Rio+20: Three paragraphs on mountains in the revised Co-Chairs textnewsThe revised Co-Chairs Text is now available. This text will form the basis for the 3rd (additional) round of informal-informal negotiations that will take place in New York next week (29 May – 2 June 2012).
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Trees Absorb Less Carbon in Warming World Than Experts Have AssumednewsA new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that while trees certainly help counteract rising temperatures, they are absorbing 3.4 percent less carbon than had been assumed in models used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports. More CO2 in the atmosphere means...
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Update from Central Asia: On the way to Rio+20blog22-23 May, 2012. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. A two day national conference “Sustainable development of Kyrgyzstan: on the road to RIO+20”, with active participation of 120 representatives from government agencies, leading NGOs, business sector, and national and international experts wrapped up on May 23, 2012 with adoption of the Resolution integrating inputs from the multi-stakeholder...
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Mountain Pavilion to be presented by Peru during RIO+20blogWith the collaboration of strategic international partners, the Government of Peru is leading the organization of the Mountain Pavilion at Rio+20. The initiative aims to showcase achievements and progress towards sustainable development in mountain regions to representatives of 191 countries and civil society present at the conference. More...
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Study Finds Permafrost Thaw: Glacier Melt Releasing MethanenewsA study, led by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has found that methane from underground reservoirs is streaming from thawing permafrost and receding glaciers, contributing to the greenhouse gas load in the atmosphere. The study, published online in the journal Nature Geoscience, is the first to document leakage...
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Dam Project Threatens a Way of Life in PerunewsThe indigenous Ashaninkas are now facing a frightening peril: the proposed 2,200-megawatt Pakitzapango hydroelectric dam, which would flood much of the Ene River valley. The project is part of a proposal for as many as five dams that under a 2010 energy agreement would generate more than 6,500 megawatts, primarily...
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