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Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:37 PM

By Monde Kingsley NforKRIBI, Cameroon, Jul 23 2014 (IPS) - Pierre Zambo is a hotel manager in Kribi, a sea resort town in Cameroon's South Region. In the past his hotel would have "more than 100 tourists each week. But today if I manage to have 50 people registered into my hotel weekly then its good business." Located in the gulf of Guinea, Kribi is […]

Tue, 5 Aug 2014 18:28 PM

By Jewel FraserPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 5 2014 (IPS) - Buildings are among the largest consumers of earth's natural resources. According to the Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative, they use about 40 percent of global energy and 25 percent of global water, while emitting about a third of greenhouse gas emissions. Anthony Clayton, a professor of sustainable development at the University of the West Indies, […]

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 01:21 AM

By Bryant HarrisWASHINGTON, Feb 19 2014 (IPS) - In an effort to reduce oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, President Barack Obama on Tuesday directed his administration to develop new fuel efficiency and emissions standards for trucks within the year. The new directives follow a previous mandate to set tightened emissions standards for cars and smaller vehicles and encompass the president's next step […]

Sun, 1 Jun 2014 12:57 PM

By Ignatius BandaBULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jun 1 2014 (IPS) - Despite a raft of legislation dealing with the environment, African countries are still falling short when it comes to enforcing the legal instruments that respond to challenges posed by climate change, researchers say.  "Most African countries have robust legislations on environment; good on paper as they are, they fall far short of implementation," Samuel Ogalla, […]

Tue, 3 Jun 2014 16:48 PM

By Bradnee ChambersBONN, Jun 3 2014 (IPS) - Dr. Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Environment Programme's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, describes ahead of World Environment Day (Jun. 5), how small island states are vulnerable to sea level rises and other effects of climate change.

Thu, 6 Mar 2014 22:16 PM

By Stella PaulANANATAGIRI, India, Mar 6 2014 (IPS) - Chintapakka Jambulamma, 34, looks admiringly at a solar dryer. It's the prized possession of the Advitalli Tribal Women's Co-operative Society- a collective of women entrepreneurs that she leads. She opens up a drawer in the dryer, scoops out a handful of the medicinal plant Kalmegh and exclaims, "Look, it's drying so fast." Around her, women […]

Mon, 2 Jun 2014 04:01 AM

By Suvendrini KakuchiTOKYO, Jun 2 2014 (IPS) - Undaunted by Japan's national consensus to boost the economy, which has been mired in lackluster growth for decades, environmentalists are taking baby steps towards incorporating climate change into national legislation. Proponents of the plan to make Japan more environmentally friendly are up against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's popular ‘Abenomics' regime that promises to accelerate the […]

Thu, 5 Jun 2014 11:01 AM

By Jewel FraserPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 5 2014 (IPS) - An initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of Tobago's tourism sector may be stymied by "bread-and-butter issues" and the failure of government authorities to vigorously pursue the initiative. In 2012, the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) completed a pilot project for the Caribbean Carbon Neutral Tourism Programme (CCNTP) […]