Cleaning lessons from Stockholm

Environmental governance in Sweden works because government, stakeholders and citizens work together to keep cities clean

Push to strengthen Basel Convention regional centres

Centres in turn will assist in ratifying ban on toxic exports from rich nations to the poor

NEWS SNIPPETS

UN report warns of effects of urban expansion on biodiversity

Urban areas set to triple by 2030; population to touch 4.9 billion

Centre favours manufacture of endosulfan

Says disposal will cost Rs 210 crore while using existing raw material stock to manufacture the pesticide will increase crop production

South Africa to phase in carbon tax from 2015

Tax to increase at 10 per cent per year; draft policy sets relief limits

Death knell sounded for dirty carbon credits from coal

CDM Executive Board decides to put the methodology used by coal power plants to earn carbon credits under further scrutiny

Alternatives to endosulfan

FAO to give suggestions on the pesticide to committee on persistent organic pollutants

People do pay for latrines

Supreme Court asks Centre to submit endosulfan disposal plan

Sets deadline of July 23

Use of toxic chemical HBCD severely restricted under Stockholm Convention

The persistent organic pollutant is used in building insulation, especially in the EU

Updates From Rio

The Rio+20 challenge

Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication are the two themes of the summit, but consensus eludes on both …

India opposes 2020 deadline for DDT ban

Conference of parties to Stockholm Convention to allow DDT use for malaria control until alternatives become available  

Latest from Bonn climate negotiations

Equity, the new buzzword at Bonn climate negotiations

But a workshop on equity at the climate inter-sessional refused to move beyond well-embedded party demarcations

Pesticide manufacturers want to export more endosulfan

Apex court asks them to file application

World Water Week discusses green options to manage water resources

Municipality in South Africa awarded for water and sanitation work

Parties to Stockholm Convention endorse agroecology as the best alternative to endosulfan

Pesticide’s use restricted to limited number of crops

We have crossed the line on climate change, says study

Report reveals that we have breached four of nine limits and threatened the planet’s health

India softens its stand on endosulfan

Endosulfan: meet in Geneva begins, India still in denial

Sharad Pawar says many states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

What's your view of the road?

If we are not able to walk, we cannot really build a vibrant public transport network

Record number of chemicals reviewed by UN committee

The review is to list chemicals into the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions' annexes to push for a pollution-free planet

Norway, Unilever setting up $400-million fund for ‘resilient socioeconomic development’

Under the UN Climate Resilience Initiative, public and private partners are coming together to help countries and communities anticipate and …