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From BBC News - 25 October 2007 GO4: Humans failing the sustainability audit By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website With its Geo-4 report, the United Nations tells us that most aspects of the Earth's natural environment are in decline; and that the decline will affect us, the planet's human inhabitants, in some pretty important ways. Geo-4 provides a check-up on the health of the planet. Feel like you have heard it before? Of course you have, not least from the UN. So what, you might ask, is special about this report? Why is it worth any more than a cursory headline glance before returning to the party? Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist 18 January 2007 "Doomsday Clock" Moves Two Minutes Closer To Midnight The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock conveys how close humanity is to catastrophic destruction--the figurative midnight--and monitors the means humankind could use to obliterate itself. First and foremost, these include nuclear weapons, but they also encompass climate-changing technologies and new developments in the life sciences and nanotechnology that could inflict irrevocable harm. World indicators on the environment World Energy Statistics - Time Series Economic inequality Friends of the Earth - 8 November 2005 Britain: Young people take action on climate change Sixty per cent of young people, aged 8-14, are concerned that the world will suffer the effects of climate change when they are adults and more than seventy per cent of them already take action at home or school to save energy, a new survey reveals today. The results are published as part of Friends of the Earth's activity week for schools `Shout about climate change', which runs from 7-11 November 2005. -------------------- BBC NEWS Planet Under Pressure A six-part BBC News Online series looking at some of the most pressing environmental issues facing the human race today. By Alex Kirby BBC News Online environment correspondent Introduction Part 1: Species under threat Part 2: World water crisis Part 3: Energy crisis Part 4: Feeding the world Part 5: Climate change Part 6: Fighting pollution -- Why the Sun seems to be "dimming" Horizon: Global Dimming WTO: Trade Liberalization Reinforces the Need for Environmental Cooperation (October 1999) UNEP: GEO-2000 Global Environment Outlook Overview web site: English - Japanese - Norwegian Arabic (9.4 MB) Chinese (2.9 MB) English (1.2 MB) French (0.9 MB)  Japanese (2.9 MB)  Russian (1.4 MB)  Spanish (1.2 MB) Complete report:Chinese - English - Russian Text only version: English Pachamama: Our Earth, Our Future Regional Reports Technical Reports Alternative Policy Studies Official Press Release Mirror sites: for best performance, select the location nearest you: Japan - Kenya - Mexico - Norway - Switzerland     U.N.: Global Change and Sustainable Development: Critical Trends. 1997 U.N.: Protection of the atmosphere (1996) U.N.: Science for Sustainable Development (1997) Sustainable development Per capita Nitrogen Oxide Emissions, 1970-1997 (OECD) Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 1980-1994 Per capita Sulphur Oxide Emissions, 1970-1997 Selected Countries: Participation in Major International Environment Agreements Common Air Pollutant Emissions (OECD) Exports to LDCs of Recyclable Secondary Material, 1995 Major OECD exporters of RSM, by Value, 1995 Major OECD exporters of RSM, by Volume, 1995 Selected Importers of OECD RSM, 1995   UNFCCC: Convention on Climate Change R.Rojas:Sustainable development in a globalized economy (1997) R.Rojas:Sustainable development in a globalized economy?.The odds.(1999) LINKS: The unnatural cycle J. Jontz: Chile, forests, investments and NAFTA Staying Alive U.S. Embassy in Beijing: China: Environment, Science and Technology M.I.T.: Technology, Business and Environment    R.Rojas: Agenda 21 revisited (notes) * AGENDA 21   * U. N. Conference of Environment and Development    * UNEP -Industry and environment    * United Nations Environment Programe   * United Nations: Natural Resources  Linkages for Environment and Development Policy Makers Envirolink    Industrial Pollution Control Research Project    WWW Virtual Library on environment Environmental Information Service Chilean Ecological Action Network (RENACE) Global Environment Facility Center for Economic and Social Studies on the Enviroment Development education / environmental education (ELDIS) Environmental datasets directories (ELDIS) Environmental impact assessment (ELDIS) Environmental law (ELDIS) Environmental monitoring and modelling (ELDIS) Forests and Forestry (ELDIS) Irrigation and water (ELDIS) Oceans and coastal areas (ELDIS) Pest control (ELDIS) Pollution and pollutants (ELDIS) Soils (ELDIS) Waste management / recycling (ELDIS) Water and irrigation (ELDIS) Agriculture (ELDIS) Biodiversity and conservations (ELDIS) Biotechnology and microbiology (ELDIS) Climate (ELDIS) Desertification (ELDIS) Environment (general) (ELDIS)

