Logging green miles

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Vinod Thomas, Straits Times 7 Dec 07; ECONOMIC growth has been the source of rapidly rising living standards in much of the world. Yet expe...

Hope and despair over Riau's forests

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Carbon-trading plan may curb rampant logging, but doubts linger Straits Times 7 Dec 07; KUALA CENAKU (RIAU) - HERE on the island of Sumatra...

Race against time to hammer out deal

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Arti Mulchand, Straits Times 7 Dec 07; Delegates, regional blocs trying to reach consensus before next week's ministerial meetings BALI...

Can Bali successfully replace Kyoto?

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Ivan Png, Business Times 7 Dec 07; At Bali, the question will be by how much China should reduce greenhouse gas emissions OVER 10,000 deleg...

IMF Considers Impact of Climate Change on Economy

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Lesley Wroughton, PlanetArk 7 Dec 07; "One thing to be cautious about is that these revenues are well used, well directed in efficient...

Indonesia's Papua to Protect Forests, Seeks Cash

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Adhityani Arga, PlanetArk 6 Dec 07; NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Indonesia's Papua wants to preserve part of its rainforest in exchange for ca...

REDD funds developed countries total US$10 billion: minister

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Antara 6 Dec 07; Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Forestry Minister MS Ka`ban said the funds set aside by developed countries for ...

Bog barons: Indonesia's carbon catastrophe

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Fred Pearce, Telegraph 6 Dec 07; The continued destruction of peatland forests will greatly accelerate climate change, writes Fred Pearce. ...

Dam on Red Sea Would Harm Environment

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Andrea Thompson, LiveScience.com 6 Dec 07; Damming the Red Sea could alleviate growing energy demands in the Middle East, engineers say, bu...

Ngee Ann Polytechnic plugs gap with new diploma course in business and social enterprise

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Lin Yanqin, Today Online 6 Dec 07 They have the passion to run a sustainable business, but not the skills. They also lack support. These we...

Singapore youths deployed to Orchard Rd to encourage more to volunteer

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Channel NewsAsia 6 Dec 07; SINGAPORE : People at Orchard Road may soon find themselves being approached by youths who will talk to them abo...

"Green jobs" to outweigh losses from climate change

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Alister Doyle, Reuters 6 Dec 07; NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Climate change is creating millions of "green jobs" in sectors f...