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Mozambique: Women at forefront of resisting climate change
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Author: Stanley Kwenda, Johannesburg
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Date Written: 7 July 2010
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Primary Category:
Ecology
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Document Origin: Inter Press Service News Agency
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Secondary Category:
Southern Region
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Source URL:
http://www.ipsnews.net
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Key Words: Mozambique, climate change, women
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Summary & Comment:
The government of Mozambique has developed a gender strategy for the agrarian sector aimed at creating equal access to resources and opportunities for men and women. It also urges implementation of programmes for diversification of subsistence crops and access to improved technologies, including agro-processing, in response to climate change. AB
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South Africa: Civil society’s David versus corporate Goliath
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Author: Saliem Fakir, Cape Town
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Date Written: 2 July 2010
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Primary Category:
Ecology
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Document Origin: South African Civil Society Information Service
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Secondary Category:
Southern Region
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Source URL:
http://www.sacsis.org
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Key Words: South Africa, African Centre for Biodiversity, Schwabe, Nestlé
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Summary & Comment:
Unlike BP’s oil spill that is publicly visible, biopiracy happens secretly in remote labs far from the public eye. Its detection requires passionate commitment and investigative skills. This article shows how civil society organizations have protected the public interest against corporate privatization. AB
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Angola: Drilling deeper for oil and hoping for no spills
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Author: Louise Redvers, Luanda
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Date Written: 1 July 2010
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Primary Category:
Ecology
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Document Origin: Inter Press Service News Agency
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Secondary Category:
Angola
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Source URL:
http://www.ipsnews.net
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Key Words: Angola, oil, Deepwater Horizon, BP, Chevron
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Summary & Comment:
Is Angola prepared to deal with an oil "spill" like the Deepwater Horizon tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico? AB
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Republic of Congo: Deforestation threatens south
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Author: Arsène Séverin, Kinkala
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Date Written: 22 June 2010
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Primary Category:
Ecology
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Document Origin: Inter Press News Agency
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Secondary Category:
Central Region
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Source URL:
http://www.ipsnews.net
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Key Words: Republic of Congo, deforestation, charcoal, safou
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Summary & Comment:
In a painful irony the end of armed conflict in 2003 has signaled the wholesale devastation of forests in the southern region of the Republic of Congo. AB
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Disappointment over climate change meeting
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Author: Afrique en ligne
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Date Written: 15 June 2010
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Primary Category:
Ecology
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Document Origin: Afrique en ligne
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Secondary Category:
Africa General
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Source URL:
http://www.afriquejet.com
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Key Words: Africa, climate change, 350.org
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Summary & Comment:
Civil society groups attending a meeting on climate change in Bonn, Germany, have expressed disappointment that Saudi Arabia blocked a review on the discussion of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius - the target suggested by scientists. AB
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World day to combat desertification: June 17
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Author: IFAD
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Date Written: 13 June 2010
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Primary Category:
Ecology
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Document Origin: International Fund for Agricultural Development
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Secondary Category:
Africa General
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Source URL:
http://www.ifad.org
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Key Words: desertification, IFAD, UNCCD, 2010 International Year of Biodiversity
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Summary & Comment:
Desertification is the persistent degradation of dryland ecosystems by
human activities and climatic variations. Because of its toll on human
well-being and on the environment, it ranks among the greatest
development challenges of our times. The World Day to Combat
Desertification focuses international attention on this growing
problem. It has . . .
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South Africa: Stream of acid, the Tweelopiespruit
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Author: Rachael, Johannesburg
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Date Written: 13 June 2010
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Primary Category:
Ecology
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Document Origin: Earthlife Africa Jhb
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Secondary Category:
Southern Region
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Source URL:
http://www.earthlife.org
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Key Words: South Africa, Tweelopiespruit , uranium, mine tailings
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Summary & Comment:
The photos and text document show the effect of effluent from a mine on the Tweelopiespruit, a stream that flows through the Krugersdorp Game Reserve on the West Rand, near Johannesburg. AB
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