March 2010

31 Mar Controversy over Arctic conference (Al Jazeera)

Posted at 19:38h in News, Posts

Five Arctic nations have agreed to work more closely to safeguard the region's environment and resolve disputes over territory. However, the meeting between Canada, Russia, Denmark, Norway and the US on Monday was overshadowed by the exclusion of three other countries with Arctic territories and...

28 Mar Agatha: Rope indigenous people into climate change decisions (The Hindu)

Posted at 19:41h in News, Posts

Minister of State for Rural Development Agatha Sangma has called for timely interventions and properly implemented policies to protect the lifestyles of several hundred million indigenous people (Scheduled Tribes in India) in Asia-Pacific who are faced with the threat of climate change and extreme rural...

27 Mar Tories ignoring Inuit, Liberal conference told (The Toronto Star)

Posted at 19:43h in News, Posts

Inuit people are less involved in federal government decisions today than they were before the federal Conservatives came to power, according to Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a leading voice for the Arctic in Canada and in international circles. "There was a time where there was a lot...