| Sat 31 Jul 2010 |
Madagascar rain forests, US Everglades in danger
m&c | Washington/Brasilia - Madagascar's rainforests and Florida's Everglades swamps are in danger as World Heritage sites due to human encroachments such as logging and water degradation, a UN panel ruled Friday. | Th... |
Prez Mills: Ghana needs prayers
Joy Online President John Evans Atta Mills on Friday made a spiritual commitment of the nation, seeking prayers for Ghana to realise its goals to improve and better the lives of the people. | He said despite the objections raised in some quarters on the idea of... |
Everglades and Madagascar forests on Unesco danger list
Newsvine | A UN panel has added Florida's Everglades National Park and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk. | Unesco's World Heritage Committee said development in the Everglades had caused water flow to fall 60% in the ... |
Everglades, Madagascar rain forest on UNESCO list
Zeenews Rio De Janeiro: The United Nations has added Florida's Everglades National Park and rain forests in Madagascar to its list of World Heritage sites in danger. | The Everglades, home to 20 endangered species, was previously on the list from 1993 to 200... |
Everglades and Madagascar forests on Unesco danger list
BBC News A UN panel has added Florida's Everglades National Park and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk. | Unesco's World Heritage Committee said development in the Everglades had caused water flow to fall 60% in the we... |
BP fishermen victims Lured to occupied land
Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 3:54 pm | Press Release: Western Sahara Resource Watch | “Don’t try to lure BP fishermen victims to occupied land” | Press release, | Western Sahara Resource Watch | 30 July 2010 | Louisiana fishermen, vic... |
FPI Overnight Brief
Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 3:50 pm | Press Release: Foreign Policy Initiative | FPI Overnight Brief | July 30, 2010 | ________________________________________ | Special Announcements | FPI seeks college juniors or seniors, graduate students, or recent g... |
Expo shows illegal pet trade rampant in Indonesia
The Guardian | NINIEK KARMINI | Associated Press Writer= JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant — a... |
Saudi Arabia Must Stop Deporting Somalis
Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 1:10 pm | Press Release: United Nations | UN Refugee Agency Calls on Saudi Arabia to Stop Deporting Somalis | New York, Jul 30 2010 1:10PM The United Nations refugee agency today called on Saudi Arabia to halt deportations of ... |
Organized Crime Increasingly Linked in Africa
Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 1:07 pm | Press Release: United Nations | UN Official Warns Terrorism And Organized Crime Increasingly Linked in Africa | New York, Jul 30 2010 6:10PM Terrorism in Africa is increasingly linked to organized crime, and the cont... |
UN Support to Field Operations
Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 12:54 pm | Press Release: United Nations | New Strategy Set to Transform UN Support to Field Operations – Senior Officials | New York, Jul 30 2010 6:10PM The United Nations is on track to transform the way it deploys mi... |
Horn of Africa Once Again Polio-Free
Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 12:45 pm | Press Release: United Nations | Horn of Africa Once Again Polio-Free, Say UNICEF And Partners | New York, Jul 30 2010 10:10AM The Horn of Africa is once again free of polio, with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda ha... |
Darfur: Tensions Rise
Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 12:42 pm | Press Release: United Nations | Darfur: UN-African Union Peacekeeping Force Extended as Tensions Rise | New York, Jul 30 2010 4:10PM The Security Council today voted to extend by another year the mandate of the join... |
Expo packed with endangered species for sale highlights Indonesia's rampant illegal pet trade
Orlando Sentinel JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant — and growing — illegal pet trade... |
| Fri 30 Jul 2010 |
World Heritage in Danger
Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 3:47 pm | Press Release: IUCN | World Heritage in Danger: two natural sites listed | Brasilia, Brazil, 30 July 2010 (IUCN) - Following the recommendations of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), important rai... |
Everglades, Madagascar rain forest on UNESCO list
Herald Tribune | RIO DE JANEIRO - The United Nations has added Florida's Everglades National Park and rain forests in Madagascar to its list of World Heritage sites in danger. | The Everglades, home to 20 endangered species, was previously on the list from 1993 to ... |
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