Sunday, August 31, 2014
100 YEARS AGO TODAY!
Friday, August 29, 2014
RUN FOR BIODIVERSITY! CANADA
Walk or Run (or Sing) for Biodiversity this fall!
Warm late-summer greetings to all our supporters from the USC Canada team here at 56 Sparks Street in Ottawa!
It's been such an inspiring first half of the year for our Run for Biodiversity fundraising campaigns across Canada.
From Clarenville in Newfoundland, to Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver, our teams of R4B volunteers have been setting all kinds of records.
They've mobilized an amazing total of 245 participants - young and old alike - who have walked, run, skied, snowshoed, cycled and swum for Biodiversity!
Together, they've raised over $25,000 this year to support USC's work with seed-saving farmers in West Africa, Ethiopia, Timor Leste, Nepal and Canada.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (#SIDS2014)
As you may already know the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing
States (#SIDS2014) will be held from 1st to 4th September 2014 in Apia, Samoa
under the theme "The sustainable development of small island developing
states through genuine and durable partnerships". The Conference will
focus the world’s attention on a group of countries that remain a special case
for sustainable development in view of their unique and particular
vulnerabilities.
In this context, the Commonwealth Youth Climate Change
Network (CYCN) has put together six priorities for action for the SIDS 2014
Conference to consider the voice of young people and also the needed action to
address climate change and small states resilience. These key messages and
proposed priorities for action address most of the sub-themes of the SIDS
Conference in addition to other priorities for youth development and
empowerment.
Read our input and contribution to the #SIDS2014 attached and also at the following link : http://www.mediafire.com/view/8yy65ru6j7r7z7a/Key_Message_&_Priorities_of_the_CYCN_for_the_Third_SIDS_Conference_August_2014.pdf
Nominations open now for CSO Observers to UN-REDD Programme and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
For
those that are not aware, the nomination process for selecting four (4)
civil society observers for the UN-REDD Programme (representing Asia,
Africa, Latin America and developed countries) and three (3) civil
society observers for the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
(representing Asia, Africa, and Latin America) has opened this week.
Information on the process and how to nominate and apply is available
in English, Spanish and French at the following link: http://www.bicusa.org/selection-process-for-un-redd-and-fcpf-observers/#sthash.0iYykTOO.dpuf
Please
note that this is a process for civil society observers only, wherein
Indigenous Peoples observers are selected through other means. Also, to
note, the
Northern civil society observer
for the FCPF has already been selected and as such, is not included in
this process. Last day nominations are accepted for both the UN-REDD Programme and FCPF is 5 September 2014.
METAL TOXICITY IN CITY VEGETABLES- Pakistan
Vegetables in Peshawar, northern Pakistan are found to be
contaminated with nickel, lead, cadmium and chromium with concentrations of
30.14, 27.49, 27.67 and 7.56 mg per kg, respectively which are more than the
standard level and pose threat to human health. Farmers are using wastewater
for irrigation which makes the soil more fertile but also makes polluted.
August 23
SOLAR FENCING- Bhutan
Solar fencing has become effective to halt
movement and destruction caused by elephants in Samrang Gewog of Bhutan.
Protection of life and property has been ensured from tusker attack as they get
an electric shock if trespassing.
August
23
CLIMATE CHANGE AND BHUTAN’S ECONOMY- Bhutan
Studies have shown that glacier melt and climate extremes
have posed serious threat to Bhutan’s economy. Around 24 glacier lakes are in
risk of overflow with potential for landslide and flood. Dependency on
glacier-fed lakes for agriculture, hydropower, and tourism projects will cause
heavy loss to the overall economy of the country.
August 19
WARMER AND WETTER TIBET- China
Tibet is getting warmer and
wetter along with increasing pollution as a result of climate change and
population growth. Temperature of Tibetan plateau has increased by 0.4 ⁰C per decade and precipitation increased by 12 per cent since 1960.
August
20
RAINFALL INFLUENCES WATER PROJECT- India
Rainfall in Mussoorie,
northern India has affected water project providing water to around 46 villages
of 21 Gram Panchayats amounting to Rs 16 crore. The pipeline of around 3 km
laid in the first phase along with the three chambers of treatment plant has been
completely swept away by the incessant rains.
August 23
August 23
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