West's Failure over Climate Change 'Will Kill 182m Africans'
The poorest people in the world will be the chief victims of the West's failure to tackle global warning, with millions of Africans forecast to die by the end of the century, Christian Aid says in a report out today.
The Independent (UK)  - May 17, 2006

China and India Hold Key to World's Riches or Ruin -- Report
China and India are poised to shape the world's future and decisions made by the ascendant Asian giants in the next few years will determine whether that will be for better or worse, a prominent environmental think-tank said Wednesday.
OneWorld US  - January 11, 2006

Planet Faces Nightmare Forecasts as Chinese Consumption Grows and Grows
The worldwide pursuit of prosperity and material luxury--long dubbed 'the American dream'--will lead to global nightmares unless China and other nations retool their economies to rein in consumption and generate growth without doing so much harm to the planet, a think tank here said Wednesday.
OneWorld US  - March 9, 2005

Rapid Arctic Warming Brings Calls for Bush to Reassess Policy
Monday’s release of a major new report by an international team of more than 300 scientists on the potentially catastrophic warming of the world’s Arctic region has spurred new appeals for Bush to reconsider his opposition to the Kyoto Protocol.
OneWorld US  - November 9, 2004

Russian Parliament’s Kyoto Ratification Underlines Bush Isolation
In addition to setting the stage for the 1997 Kyoto Protocol’s entry into force early next year, Friday’s overwhelming ratification by the Russia’s lower house of Parliament underlines the degree to which the administration of President George W. Bush has isolated the United States from its industrialized partners.
OneWorld US  - October 25, 2004

WWF: Human Ecological Debt Now Too Great to Repay
Humans are devouring Earth's resources at a pace that is overwhelming the planet's capacity to support life, according to a new report by WWF, the global conservation organization.
Environment News Service (ENS)  - October 22, 2004

Kyoto Protocol Clears Key Hurdle in Russia
Russia's lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on cutting greenhouse gases Friday, all but ensuring the sweeping environmental pact will go into effect after years of delays.
Associated Press  - October 22, 2004

Aid agencies' warning on climate change
The greenhouse effect could wreck attempts to lift the world's poorest people out of poverty and reverse human progress, campaigners say. A report by a coalition of environment and aid agencies calls for urgent action to avert the threat.
BBC  - October 19, 2004

Surprise CO2 rise may speed up global warming
The rate at which global warming gases are accumulating in the atmosphere has taken a sharp leap upwards, leading to fears that the devastating effects of climate change may hit the world even sooner than has been predicted.
The Independent (UK)  - October 11, 2004

African Feminist and Environment Champion Takes Nobel Peace Prize
Human rights and environmental activists are hailing the award of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize to Wangari Maathai of Kenya as fitting recognition of the growing role of civil society in transforming national and international politics, particularly in Africa, over the last several decades.
Inter Press Service  - October 9, 2004

Worldwatch's State of the World 2006 report released
The dramatic rise of China and India presents one of the gravest threats—and greatest opportunities—facing the world today, says the Worldwatch Institute in its State of the World 2006 report. The choices these countries make in the next few years will lead the world either towards a future beset by growing ecological and political instability—or down a development path based on efficient technologies and better stewardship of resources.
Worldwatch Institute  - January 11, 2006

Ministers meet for crucial climate talks
From Monday 6 until Friday 17 December, governments meet in Buenos Aires for the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The segment which will be attended by ministers and other heads of delegation takes place from 15-17 December.
Friends of the Earth  - December 9, 2004

Russian Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol: Green Light for CO2 Cuts
The Russian Parliament, the Duma, ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global climate change today, clearing the way for the treaty to become international law in early 2005.
WWF  - October 25, 2004

High score for conservation at CITES meeting, says WWF
The Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP13) has achieved real results for conservation, said WWF today at the end of the meeting. The adoption of better trade controls will help African elephants, and key marine and rainforest species.
WWF  - October 19, 2004

CITES: Asian species at risk from global trade
Overexploitation and uncontrolled trade are ravaging Asia's forests, rivers, and seas. The warning comes ahead of the meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
WWF  - October 4, 2004

Russian government gives green light to Kyoto Protocol!
The Russian government this morning gave its approval for a ratification package for the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the treaty — the world's only international agreement to reduce emissions of CO2, the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate change and global warming — to become international law.
WWF  - October 4, 2004

Landmark toxics treaty becomes international law
WWF today said that the entry into force of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) will significantly reduce toxic chemical threats to wildlife and people throughout the world.
WWF  - May 17, 2004

Wildfire experts gather to discuss a leading threat to world's forests
Fire experts from around the world will gather in Sigriswil from 16–18 May to discuss one of the biggest threats to forests today. The first such meeting, it is organized by the Global Fire Partnership, founded by WWF, The Nature Conservancy and IUCN–The World Conservation Union.
WWF  - May 14, 2004

Wanted: A United Nations Environment Organisation
One day before the end of Asia's first Global Ministerial Environment Forum here [1], Friends of the Earth International called for the transformation of UNEP, the United Nations (UN) Environment Programme, into a UN Environment Organisation.
Friends of the Earth  - April 12, 2004

U.S. undermines united nations environment programme
Friends of the Earth International today denounced the US efforts to undermine the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Friends of the Earth  - March 31, 2004