share Greening Globalization A plan to link climate change policy with biodiversity loss renews a twenty-year-old idea of sustainable development.Tags: globalizationclimate changeSustainable DevelopmentG8biodiversityRegions: Europe and Middle EastCategories: Environment Read more »
share Peru Creates Online Biodiversity Register The new system will allow Peru to maintain control over its native genetic history.Tags: environmentPerubiodiversityscientific researchRegions: South AmericaCategories: Environment Read more »
share Biofuel Surge Could Have Severe Downside, Warn Experts As the United States looks to biofuels to solve dependency on foreign oil, it must be careful not to create a more serious problem.Tags: agriculturefood securitybiofuelbiodiversityforest destructionRegions: South AmericaCategories: Environment Read more »
share The Philippines Opts for Biodiesel As the Philippine government decides to adopt coconut-blended biodiesel to offset fossil fuel imports, environmental concerns grow.Tags: agriculturebiofuelbiodiversityforest destructionfossil fuelsRegions: AsiaCategories: Environment Read more »
share The Benefits of Biodiversity - Winners and Losers Indigenous groups' claim to drug and crop patents has created a long-standing dispute over sovereignty, national boundaries and ownership of knowledge.Tags: biodiversitygenetic resourcesindigenous peoplestraditional knowledgedrugRegions: AfricaCategories: Agriculture Read more »
share Conference Ends, But Bio-Battles Set to Rage The meetings of the Biosafety Protocol and Convention on Biological Diversity resulted in a general consensus on the need for fair sharing of global resources. Tags: biodiversityBiological DiversitysoyaAmazonCountries: BrazilCategories: Environment Read more »