Posts Tagged ‘Environment’

United Nations Environment Programme

Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Ocean sponges from shallower waters have already been shown to be valuable sources for new medicinal drugs to treat cancers and for antibiotics, and it is expected that deepwater sponges will be equally valuable, if not more so.

Environment: Beekeepers add buzz to Japans urban jungle

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
TOKYO -- Tokyos Ginza district is usually abuzz with shoppers and office workers, but high above its skyscrapers nature-lovers have created a home for real busy bees -- the ones that make honey.

United Nations Environment Programme

Friday, June 11th, 2010
Busan/Nairobi, 11 June 2010 -History was made today in the South Korean port city of Busan, when governments gave the green light to an Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

The Green Salon: Water and Life

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
An insider's account of an informal meeting of people and organizations dedicated to improving the environment STAR ISLAND - Renewable energy - Sustainable energy - Energy development - Fossil fuel

Wearing the Worlds Future on Our Sleeves

Saturday, April 17th, 2010
FIRST things first: Sustainable is NOT the same as organic. True, theyre similar and share a common goal, but the difference lies in their provenance or origin. Organic refers to items that are agricultural or farm-based in nature: crops, food, etc. Sustainable is linked to the environment, and may be lab-based.