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Photo of the Coorong and Lower Lakes Ramsar site, around Goolwa.
July 25
Rising demands threaten wetlands
The recent surge in demand for food and biofuel has increased the risks facing the world’s wetlands, warn scientists.
A declaration by 700 […]

Ian McAllister photo
By Andrew Findlay
(Georgia Straight Magazine) More and more foreigners are paying top dollar for the opportunity to see a magnificent grizzly in the wild. British Columbia, though, still permits the sport killing of an animal that is highly evocative of what remains of our wilderness and is regarded as a keystone indicator of […]

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Canada & the Climate Change Conference (Bali)

June 17
Feds under fire over Kyoto Protocol in court and at UN
(National Post) OTTAWA — The Harper government is fighting off challenges in court and at the United Nations for allegedly not meeting its obligations under the […]

More on Biofuels and Agriculture & Food - World Hunger
July 23
Uprising Against the Ethanol Mandate
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to temporarily waive regulations requiring the oil industry to blend ever-increasing amounts of ethanol into gasoline.
Some biofuels better than others
“Biofuels” is a broad term that includes lots […]

Convention on Biological Diversity (Biodiversity)
31 May 2008
Good Intentions Eclipse New Funding at Biodiversity Meet
Stephen Leahy, IPS
BONN - The world community took some ever-so-careful steps towards slowing the biodiversity crisis at a major U.N. meeting in Bonn, while emphasising the need for urgency and action.
Biofuels were the most intensely debated issue in Bonn with […]

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May 30
From the German point of view: Canada’s hypocritical stance on climate change
By Bob McDonald, host of the CBC science radio program Quirks & Quarks.
There might have been a few hidden smirks among delegates in Germany this week, when Prime Minister Stephen Harper boasted about Canada’s commitment […]

Genetically modified oilseed rape, one of the four main commercial GM crops. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
Background: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; SciDevnet GM crops and Agriculture & Environment; Monsanto vs Percy Schmeiser
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May 24
Sowing seeds of discontent
Since the dawn of civilization, farmers have saved seeds from the harvest and […]

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Dear friends/Chers amis!
You are invited to attend the second ever - Wednesday Night salon - west coast edition on Wednesday night May 7th. You are all fabulous fascinating (and busy!) people who are passionate about the world we live in and the people who surround us. […]

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[BEIJING] Using China’s forests and ‘idle land’ to produce biofuels could pose a threat to biodiversity, warned experts at an international meeting.
Spike Millington, chief technical advisor to the European Union-China Biodiversity Programme, raised the problem earlier this month (7 March) at the International Workshop on Biodiversity and […]

How will economic and social developments drive environmental change to 2030? What policies are needed to address the main environmental challenges? How can OECD and non-OECD countries best work together to tackle these challenges?
The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 provides analyses of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and simulations of policy actions […]