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All about sustainable development – initiatives, innovations, events, case studies, reports, news and views from all around the world !

  • Plants can Adapt Genetically to Survive Harsh Environments - February 13, 2011

    West Lafayette, Indiana - Scientists have found genetic evidence of how some plants adapt to live in unfavorable conditions, a finding he believes could one day be used to help food crops survive in new or changing environments. David Salt, a Professo...

  • Worsening Air Quality and Traffic Congestion in South Asian Cities - February 13, 2011

    Dhaka - “For South Asian cities like Dhaka and Delhi, maintaining urban air quality and protecting its sustainable urban commuting practices are some of the toughest challenges. Delhi, while having made some significant strides in meeting air quality...

  • ADB Supports First Privately Owned Wind Farm in Pakistan - February 12, 2011

    Manila, Philippines – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will be providing a loan to help fund the first privately owned and financed wind farm in Pakistan. The output from the plant will provide much-needed additional power for Pakistan, improve the ...

  • Migration Due to Climate Change Demands Attention, Says ADB - February 12, 2011

    Manila, Philippines - Governments in Asia and the Pacific need to prepare for a large increase in climate-induced migration in the coming years, says a forthcoming report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Typhoons, cyclones, floods and drought are ...

  • Argentina Prepares Updated Study on Climate Change Impact - February 12, 2011

    Buenos Aires - The Argentine Republic is preparing its Third National Communiqué on Climate Change, a study that will provide updated information regarding its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, allowing it to identify mitigation measures for the countr...

  • Ireland to Support EU Commission on GM Food - February 11, 2011

    The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith, confirmed that Ireland has altered its voting position and will support a number of proposals from the EU Commission aimed at authorizing the placing on the market of food, food in...

  • Bayer Opens Emissions-Neutral Eco-Commercial Building in India - February 10, 2011

    Greater Noida, India - Bayer has inaugurated its first emissions-neutral office building in Asia as part of its Group-wide sustainability program. Bayer MaterialScience’s new building in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, India, which draws 100 percent...

  • Climate Change: La Niña Effect to Continue Till April 2011 - February 10, 2011

    Geneva – A significant La Niña episode, which is affecting climate conditions in different regions of the world, continues in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Its strength is expected to decrease during the course of the coming four months, according to...

  • Climate Change: Researchers Link Litter Sizes and Loss of Sea Ice - February 9, 2011

    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – University of Alberta researchers have linked the reproductive ecology of polar bears in Hudson Bay with declining litter sizes and loss of sea ice. “Projected reductions in the number of newborn cubs are a significant ...

  • Air-conditioned Greenhouse Uses Alternative Energy - February 9, 2011

    Neiker-Tecnalia, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, has created an air-conditioned greenhouse using alternative energies that enable the reduction of energy costs, improvements in energy efficiency, and an increase in crop...

  • Food Waste-to-Energy Conversion: Indian Perspectives - February 9, 2011

    The problem of waste management runs across geographies and its gravest causal agent, i.e., urbanism, is a global phenomenon. However, its ramifications are relatively more pronounced in developing nations on account of improved standards of living an...

  • 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2050, Claims The Energy Report - February 7, 2011

    Gland, Switzerland - All of the world’s energy needs could be provided cleanly, renewably and economically by 2050, according to a major new study by WWF (World Wildlife Fund). Two years in preparation, The Energy Report breaks new ground with its ...

  • Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Way Forward - February 4, 2011

    The issue of protecting indigenous peoples’ rights has been in the media for quite some time. Stories of resistance to industrial projects, displacement of people out of their traditional homes, protests against state authorities – all these have n...

  • WWF, Big Companies Call for More Corporate Action to Protect Tigers - February 4, 2011

    Gland, Switzerland - As the Year of the Tiger comes to an end, WWF, backed by a group of leading companies, today issued a call for more corporations around the world to reduce their impact on tiger habitats, through responsible procurement of wood, ...

  • World Bank Supports Disaster Prevention Efforts of Brazil - February 3, 2011

    Brasilia – The Vice-president of the World Bank for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Otaviano Canuto, and the World Bank Director for Brazil, Makhtar Diop, met on January 18 withPresident Dilma Rousseff, Minister Antonio Palocci, Minis...

  • Vedanta Fights Back over Indian Hill Tribe’s Sacred Mountain - February 2, 2011

    FTSE 100 mining giant Vedanta is challenging a ban on mining the sacred mountain of India’s Dongria Kondh tribe. The Orissa High Court will hear the case on Wednesday, February 2. The Dongria Kondh, whose plight has been compared to the fictional N...

  • Wildlife Conservation: Tiger Numbers Could Triple if Large-Scale Landscapes are Protected - February 2, 2011

    Washington, D.C. - The tiger reserves of Asia could support more than 10,000 wild tigers – three times the current number – if they are managed as large-scale landscapes that allow for connectivity between core breeding sites, a new paper from some...

  • Small and Midcap Companies Vulnerable on Climate Risk, Says New Report - February 2, 2011

    This new report released recently by Clean Air-Cool Planet with Pax World Management LLC examines the potential affect of climate risk and regulation on investment. The report notes that reporting on any of several types of climate-related risk is gene...

  • Sustainability Metrics for Energy and Water Reductions - January 31, 2011

    Charlottesville, Virginia - GE Intelligent Platforms on January 26 announced the availability of a new software solution aimed at helping producers achieve more environmentally sustainable operations. Going beyond utility billings, or facility-level m...

  • Embracing Complexity in International Forest Governance: A Way Forward - January 30, 2011

    This Policy Brief is based on the report “Embracing Complexity: Meeting the Challenges of International Forest Governance” - a Global Assessment Report published as IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) World Series Volume...