Environmental news from the Asian region
09 Oct 2008
Ministers, governors commit to saving Sumatra
New hope was extended to some of the world's most diverse and endangered forests today as WWF, four Indonesian ministers and ten provincial governors announced a bold commitment to protect the remaining forests and critical ecosystems of Sumatra.
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06 Oct 2008
connect2earth Prize Awarded
Sofia Mateus, a 29-year-old Swiss/Portuguese, is the grand prize winner of an international youth competition running on connect2earth, the green on-line community where young people can have their say about the environment by uploading videos, pictures and comments.
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27 Sep 2008
Climate Witness: Dilip Hazra, India
Dilip Hazra has lived on Mousuni Island for 15 years, and over that time has purchased land and developed an agricultural business. Now flooding has eroded a third of his land and changing weather patterns have forced him to rely on chemical fertilizers to develop his crops. » Read more
25 Sep 2008
Climate Witness: Hamid Bander, India
Hamid Bander and his siblings are all farmers and their family land has gradually declined in recent years as embankments have given way and the sea has come in. He says they are also witnessing an increase of severe weather events such as storms and cyclones. » Read more
24 Sep 2008
Chinese central bank and WWF outline greener banking roadmap
Chinese commercial banks should establish environmental reporting, assessment, management, and risk evaluation systems to promote sustainable development in China, according to a new report today from WWF and the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s financial and monetary regulatory agency.
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23 Sep 2008
Climate Witness: Sheikh Kalimuddin, India
Sheikh Kalimuddin is a farmer on Mousini Island in the Sundarbans Delta, India. In 2000 and 2005 he witnessed significant flooding when embankments breached and destroyed many homes and left good agricultural land fallow. Erratic weather patterns are also forcing him to use chemicals to ensure a good crop yield. » Read more
18 Sep 2008
Climate Witness: Jyotsna Giri, India
Jyotsna Giri and her family had a small farm on Lohachara Island in the Sundarbans Delta of West Bengal, India. Fifteen years ago they had to move to a refugee colony on a neighbouring island when the sea claimed their home and farm. Erratic weather continues to make life difficult. » Read more
18 Sep 2008
Lights out campaign lights up marketing awards
WWF’s “Earth Hour”, which encouraged consumers around the world to switch off their lights for 60 minutes, again blazed its way into the spotlight as Asia’s most effective marketing campaign for 2008 yesterday.
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25 Aug 2008
Climate Witness: Jamila Bibi, India
Jamila Bibi and her family lost almost everything they owned when an embankment that kept the sea water out burst and rushed into their home. In recent years the sea level has been gradually rising around their island in the Sundarbans Delta of West Bengal, India. » Read more
10 Aug 2008
Climate Witness: Idris Ali Bandar, India
Idris Ali Bandar recalls the stories that his father told of a vibrant ecosystem on Mousini Island in the Sundarbans Delta of West Bengal, India. But the pressures of population growth have depleted the local biodiversity and now increased tidal surges are washing away their homes and farms. » Read more