The Convention and Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change Update on Ratification of the Convention The Kyoto Protocol C. Penfold, Global warming and the Kyoto Agreement New Scientist: Climate Change New Scientist: Global Environment Report New Scientist: Biodiversity New Scientist: Pollution New Scientist: Population Foreign Policy IN FOCUS: environment Special Reports After Marrakesh Paul Baer and Tom Athanasiou (December 2001) Bonn and Genoa: A Tale of Two Cities and Two Movements Tom Athanasiou and Paul Baer (August 2001) Global Environmental Protection in the 21st Century David Hunter (May 2000) The International Grassroots Summit on Military Base Clean-Up Report prepared by the Institute for Policy Studies, April 2000 In Focus Policy Briefs Global Toxics Treaties: U.S. Leadership Opportunity Slips Away Kristin S. Schafer, Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) (September 2002) Ratifying Global Toxics Treaties: The U.S. Must Provide Leadership Kristin S. Schafer (September 2001) The Climate Crisis and Carbon Trading Ross Gelbspan (July 2000) Ozone Depletion & Global Warming Jessica Vallette Revere (April 2000) Central Asia: Aral Sea Problem Erika Weinthal (March 2000) NAFTA and Environment Stephen P. Mumme (October 1999) International Investment Rules and the Environment: Stuck in the Mud? Lyuba Zarsky (August 1999) Population and Environment Robert Engelman (May 1999) World Bank’s Environmental Reform Agenda Frances Seymour and Navroz K. Dubash (March 1999) Intellectual Property Rights and the Privatization of Life Kristin Dawkins (January 1999) Environment and Security Policy Stacy D. VanDeveer (January 1999) Hazardous Waste Disposal Kate O’Neill (January 1999) Global Environment Facility Korinna Horta (December 1998) Arms & Environmental Technologies Miriam Pemberton (October 1998) Capital Flows and the Environment Hilary French (August 1998) Overseas Military Bases and Environment John Lindsay-Poland and Nick Morgan (June 1998) Global Climate Change Donald Goldberg and Stephen Porter (May 1998) Rural Development Policies Peter Rosset (January 1997) Trade and Environment David Hunter and Brennan Van Dyke (December 1996) Progressive Response Sheer Hypocrisy of Europeans John Lynch (April 2001) Embarassing American Arrogance John Matthews (April 2001) Canada's Complicity Raymond Parker (April 2001) Climate Change A Personal Challenge Michael Neuman (October 2000) Global Affairs Commentary Two Futures, and a Choice Tom Athanasiou (March 6, 2003) Calling All Realists Tom Athanasiou (October 22, 2002) Slouching Toward Johannesburg: U.S. is a Long Way from Sustainability John C. Dernbach (July 26, 2002) Bulletin from Bali: What Are We Going to Do About the United States? Eric Mann (July 15, 2002) Bush's Hot Air Plan Kelly Sims-Gallagher (February 19, 2002) Investment Rules After Doha: A Time to Sow? Lyuba Zarsky (November 29, 2001) Have Faith in Free Trade--The Greatest Story Over Sold Kevin Gallagher (June 2001) Climate Change: Europe at the Crossroads Tom Athanasiou (March 2001) U.S. Scuttles Latest Chance to Avert Global Warming Catastrophe Ross Gelbspan (February 2001) Ross Gelbspan on Global Warming (an FPIF presentation) "Focus on the Americas" Global Affairs Commentary Sharing the Waters Mary Kelly and Karen Chapman (May 22, 2002) Oil and Venezuela's Failed Coup Luis E. Lander and Margarita López Maya (April 26, 2002) Is the United States a Pollution Haven? Frank Ackerman (March 1, 2002) Outside the U.S. Commentary WSSD Both Attacks and Abets "Global Apartheid" Patrick Bond (September 9, 2002) The Inclusion of Sinks Has Sunk the Kyoto Protocol World Rainforest Movement (Aug. 2001) PROTOCOLO DE KYOTO DE LA CONVENCIÓN MARCO DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS SOBRE EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO   PROTOCOLE DE KYOTO Ŕ LA CONVENTION-CADRE DES NATIONS UNIES SUR LES CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES

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