Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Apr 11, 2011 (IPS) – Two species of Antarctic penguins have declined sharply over the past 30 years as their chief food source has been devastated by a combination of other predators, over-fishing, and rapidly melting sea ice caused by global warming, according to [...]
MEXICO: Eco-Friendly Livelihoods for Women in the Sierra Madre
March 1, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Daniela Pastrana JALPAN, Mexico, Mar 1, 2011 (IPS) – They live in a town with an apt name, Soledad (Solitude) de Guadalupe, of just 50 houses, most of which are inhabited by women on their own, in the Sierra Madre mountains in the small state of Querétaro [...]
JAPAN: Whaling Policy in Choppy Waters
February 27, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Suvendrini Kakuchi TOKYO, Feb 27, 2011 (IPS) – After years of stiff resistance, the Japanese government has announced a temporary halt to its controversial research whaling programme in the Antarctic Ocean, a decision that will finally stir the debate to promote sustainable fishing, say conservationists here. "We [...]
Tough Action Urged to Protect Bluefin Tuna
November 20, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By A. D. McKenzie PARIS, Nov 19, 2010 (IPS) – With the Atlantic bluefin tuna being fished to extinction, environment groups have increased their pressure on governments to take action to protect the species. Organisations such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Pew Environment Group and Greenpeace [...]
Seasonal Bans Not Enough to Save Pacific Tuna
November 16, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Edgardo Ayala* SAN SALVADOR, Nov 16, 2010 (Tierramérica) – The countries that fish for tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean see seasonal bans as a form of responsible fishing, but environmentalists argue that they are not enough to ensure the survival of a resource that is threatened [...]
Congo Leaves Locals Out of Conservation Plans
November 4, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Arsène Séverin * BRAZZAVILLE, Nov 4, 2010 (IPS/IFEJ) – "Today, I’m ashamed to have signed the documents creating this park, because I didn’t know that we would die of hunger in the middle of the forest." Mpaka-Mbouiti is a leader in the village of Loussala, in the [...]
An Awakening in Nagoya
November 1, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Stephen Leahy NAGOYA, Japan, Nov 1, 2010 (IPS) – The international community has finally awoken to the other great trans-boundary challenge of our time, with a new international agreement to halt the unravelling of the web of life that sustains humanity. The new agreement by 193 [...]
Biodiversity Conference Gives Cause for Rejoicing
October 31, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Hiroshi Nagai* IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis TOKYO (IDN) – "If Kyoto entered history as the city where the climate accord was born, Nagoya will be remembered as the city where the biodiversity accord was born," said Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). He was [...]
Runaway Global Economy Decimating Nature
October 28, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Stephen Leahy NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 28, 2010 (IPS) – One-fifth of all birds, fish and animals are threatened with extinction – as many as six million unique and irreplaceable forms of life – an authoritative new assessment warned Wednesday. Deforestation, agricultural expansion, overfishing, invasive alien species and [...]
Tackling Climate Change Could Save Biodiversity
October 26, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Stephen Leahy NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 26, 2010 (IPS) – A major change in the direction of economic development is essential to avoid the catastrophic unraveling of Earth’s ecosystems that support all life, a new global analysis published in the journal Science revealed Tuesday. Climate change, pollution, deforestation [...]
