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Environment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:46:12 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273629,green-living--making-changes-that-last.html UN summit must send strong signal to climate change negotiators Danish official http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267639,un-summit-must-send-strong-signal-to-climate-change-negotiators.html Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon must ensure that a high-level summit slated for September send a very clear and strong signal to negotiators aiming to reach a new United Nations climate change deal in Copenhagen this December, a top Danish official sai Environment Wed, 06 May 2009 22:44:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267639,un-summit-must-send-strong-signal-to-climate-change-negotiators.html UN summit must send strong signal to climate change negotiators Danish official http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267638,un-summit-must-send-strong-signal-to-climate-change-negotiators.html Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon must ensure that a high-level summit slated for September send a very clear and strong signal to negotiators aiming to reach a new United Nations climate change deal in Copenhagen this December, a top Danish official sai Environment Wed, 06 May 2009 22:42:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267638,un-summit-must-send-strong-signal-to-climate-change-negotiators.html Marine stocks hurt by abandoned fishing gear, finds UN study http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267618,marine-stocks-hurt-by-abandoned-fishing-gear-finds-un-study.html The worlds fish stocks are seriously threatened by the growing presence of lost and discarded fishing gear that now make up about 10 per cent of all marine litter, according to a new report released today by two United Nations agencies. <P> The st Environment Wed, 06 May 2009 17:42:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267618,marine-stocks-hurt-by-abandoned-fishing-gear-finds-un-study.html Marine stocks hurt by abandoned fishing gear, finds UN study http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267617,marine-stocks-hurt-by-abandoned-fishing-gear-finds-un-study.html The worlds fish stocks are seriously threatened by the growing presence of lost and discarded fishing gear that now make up about 10 per cent of all marine litter, according to a new report released today by two United Nations agencies. The study Environment Wed, 06 May 2009 17:36:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267617,marine-stocks-hurt-by-abandoned-fishing-gear-finds-un-study.html Maldives joins UN emissions scheme in drive to be first carbon neutral country http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267462,maldives-joins-un-emissions-scheme-in-drive-to-be-first.html The Maldives, one of the countries most affected by climate change, has joined a United Nations Environment Programme (<a href="http://www.unep.org/">UNEP</a>) initiative which promotes the global transition to low-carbon economies and societies.<P> Environment Tue, 05 May 2009 15:18:59 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267462,maldives-joins-un-emissions-scheme-in-drive-to-be-first.html Maldives joins UN emissions scheme in drive to be first carbon neutral country http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267461,maldives-joins-un-emissions-scheme-in-drive-to-be-first.html The Maldives, one of the countries most affected by climate change, has joined a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) initiative which promotes the global transition to low-carbon economies and societies.<P> The move follows the announcemen Environment Tue, 05 May 2009 15:18:59 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267461,maldives-joins-un-emissions-scheme-in-drive-to-be-first.html UN-backed conference promotes elimination of poisonous chemicals http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267345,un-backed-conference-promotes-elimination-of-poisonous-chemicals.html Ministers and officials from 150 Governments are meeting at a United Nations-backed conference in Geneva from today to push efforts to rid the world of some of the most hazardous chemicals produced by humankind. The risks posed by such chemicals Environment Mon, 04 May 2009 19:52:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267345,un-backed-conference-promotes-elimination-of-poisonous-chemicals.html Climate factors, international cooperation key to saving Aral Sea, Ban says http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/266950,climate-factors-international-cooperation-key-to-saving-aral-sea-ban-says.html Any solution to the disappearance of Central Asias Aral Sea, which has shrunk by 70 per cent in recent decades, must recognize the importance of regional cooperation and the struggle against climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. < Environment Fri, 01 May 2009 14:05:52 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/266950,climate-factors-international-cooperation-key-to-saving-aral-sea-ban-says.html