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The Phuket News
January 15, 2018
In 2012 the World Bank, which has warned that “substantial investments are needed to improve sanitation”, estimated that water pollution costs Pakistan ... River fish are eaten by locals, but “some papers show that in the fishbones, some heavy metal contamination (is) found,” says Sohail Ali Naqvi, a projectÃÂ ...
Phys.Org
January 8, 2018
In 2012 the World Bank, which has warned that "substantial investments are needed to improve sanitation", estimated that water pollution costs Pakistan ... River fish are eaten by locals, but "some papers show that in the fishbones, some heavy metal contamination (is) found," says Sohail Ali Naqvi, a projectÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 1, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya — “This is the spot,” said Morris Njeru, gazing down at a tangled patch of farmland where he recently found the bloody corpses of David, Mukurino and Scratch — his last donkeys. Mr. Njeru, 44, a market porter who depends on his animals to ferry goods around this city, had already lost fiveÃÂ ...
Politico
December 29, 2017
In March, the Trump administration had declared parts of Somalia as an “area of active hostilities,” which gives military commanders the same authority ..... that the EPA's determination violated the law and environmentalists arguing that pollution from the mining would threaten a nearby wild salmon fishery,ÃÂ ...
Deutsche Welle
December 20, 2017
Erik Solheim: One is pollution, and pollution of course is the key also to climate change; if we really fight pollution, we will solve the climate problem. And the other is the ... We may be living in a world in 2050 where the weight of plastic in global oceans is like the weight of fish — that must change. We seeÃÂ ...
Fair Observer
December 18, 2017
The increased threat of piracy off Somalia and Yemen since the Aris 13 hijacking in March is set to continue due to heightened insecurity in the High Risk ... Persistent insecurity along the coastline, the prevalence of illegal fishing and ongoing conflict in Somalia have deprived many people of adequateÃÂ ...
HuffPost
December 17, 2017
Journalists don't always work behind the safety of a desk, as Canadian reporter Jay Bahadur proved when he moved to Somalia to cover the dangerous ... a light on how international factors, including the destruction of Somalia's fishing industry through pollution, forced desperate Somalis to turn to pirating.
Truthdig
December 15, 2017
And then we didn't discuss the pollution issue at all; why don't you examine that? There were two things happening; you know, at the same time they're fishing the fish, they're also–there's a long coast with Somalia–at another part of the coast, they're polluting the coast, and therefore endangering fish, rightÃÂ ...
News Deeply
November 8, 2017
What its operators didn't realize was that since the last time it had been in Kenya, Somalia had joined FISH-i Africa, an initiative supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts that coordinates the efforts of eight East African coastal countries to stop illegal fishing in the region. At Somalia's first meeting of the groupÃÂ ...
The Guardian
October 20, 2017
Pollution kills at least nine million people and costs trillions of dollars every year, according to the most comprehensive global analysis to date, which warns the crisis “threatens the continuing survival of human societies”. Toxic air, water, soils and workplaces are responsible for the diseases that kill one inÃÂ ...
Business Day
December 31, 1999
Fish is the staple food in Zanzibar, but overfishing, pollution and warming of the Western Indian Ocean pose a threat to the marine environment. ... It extends up the eastern coast of Africa, including Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, SA and the island states of Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles,ÃÂ ...
NewsBytes
December 31, 1999
Thousands of people in Pakistan are reportedly affected by the country's decreasing water supplies and highly polluted water. Reports point to the shocking state of affairs and reveal that several deaths and prevalence of diseases such as typhoid and diarrhoea are linked to water consumption. MeanwhileÃÂ ...
DAWN.com
December 31, 1999
In 2012 the World Bank, which has warned that “substantial investments are needed to improve sanitation”, estimated that water pollution costs Pakistan ... River fish are eaten by locals, but “some papers show that in the fishbones, some heavy metal contamination (is) found,” says Sohail Ali Naqvi, a projectÃÂ ...
