'It really riles me to see developing countries pushed into a corner'

Tough-talking Malaysian negotiator Wen Lian Ting explains why the North's stand on forests is morally unjust and politically untenable

South gains words but loses its genes

While the North has made no commitment to reduce its emissions,, the South commits itself to protect the world's biodiversity

Entitlements

Two weeks of discussions on the Kyoto Protocol on climate change have just ended. But core problems remain. The world's worst polluters are …

SPREADING SMOKE

Strict US legislations are forcing cigarette companies to shift business to developing countries, where they are helped by lax laws and …

US puts a price on Sri Lanka's forests

The US congress has reportedly approved a $5-million waiver, thereby quantifying the debt-for-nature swap offer made to Sri Lanka more than two …

Blending green concerns into market economy

GERMAN environment minister Klaus Topfer has come under fire for his tough green laws such as the one against packaging. Environmental ministries,…

Recession makes north renege on aid

Against a background of worldwide recession, the Rio conference came and went with many promises of aid by the Northern countries. But by the end …

More people in countries with low human development index suffer from climate-related disasters

Central America, the Caribbean, Eastern Africa, southern & eastern Asia have highest levels of impacts from climate-related disasters  

Five big disagreements on loss and damage as COP27 clock ticks on

Finance, semantics and syntax have slowed negotiations at Sharm El-Sheikh

Executed by convictions

WHO's acceptance of wrong information has resulted in the death of numerous children

Grain gain or drain?

Climate change causes famine

Ideas India

The book celebrates bold enterprises of ordinary Indians

Targeting the Third World's-Yulnerability

Death in the air

Environmental pollution could be responsible for 40 per cent of all deaths world-wide

The price of power

Nothing greasy about it

The increase in oil prices doesn't harm anyone

Digital medical library

Vitaminimum

UNITED NATIONS

Big brother

WSSD clearly illustrated the hatred of the US' bullying tactics

Trade might is not right

What's wrong with global negotiations today?

Achieve development

The market, simply, cannot be left alone

Hong Kong: a beginning?

In making TRIPS responsive to needs of poor countries?

German climate change initiative