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ReportsOil or water? Getting our priorities right
Worldwatch's new Vital Signs 2006-2007 seems more concerned with rising oil prices than with depleting water resources More... Why some civilisations survive and others dieIs it ecocide and the depletion of natural resources that is responsible for the collapse of the Mayan and other civilisations? Is it natural disasters, or socio-political cataclysms that are responsible for societal decay? Jared Diamond's new book discusses these issues More... India, China's resource consumption on the rise: 'State of the World' reportA recently released report by the Worldwatch Institute indicts India and China for being extremely high consumers of the world's resources and looks for alternative solutions to the problem More... Freshwater supplies under serious threat in tsunami-hit areasIn the aftermath of December 2004's devastating tsunami, governments are having to cope with problems ranging from waste disposal and degraded environments to the disruption of basic services like water supply and sanitation More... Decisions for the Earth We need water counsellors as much as marriage counsellors: UNEP chiefThe Atlas on International Freshwater Agreements, brought out to mark World Water Day on March 22, 2003, in the International Year of Freshwater, claims that the availability/non-availability of freshwater could be the flashpoint for future conflict in the world More... Tiger tract for our timesEmperor Jehangir killed over 17,000 animals in 12 years. The Raja of Sarguja hunted down 1,100 tigers. A new book provides a graphic account of the bloodlust that led to the mass destruction of India's bountiful wildlife More... |
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