ecological imbalance
Is the EU taking its over-fishing habits to west African waters?
The west African coast has some of the world's most abundant fishing grounds, but they are barely monitored or policed, and wide open to legal and illegal plunder. According to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation, all west African fishing grounds are fully or over-exploited to the detriment of over 1.5 million local fishermen who cannot compete with them or feed their growing populations.
Reply8 Mighty Rivers Run Dry From Overuse
From the American West to China, Australia to India, some of the world's most important rivers have been drained dry for agriculture, industry, and drinking water.
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Dam it: Brazil's Belo Monte stirs controversy
This is the scene at the opening phase of the building of the largest and most expensive project in Brazil, and one of the most controversial projects in Latin America: The Belo Monte Dam, along the Xingu River.
About 24,000 people will be displaced from towns in the Amazon to make way for the world's third biggest dam.
When completed, Belo Monte will be the world's third largest hydroelectric dam and the latest cost estimate is $14bn.
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ReplyENSURE 12
Event Location:Guwahati, Assam, IndiaStart Date:24 February 2012End Date:26 February 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:Urbanization is occurring at a faster rate all over the world. In developing countries, the process of urbanization is more often unplanned and disorganized, resulting in various hazards due to ecological imbalance. Keeping this in mind, this conference is being organized to provide a platform for discussion among various relevant disciplines so that some meaningful practical strategies can be evolved to ensure sustainable development of urban areas located in ecologically sensitive zones.