DAWN.com
December 31, 1999
In 2012 the World Bank, which has warned that “substantial investments are needed to improve sanitation”, estimated that water pollution costs Pakistan ... River fish are eaten by locals, but “some papers show that in the fishbones, some heavy metal contamination (is) found,” says Sohail Ali Naqvi, a projectÃÂ ...
Reliefweb
November 8, 2017
... livestock, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry) accounted for 26% of all the ... In Somalia, more than 760 000 internal displacements have been reported, ... The Canadian Prairies, the Mediterranean region, Somalia, Mongolia, .... 51% above the seasonal average and contributed to heavy smoke pollution.
News Deeply
November 8, 2017
In Kenya, they would present a fishing license issued by Somalia. ... FISH-i Africa helped uncover an illegal fishing license operation in Tanzania. ... it's called – reveal the challenges facing fisheries managers the world over, and the .... like forests, are important storehouses for carbon dioxide pollution.
Asia Times
November 1, 2017
This occurred in Somalia when US and other foreign corporations were raiding the fish from the waters off that East African country and ...
AllAfrica.com
October 11, 2017
... and full implementation of their Fisheries Partnership Agreement, ... active role played as the chair of the contact group on piracy off the coast of Somalia. ... human trafficking, illegal fishing and maritime pollution are serious ...
Xinhua
October 6, 2017
"By 2050 the oceans could contain more plastic than fish. ... marine pollution, blue economy, climate change, marine protection and sustainable fisheries. A significant portions of funds -- 35.7 million euros -- will go directly to the Southeastern African coastline to fight piracy, especially along Somalian coast.
The Times
October 5, 2017
... how piracy off Somalia had inadvertently helped marine life to thrive by scaring away fishermen. “There hasn't been any fishing there for the last ten or 15 years and ... The prince's claims are partly supported by studies of plastic in fish ... we must take equally far-sighted steps to deal with plastic pollution.”.
Voice of America
September 12, 2017
Researchers have found oil leaks from commercial ships, and over-fishing and coral degradation from the construction of artificial islands ...
Aljazeera.com
July 24, 2017
The creeks and shores of this once thriving fishing community .... They have to sail far away from the Bodo shores to fish to avoid the pollution.
The Hindu
June 30, 2017
... 6 4hrs U.S. drone strike in Somalia against al-Shabab kills 'several' · 7 4hrs ... Sea pollution blamed for mass fish death along Ganjam coast ... marine animals in Ganjam district of Odisha, according to the State fisheries department. ... dead fish and other marine animals have washed up along the fishing ...
Voice of America
June 5, 2017
They hope to draw attention to the effects of pollution, plastics, climate change, over-fishing and other factors that are affecting all marine life, ...
BlueRidgeNow.com
June 1, 2017
Asheville farm owner sentenced in French Broad pollution case .... it supports secondary recreation, including fishing, fish consumption, and ...
Financial Mail
June 1, 2017
Lots more fish to fry if SA's exclusive economic zone is extended ... and unmonitored fishing and have fisheries control officers on board? ... deal with all forms of maritime crime in addition to fish stock and pollution monitoring, ...
CNN
May 30, 2017
Somalia has the longest coastline in Africa (approximately 3,000 km) and ... that the west African region loses about $2 billion to illegal fishing.
U.S. News & World Report
May 27, 2017
South Korea says it has confirmed the safety of crew members from a fishing vessel that had lost contact in waters off Somalia, prompting Seoul ...
The Hindu
April 23, 2017
... 8 U.S. drone strike in Somalia against al-Shabab kills 'several' · 9 Putin says ... The guidelines propose regulations on the use of fishing craft and gear to ... season and ensure safe passage for migration of fish brooders to wetlands. ... The pollution and encroachment of waterbodies are two major issues ...
Los Angeles Times
April 9, 2017
Pirates later seized a fishing trawler, which Somali authorities warned could ... Piracy off Somalia's coast was once a serious threat to the global ...
The Guardian
March 14, 2017
Armed men are demanding a ransom for the release of an oil tanker they have seized off the coast of Somalia and the crew is being held ...
