Eastern Caribbean Seeks Funds for Green Growth
School children plant mangrove seedlings on Dec. 2, 2011 to fortify coastal areas from the effects of climate change. Credit: Courtesy of the Caribbean Coastal Area Management FoundationBy Peter...
View ArticleGreen Turns Trendy in Indonesia
College students go greenBy Kafil YaminJAKARTA, Jun 17 2012 (IPS)JAKARTA, Jun 17 (IPS) 2012 – Studies on carbon emissions conducted in the Bogor Agricultural University (BAU) in West Java confirm that...
View ArticleBangladesh on the Green Brick Road
Women workers at a 'smokeless' brick factory. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPSBy Naimul HaqDHAKA, Jun 22 2012 (IPS)Bangladesh, a country highly vulnerable to climate change, is doing its bit to reduce greenhouse...
View ArticleCorporations See Green in Biodiversity
The gentle hills on the edge of this remote town are lush with tropical fruit trees that yield fine wines for the Broadchem Corporation and also give the agro company a green label. It was not...
View ArticleGreen Bricks Pave Future for Female Workers
Shumi attends school and does shifts at a brick factory. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPSBy Naimul HaqDHAKA, Jul 3 2012 (IPS)At first glance the smart young women in white overcoats, black rubber boots and...
View ArticleOPINION: Why Asia-Europe Relations Matter in the 21st Century
By Shada IslamBRUSSELS, Jul 14 2014 (IPS)Hopes are high that the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting – or ASEM summit – to be held in Milan on October 16-17 will confirm the credibility and relevance of...
View ArticleAfrica Advised to Take DIY Approach to Climate Resilience
Carcases of dead sheep and goats stretch across the landscape following drought in Somaliland in 2011, one of the climate impacts that experts say should be actively tackled by African countries...
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