Population and environment are two issues, scientists believe
Written by Sandeep Nehra
Demographic changes must be integrated into the economic and environmental debates as Rio +20, population and environment can not be considered as two separate problems, say British scientists.
They said the growth of world population is a subject to be discussed at international meetings like the Conference of the United Nations Rio +20 on Sustainable Development, in June, where you can “reframe the relationship between people and planet “.
In a report to be presented Thursday in London, the Royal Society, the British Academy of Sciences, believes that “the twenty-first century is a critical period.” She recalled that the world’s population, 7 billion today, should reach 8 to 11 billion by 2050.
For scientists, population must be stabilized by methods “voluntary”, where education can play “an important role.” Along… Continue reading...
Learn MoreBurma: The Treasure of greens and a hundred-year history
Written by Sandeep Nehra
The political openness in Burma, which allowed the election to Parliament of the opponent and Nobel Peace Aung San Suu Kyi, also revealed to lovers of golf is an impressive heritage of magnificent courses (80 in all) and a centennial history.
“People do not know that we have such a beautiful culture of golf and how the sport was popular in Burma,” said the chairman of the Asian Tour and a former great player himself, Kyi Hla Han Burmese.
“There are many public courses, as in Scotland or Australia, added Mr. Han, president of the Asian PGA since 2006. You do not even need to be a member, you pay and you can play right away ! ”
Arrived in the baggage of the British in the… Continue reading...
Learn MoreBrazil: Environmentalists call for a veto against a bill favoring deforestation
Written by Sandeep Nehra
The environmentalists urged on Thursday the president of Brazil Dilma Rousseff to veto a controversial law paving the way for increased deforestation in the Amazon, a text embarrassing for the country two months of the Rio +20 conference on development sustainable.
MEPs adopted a large majority, on Wednesday night, a law reforming the Forestry Code of 1965, a victory of the powerful agribusiness lobby after a battle of several years with environmentalists who fear the destruction of thousands of square kilometers of forest.
The former text required the landowners to keep intact some of the forests, up to 80% in the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world considered the green lung of the planet.
This new legislation, already approved by the Brazilian Senate in December, amnesty… Continue reading...
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