http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2008 2008-05-17T16:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/al_gore_ipcc_share_nobel_peace_prize_for_2007/?source=rss The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. 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Environment, Water, Wildlife, Business, Regions, Central America, Panama, Europe, United Kingdom, England, United Nations, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2007-07-24T11:22:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_carbon_scrubbing_forestry_projects_certified/?source=rss Two reforestation projects, intended to improve the immediate ecosystem as well as fight climate change, have received the first certification under comprehensive new standards launched by the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Business, Regions, Central America, Panama, East Asia, China, North America, United States, Washington D.C., Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-04-01T13:32:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cocoa_increases_brain_blood_flow_function/?source=rss A nice cup of the right kind of cocoa could hold the promise of promoting brain function as people age. Regions, Central America, Panama, Europe, United Kingdom, England, North America, United States, California, Massachusetts, Top Stories, UK Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-02-22T15:12:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/unesco_treaty_on_protecting_oral_traditions_could_come_into_force_next_year/?source=rss A treaty to protect the world's oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, craftsmanship and knowledge of nature is on track to enter into force next year following a slew of new ratifications, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today. World, Regions, Africa, Algeria, Central African Republic, Gabon, Mauritius, Central America, Panama, East Asia, China, Japan, North Korea, Europe, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania 2005-02-21T11:50:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_marine_conservation_area_to_span_four_nations/?source=rss The creation of one of the world's largest marine protected areas was announced this week by a consortium of Latin American nations, conservation groups, and United Nations agencies. The new reserve will span 521 million acres (211 million hectares) of ocean, from Costa Rica's Cocos Island to Ecuador's Galapagos Islands and beyond. Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Central America, Costa Rica, Panama, South America, Ecuador 2004-03-01T01:21:01-08:00