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Using organic fertilizers could protect against climate change

Studies show that soil fertilized with organic materials, such as compost,
could increse the amount of stored carbon and potentially help slow down
greenhouse emissions.

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi , and singapore (25 Febbruary, 2008) Applying
organic fetilizers, such as those resulting from compositing, to agricultural
land could increase the amount of carbon stored in this soils and contribute
significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, according to new
research published in a special issueof Waste Management & Research (special
issue published by SAGE).

Financing the Trasition from a brown to a Green Global Economy

Nairobi/ Monaco,11 February 2008
The biggest gathering of environment ministers to take place since the
climate change backthrough in Bali will be happening in Monaco later this
month under the theme "mobilizing Finance for the Climate Challenge".

More than 100 ministers from across the globe are scheduled to attend the
Golbal Ministerial Environment Forum(GMEF) the world's forum for environment
ministers alongside senior figures from industry and economics,science,
local government, civil society,trades unions and intergovernmental bodies.
the delegates will all be attending the 10 th Special Sessiom of the UN
Environment Programme's(UNEP) Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment
Forum.

It's fine to shoot a blackbuk in Pak!

Bollywood star Salman Khan has been doing the rounds of indian courts for a
decade for allegedlly poaching two blackbuks in Rajasthan, but in neighbouring
Pakistan it is perfectly alright for hunting enthusiasts to shoot down the
endangered species. The Director general of wildlife and parks of Pakistan's
Punjab province has invited applications for "trophy hunting of blue bulls,
blackbuks, Mouflon sheep and hog deer" for three weeks beginning from Sunday.

The advertisement gave a reason for the trophy hunting: "as a result of successful
captive breeding .. The department has a variety of males of wild speciec (of)
trophy size, which will be offered to genuine hunters for trophy hunting (in) 2008."