Stories about Environment from January, 2007
West Africa: What is NOSPETCO?, Aid Does Not Work, Dogon Architecture and Tourism As A Therapy
As we delve into the West African blogosphere this week, our first stop is Nigeria. One issue that is attracting so much attention among Nigerians bloggers is NOSPETCO. What is...
Russia: Earthquake Threat
White Sun of the Desert writes in the aftermath of a recent and not-so-distant earthquake: “That you live in an earthquake zone and are a potential target for a building...
Suriname: Bird photos
Flickr user Dirk-Jan has a lovely photo set featuring birds of Suriname.
Trinidad & Tobago: New smelter location, same story
Taran Rampersad drops by Otaheite Village in Trinidad, the site designated for the construction of an aluminium smelter after protests the community at the previously designated site brought a halt...
Caught On Camera: Human Rights Videos on GV
You'd be forgiven for thinking it's been Saddam, Saddam, Saddam, in recent weeks, but GV has covered other human rights videos that deserve a bit of limelight – so, in...
South Korea: Chomsky's solidarity
Chomsky recently signed a statement of solidarity with Pypeongtaek farmers against U.S military base construction in Daechuri.
New Caledonia: Lagoon as Potential World Heritage Site
5 Minutes en Nouvelle Caledonie writes (Fr): “France will present on January 31 at Unesco, a request that the Caledonian lagoon be made into a world heritage site. A joy...
Tunisia: Olive Oil
Mouwaten Tounsi writes (Fr): “Tunisia is the 4th producer of olive oil in the world and the 2d exporter in 2006 after the EU… In the Sahel region, many olive...
Guatemala: New Micro-Hydroelectric Project
The Guatemala Solidarity Network details a new micro-hydroelectric Project in El Palmar built by the non-profit-backed renewable energy company, XelaTeco.
Haiti: Petion-Ville Market Burnt Down
On Jan.9, HaitiXchange wrote (Fr): “The market in Pétionville went up in flames this morning. It was in horror that we watched all of our merchandise go up in smoke....
Ukraine: “Unreal Estate”
Orange Ukraine writes on the situation with land and real estate in Kyiv and the rest of the country.
Ukraine: Lugansk and Other Problems
Foreign Notes reports on the tariffs war fallout in Lugansk and other problems clogging Ukrainian politics.
Russia, Belarus: “Friendship” Pipeline?..
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar thinks that it's time for the Druzhba (“Friendship”) pipeline to be renamed.
D.R. of Congo: hippo poachers arrested
Congo Rangers blog has a post about the arrest of hippo poachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nepal: Cold Wave
The recent cold wave in Nepal meant hard times for many people. More at United We Blog! – “Four more people in Siraha died today due to the cold wave...
Bangladesh: Christmas & Eid celebrations, cold days and heated up politics
Like any other country Christmas was celebrated in Bangladesh with much enthusiasm. Tom of Bangladesh Barta shares his experience of celebrating Christmas in Bangladesh. Being a majority Muslim country should...
Ukraine: Pripyat
Ukraine List links to embellished and unembellished photos of Pripyat, the abandoned town near Chernobyl.
Russia, Belarus: Oil Wars
Siberian Light and Publius Pundit write about the gas-and-oil war between Russia and Belarus.
Nigeria: double standard in international aid
Black Looks writes about The Gates Foundation's double standard in Nigeria, “One group of children who are benefiting from the immunization (measles and polio) programme are those living in the...
Russia: More on Winter in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
White Sun of the Desert writes on winter sports and posts photos of snow and ice fishing in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
