Day: 13 October 2005

No link between deforestation and flooding, says report

In a move sure to cause major arguments in the conservation world, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) have released a report saying there is no link between deforestation and major floods.

MEPs urge stronger EU climate policies

The European parliament's environment committee has called for a crash programme similar to America's Apollo space programme of the 1960s to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

UN calls for recognition of environmental refugees

The United Nations University (UNU) has called on the international community to recognise the plight of people displaced by negative changes in the environment.

Community groups could regenerate derelict land, says Minister

Minister for Communities and Local Government, David Miliband MP, has called for community groups to be given extra rights to buy derelict or disused land to drive regeneration.

Ozone wrongly fingered as heat dodges death blame

High ozone levels and thick summer pollution are being wrongly blamed for deaths caused by straightforward heat, according to academics.

Evidence mounts for PCB sperm damage

A new report has added to the growing body of evidence against gender bending chemicals but has also thrown up a few surprises.

Floods devastate country as month’s rain falls in a day

Serious flooding has left many parts of the country in chaos this week, after nearly a month's worth of rain fell in just one single day.

Outrage in Northern Territories as Government bulldozes opposition to nuke dump

The Northern Territories have suffered what will almost certainly be a fatal blow in their efforts to block federal plans to dump all of Australia's nuclear waste in the sparsely populated state.

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