest developing country to enact a domestic climate change initiative in the absence of a binding global pact, adopting a resolution on Thursday to lower carbon emissions in its fast-growing economy. |
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State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than FearedSeveral hundreds of millions of people in Southeast Asia depend, to varying degrees, on the freshwater reservoirs of the Himalayan glaciers. Consequently, it is important to detect the potential impact of climate changes on the Himalayan glaciers at an early stage. |
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Obama announces sanctions for tech used in human rights abuses in Iran and SyriaPresident Obama issued an executive order Monday that allows U.S. officials for the first time to impose sanctions against foreign nationals found to have used new technologies, including cellphone tracking and Internet monitoring, to help carry out grave human rights abuses. |
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Mexico becomes 2nd country in the world to pass national climate-change lawAs the Kyoto Protocol winds down without a strong replacement, countries are implementing their own strategies to reduce global warming. |
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US to make profit from bailouts, Treasury saysThe US will make a profit from bailing out the nation's banks and carmakers at the height of the financial crisis, the Treasury Department has said. |
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Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs
via Crisp Green |
Fri April 13, 2012 |
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World’s largest preserve forming in Africa
via Discovery News |
Sun April 08, 2012 |
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Obama: STOCK Act a step toward restoring Americans’ faith in Washington
via CNN |
Wed April 04, 2012 |
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Burmese savour taste of democracyOnly a small proportion of Burma's parliamentary seats are being contested in by-elections in April, but with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi standing for the first time, the campaign has considerable significance. |
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EU seeks to crack down on shark finningThe European Union endorsed tighter shark fishing rules on Monday to ensure fishermen respect a ban on slicing off the fins of their catches and throwing the live body overboard to drown. |
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GM crops banned in PeruIn a bid to protect its local food producers, the country has approved a law establishing a moratorium on income and production of genetically modified organisms. |
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Niger creates Africa’s largest protected reserve
via BBC |
Wed March 14, 2012 |
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World meets UN safe water goalThe world has easily beaten a 2015 deadline to halve the proportion of people drinking unsafe water, the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organisation said Tuesday. |
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International Bird Area in Kenya saved from conversion into biofuel cropA campaign by NGO Nature Kenya has saved the Dakatcha Woodland Important Bird Area (IBA) from destruction for planting biofuel crops, reports BirdLife International. |
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Human rights news
- New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Hurdle cleared on total ban on child labour in India
- Myanmar government abolishes direct media censorship
- Human Rights Court Rules in Favor of Community Over Ecuadorian Government
- A sporting victory for equal rights
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