Posts by Tag: united nations
Chile May Protect Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems From Fishing
Posted on Jun 05, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
A bill has been introduced into the Chilean National Congress that would protect vulnerable marine ecosystems. According to the United Nations, a vulnerable marine ecosystem is defined as:
An ecosystem that is particularly susceptible to disruption, to damage or even to destruction due to their physical characteristics, the activities and interactions of the organisms therein and the impacts they suffer from human activities and the surrounding environment.
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Obama Pledges $279 million for Everglades Restoration
Posted on May 20, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
In 2000, legislation to restore the Everglades created a partnership between the US federal government and the state of Florida to undertake the largest environmental project in US history called the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). Under this agreement, saving the Everglades would take 30 years, and the burden of cost (estimated at $10 billion) would be split equally between the partners. Unfortunately, the federal government has not been forthcoming with the funding for restoration until now.
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United Nations Officially Declares June 8 as World Oceans Day
Posted on May 05, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
Since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro, World Oceans Day has been celebrated on June 8; however, the designation was not part of an official United Nations resolution. That has all changed:
In paragraph 171 of its resolution 63/111 on oceans and the law of the sea, the General Assembly resolved that, as from 2009, the United Nations will designate 8 June as World Oceans Day.
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The Maldives – An Island Nation Sinks As a Result of Global Warming
Posted on Apr 25, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.
World leaders might be preparing to thrash out a post-Kyoto agreement on global warming, but in the interim, the phenomenon continues to have a significant impact on the earth’s oceans. The Maldives, an archipelago of roughly 1200 coral islands off the southwestern coast of India, are an example of a land mass that could soon be engulfed by rising sea levels resulting from melting polar ice-caps.
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Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak Awarded 2009 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate
Posted on Mar 28, 2009 by Derek Markham.
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India, has been awarded the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for his innovative work in the sanitation field.
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