Moushumi Sharma

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Former Staffer, Down To Earth

Environment Health Climate Change Africa UN China India Global Warming Agriculture US

WHO releases new guidelines on breast cancer

Recommends “organised” screening to cut down breast cancer mortality by 20 per cent

Developing world taps renewable energy at twice the rate of rich countries

China leads the global rank on clean energy; India is placed fourth

UN prepares to launch Global Environment Outlook report

Sixth edition of the report will analyse policies that will help in attaining unfinished environmental goals

Rotterdam Convention: no new agenda for pesticides at chemical review panel meet

Signals under-utilisation of the subsidiary body of Rotterdam Convention

Living with smokers is as bad as living in polluted cities

Passive smoking can expose non-smokers to three times the officially recommended levels of fine particulate matter

Pastoral community in Kenya at high risk from climate change

Lack of livelihood options makes herders more vulnerable

Resource mobilisation can help Africa be self-sufficient

African Development Forum discusses ways to reduce dependence on foreign donors

Tropics could lose important commercial fish by 2050

Global warming might force fish species to move to cooler waters at the poles

Farmers in Burkina Faso give smart answer to climate change

Adoption of innovative techniques restores 300,000 ha of degraded land

US farmers sue Syngenta over GM corn

China rejected US corn containing Viptera seed variety, causing monetary losses to farmers worth billions of dollars

Innovation key to meet Aichi biodiversity targets by 2020

Meeting the goals of Strategic Plan for Biodiversity can help sustainable development post-2015

Typhoon Phanfone batters Japan

One US airman killed; hundreds of flights disrupted

Scientists gather in Greece to brainstorm ways to save world’s oceans

Marine life and mangroves face threat from plastic

Nations renew commitment for Minamata Convention at UNGA meet

18 countries sign the treaty at a high-level meeting in New York

Landslide destroys hydropower plant in China’s Three Gorges Dam

5,000 vulnerable points identified as region prone to frequent disasters

UN calls for protection of rights of women, indigenous peoples

The 69th session of the UN General Assembly will see the participation of world leaders on crucial global issues

Climate change affecting jobs in South Asia

Training in green skills must for youth: report

Children’s involvement in conflict cause of worry: India

Indian ambassador to UN proposes child protection advisers in peacekeeping operations to ensure safe return of children affected by armed conflict

Smart technique can increase crop yields without harming environment

New method matches crop strains to local soil and climate conditions and makes efficient use of fertilisers

Blue whales face risk from ship strikes

Shipping lanes intersect with feeding areas of the world’s largest mammal

Britain gets special police force to check food crimes

All recommendations of food expert likely to be accepted by government

World Water Week discusses green options to manage water resources

Municipality in South Africa awarded for water and sanitation work

Africa needs climate-smart agriculture: report

Inaction towards climate change will affect food production and increase malnutrition

Surveillance likely to be key issue in 2014 Internet conference

Concerns high over US control of Internet governance

African leaders discuss improving food security of the continent

Green revolution forum will focus, among other things, on increasing food productivity as climate change presents more challenges

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