(par 9.5.2.3) Chile rejects $8 billion dam project in Patagonia
Chile rejects $8 billion dam project in Patagonia https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chile-rejects-8-billion-dam-183414571.html Chile rejects $8 billion HidroAysen dam in wild Patagonia on environmental grounds Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press June 11, 2014 FILE – This Jan. 20, 2008 file photo shows a view of the confluence of the Baker and Chacabuco rivers on the outskirts of Cochrane, in […]
(par 9.5.2.3) The Fight Against Poaching Must Shift to Empowering Communities
The fight against poaching must shift to empowering communities https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2017-09-21-the-fight-against-poaching-must-shift-to-empowering-communities STORY ANNETTE HÜBSCHLE. Wildlife crimes – like rhino poaching, overfishing or the harvesting of cycads – were once considered a “green” matter. But this has changed. Such crimes have moved higher up on global security and policy agendas. This is partly linked to concerns about the extinction of […]
(par 9.5.2.2.2) Grow but cherish your environment
Grow but cherish your environment https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2014/08/16/grow-but-cherish-your-environment Companies wanting to make palm oil face angry environmentalists FOR half a century, Indonesia and Malaysia have accounted for the vast majority of the world’s exports of palm oil. But now investors are flocking to west Africa to secure land for rival plantations. Environmentalists say the forests of South-East […]