World Bank Group
February 14, 2017
Allowing fish stocks to bounce back to healthier levels would cut losses and create ... Peru is home to one of the world's largest single stock fishery – the ... by vessel crews and reducing physical risks), reduced pollution in ports, and ... Fishing companies that remained in the anchoveta sector but reduced ...
The Guardian
October 31, 2015
Five years ago, the isolated outpost of Eyl was Somalia's most ... to plunder Somalia's rich fishing grounds, plunging the local fishermen who ... While the international donors have attempted to develop Somalia's fisheries industry, which has the potential to be a ... climate change · wildlife · energy · pollution.
Truth-Out
March 27, 2017
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Greater Kashmir
March 23, 2017
There has been reports of significant reduction of water flows into Somalia from Ethopia that might lead to desertification of vast area.
AllAfrica.com
March 23, 2017
The World Water Day is commemorated annually on the 22nd of March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of fresh water and advocating for sustainable management of such a resource.
International Business Times, Singapore Edition
March 22, 2017
The UN target aims to help improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping, minimising release of hazardous chemicals and materials and to substantially increase recycling and safe reuse globally.
Africa Times
March 22, 2017
Yet the latter is a catastrophic reality for many in drought-stricken Somalia, in and around the increasingly fragile Lake Chad, in Mozambique and across parts of South Africa itself, where cities like Cape Town are warily eyeing their dwindling ...
Jordan Times
March 19, 2017
The Red Sea is internationally regarded as one of the world's most beautiful and cleanest seas, while the Gulf of Aden is known for its wealth of diverse fish species, Abu Ghararah said during PERSGA's 17th ministerial council meeting. Although the ...
Jordan Times
March 18, 2017
The Red Sea is internationally regarded as one of the world's most beautiful and cleanest seas, while the Gulf of Aden is known for its wealth of diverse fish species, Abu Ghararah said during PERSGA's 17th ministerial council meeting. Although the ...
Castanet.net
March 16, 2017
Reducing pollution and curbing overfishing won't prevent the severe bleaching that is killing coral at catastrophic rates, according to a study of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Castanet.net
March 16, 2017
Reducing pollution and curbing overfishing won't prevent the severe bleaching that is killing coral at catastrophic rates, according to a study of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
New Statesman
March 13, 2017
They live in a state blighted by pollution: one of her interviewees himself dumped toxic waste in the bayou, on the orders of the chemical company which employed him.
Nature.com
March 8, 2017
... nations from entering the United States for 90 days. Trump's previous order blocked people - including those with valid visas - from seven Muslim-majority nations (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen) but was suspended by a federal ...
Los Angeles Times
February 28, 2017
The order directing the Environmental Protection Agency to set about dismantling the Waters of the United States rule takes aim at one of President Obama's signature environmental legacies, a far-reaching anti-pollution effort that expanded the ...
Roar.lk
February 15, 2017
The country's aquifers in Kalpitiya, Jaffna, Colombo, and Gampaha, as well as the regolith aquifers, have been affected by pollution, over-extraction, and sealing of land covers. With climate ... Similarly, the fishing industry will take a hit. Dr ...
Irish Times
January 29, 2017
Also remembered are the four Air Corps Dauphin helicopter crew members who died on return from a search off the Waterford coast on July 1st, 1999, and Naval Service leading seaman Michael Quinn who died assisting a Spanish fishing vessel in Bantry Bay ...
Business Insider
January 5, 2017
However the project has divided communities and environmentalists fear the plant will destroy the marine environment of Lamu region, a coastal area near Somalia that has been hit several times by al Shabaab Islamist militants. The battle over ... They ...
Castanet.net
December 22, 2016
A man charged with taking journalist Amanda Lindhout hostage in Somalia is slated to face trial by judge alone next October.
ReliefWeb
December 7, 2016
Adopting two resolutions related to the conservation and management of the Earth's oceans, the General Assembly today proclaimed 2 May World Tuna Day, spotlighting the vital socioeconomic importance of the widely consumed fish to peoples around the ...
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