World Water Crisis Underlies World Food Crisis
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, August 18, 2008 (ENS) – The world’s supplies of clean, fresh water cannot sustain today’s “profligate” use and inadequate management, which have brought shrinking food supplies and rising food costs to most countries, WWF Director General James Leape told the opening session of World Water Week in Stockholm today. “Behind the world food [...]
Read More »DR Congo Announces World’s Largest Protected Wetland
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 24, 2008 (ENS) – The Ngiri-Tumba-Maindombe area in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the world’s largest Wetland of International Importance, officially recognized by the Ramsar Convention, a treaty protecting designated wetlands. A ceremony to announce the recognition of Ngiri-Tumba-Maindombe as a Ramsar wetland is set for today [...]
Read More »One Hour of Darkness: Earth Hour Goes Global
SYDNEY, Australia, March 21, 2008 (ENS) – On Saturday, March 29, from 8 to 9 in the evening local time, hundreds of thousands of lights around the world will go dark for Earth Hour. The one hour event is intended to send a powerful message around the world about how important it is to reduce [...]
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