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African Ministerial Conference
on the Environment (AMCEN) - 12th Session - June 7-12, 2008
The 12th session of African Ministerial Conference
on the Environment (AMCEN) was held in Johannesburg, South Africa,
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 Hazardous waste
Management and Transboundary Movement -
Cote d'Ivoire and African regions
UNEP has launched a new project which will
help the Government of Côte d'Ivoire and others in the region to manage
hazardous waste, both within their countries and across borders.
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Environmental Change Re-Draws Atlas of Africa
Environmental (Climate) Change, among other factors,
contributing to the rapid changes to the African landscape. The
Atlas of African continent redrawn by climate change, population
increases etc was present at the 2008 AMCEN conference in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Tierramérica and ENDA awarded Zayed Prize for Environment
Tierramérica, an
environmental newswire sponsored by the UNEP
has been awarded the Zayed Prize for the Environment.
Tierramérica, provides weekly news insert and radio broadcasts carried by 20
newspapers and 400 radio stations in Latin America. |
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ARAL SEA PROBLEMS WILL ONLY BE FIXED
BY REGIONAL COOPERATION,
Resolving the problems caused by the
drying out of the Aral Sea, which has shrunk drastically in size in recent
decades because of the inefficient use of water resources and climate
change, will only happen when the countries of Central Asia work together,
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says.
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Forging African Strategies on
Climate Change Adaptation
Africa, the continent most vulnerable
to climate change, contributes little to global greenhouse gas
emissions. How will the vulnerable populations, sectors and regions
cope with the consequences of climate change? African environment
ministers are poised to take action, what should they do?
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Billion
Tree Campaign grows to Seven Billion Tree Campaign
A unique worldwide tree
planting initiative, aimed at empowering citizens to corporations and people
up to presidents to embrace the climate change challenge, has now set its
sights on planting seven billion trees.
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AFRICA’S EFFORTS T O
TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE RECEIVE
$92 MILLION BOOST
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Japan on
May 29 2008 in New York announced a new $92 million initiative to help
Africa adapt to global warming.
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 World
Migratory Bird Day on May 10-11, 2008
This year’s World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) will take place on Saturday
and Sunday May 10-11, 2008. WMBD is a global initiative devoted to
celebrating migratory birds and for promoting their conservation
worldwide.
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Marshall
Islands Acceded to Five UN Treaties on Marine Pollution and Safety
New York, May 12 2008 5:00PM The Marshall Islands, one of
the world’s major shipping nations, has acceded to five important
International Maritime
Organization conventions that aim to discourage environmental
pollution and promote safety on the high seas, the United Nations agency
announced today.
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