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UN: Tens of Millions of New Green Jobs on the Horizon

Article: UN: Tens of Millions of New Green Jobs on the Horizon

Posted September 30th, 2008, 8:09 AM by

NEW YORK, New York, September 25, 2008 (ENS) – Efforts to tackle climate change could result in the creation of millions of new green jobs in the coming decades, according to a new report from the United Nations on the impact of the emerging global green economy. Green jobs reduce the environmental impact of enterprises…

Waterbirds Disappearing from African-Eurasian Flyways

Article: Waterbirds Disappearing from African-Eurasian Flyways

Posted September 16th, 2008, 6:09 AM by

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, September 15, 2008 (ENS) – Struck by climate change and wetland destruction, 40 percent of the migratory waterbird populations that travel across Africa and Eurasia are in decline, finds a new study presented to delegates at an international migratory waterbird conservation meeting today in Antananarivo. The main causes of decrease in the 522…