Day: 30 August 2005

Farming slump credited with Amazon felling lull

The rate rainforests are being felled has slowed dramatically over the past year, according to estimates released by the Brazilian government.

Pollution hotspots at the click of a mouse

Scots can now locate pollution hotspots with the click of a mouse as regulators release a website outlining emissions from industry across the country.

Young women twice as likely to help environment as men

Women are far more likely to pledge their support for the environment than their male counterparts, according to the Environment Agency.

Shareholders demand ethics committee for Monsanto

An investment house has filed a shareowner resolution calling for an independent ethics committee to keep tabs on Monsanto after the biotech giant was forced to pay US$1.5million to federal authorities following allegations of corruption in Indonesia.

Indian NGO wins top World Water Prize

The Centre for Science and Environment, an Indian non-governmental organisation, has been awarded the 2005 Stockholm Water Prize.

Littoral litter tackled in Terengganu

Piles of rubbish washed up on the beaches of Malaysia's Terengganu are polluting nesting grounds of critically endangered turtles and discouraging tourists vital for the economy.

Scottish bag tax reservations revealed

Feared job losses and a predicted surge in paper waste could both create hurdles for Scotland's proposed plastic bag tax.

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