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Peru has raided an illegal logging site in the Manú National Park, just days after the world caught its first detailed glimpse of the uncontacted Mashco-Piro tribe.
The discovery followed Survival International’s release of close-up pictures of the tribe to raise awareness of the threats illegal logging poses to their survival. [Read more…] about Illegal loggers seized
The ‘human safaris’ scandal in the Andaman Islands has reached the British Parliament, with MPs tabling a motion calling on India to close the illegal road that cuts through the Jarawa tribe’s reserve. [Read more…] about Call for end to human safaris
Three Of Four Transboundary Air Pollutants Emissions Of Nitrogen Oxide
Under the National Emission Ceilings Directive, Ireland was required to limit emissions of four transboundary air pollutants in 2010.
Provisional figures from the EPA show emissions of three of these pollutants (sulphur dioxide, volatile organic compounds and ammonia) were below the emission ceilings in 2010. [Read more…] about Ireland Below EU 2010 Limits
In free-market economies, decisions about whether to invest in a technology or an industry are made by market actors with private capital. The promise of profit induces investment in promising ventures and the sting of loss penalizes those investments that turn out to be misguided. Of course, we live in a mixed economy in which government frequently assumes tasks that were once left to private individuals and corporations. Whether the government should invest in green energy suggests two questions. Are major green energy investments worthwhile in the first place? And should the Obama administration be spending $80 billion in grants and loans to make these investments on our collective behalf? [Read more…] about Up to The Private Sector to Invest in New Technology
The Andaman authorities were alerted to the existence of human safaris two years ago by Survival International – but the problem has continued.
On 11 January 2010 Survival wrote to the Lieutenant Governor of the Islands, warning him that ‘a number of tour operators are promoting tours which include sightings of, or encounters with, the Jarawa tribe.’ [Read more…] about Andaman human safaris