• Mr Marshall said he did not think the council had "thought through" the impact of such a move on the other markets and the effect on the environment and city parking from the need for additional vehicles.

    BBC: Current Birmingham Wholesale Market site 'ideal'

  • Through 13 interactive lessons, young people will be encouraged to gain a better understanding of the scientific phenomena underlying climate change and their effects on the environment and to evaluate the human contribution to this phenomenon.

    UNESCO: CULTURE

  • The paper industry argues that recycling paper and managed tree growth make using paper cheaper and easier on the environment than the cost of recycling computer components.

    CNN: Is the 'paperless' office here at last?

  • On 5 June 1972, in the Swedish capital, they began to build their response, in the form of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment - the first UN summit on the environment, and the event that really put the issue on the global political agenda.

    BBC: Stockholm: Birth of the green generation

  • Providing modern contraception also has the potential to stem population growth and relieve human pressure on the environment and natural resources.

    CNN: The elephant in the room at Rio summit

  • Its action is being brought under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Ospar Convention on the Marine Environment.

    BBC: Irish start legal action over Sellafield

  • The World Bank, in conjunction with other international organizations, will continue to assess the growth and development agenda in developing countries, including the impact of the Framework policies and the external environment on promoting development and reducing the development gap.

    WHITEHOUSE: The Los Cabos Growth and Jobs Action Plan

  • The guide, released Monday, analyzes technology companies on operational efficiency and commitment to the environment based on factors including green products and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said Casey Harrell, IT analyst at Greenpeace.

    FORBES: Apple Falls Down The Rankings: But We Should Praise RIM

  • But those who embrace this new investment framework stand to achieve double-bottom line results in the form of strong financial, as well as socially meaningful, returns that yield positive impacts on the environment and on communities around the world.

    FORBES: Philanthropy, Now Yielding Financial Returns

  • He moved on to organise the 1972 Stockholm conference on the environment and the Rio summit 20 years later.

    ECONOMIST: Canada

  • However, the ministry said that it will be supervising the search and exploration at the block and will monitor the impact on the environment.

    BBC: China firms to invest $2bn exploring shale gas reserves

  • She got a tutorial from the Pennsylvania Republican -- known for his expertise on Russia and the military -- on issues related to the environment, veterans affairs, and firefighters.

    CNN: Florida's Katherine Harris visits Capitol Hill

  • The badge looks at how people live by, explore and use the coast, the seas and marine products, describing the effect this has on the marine environment and offering ideas on how individuals can take action to help make this close relationship more sustainable.

    UNESCO: Associated Schools Programme (ASPNet)

  • The report focuses on the link between the environment and the economy and more specifically on the link between biodiversity and business.

    FORBES: US getting serious about international biodiversity policy

  • This past year, V DAY founder, Eve Ensler, work-shopped her new play in our Theater Lab with professional actors alongside our undergrad and grad students focusing on the environment and issues for women and girls.

    FORBES: Connect

  • While consumers globally can benefit from the emergence of the new China, there will be an impact on the global competitive environment and also on the employment base in a number of the high-technology industries.

    FORBES: Characteristics Of The New China

  • Frugal often also means being sparing in the use of raw materials and their impact on the environment.

    ECONOMIST: The charms of frugal innovation

  • As the world becomes more and more focused on considering the environment, looking at reducing fuel consumption and lowering emissions will require changes to existing technologies and the development of new ones.

    FORBES: Growing Audi Across the Atlantic

  • Others honored by the organization, which runs programs focused on security, cooperation, economics, the environment and which centers on the Middle East, Africa and Asia, were Unilever CEO Paul Polman and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Thoughtful planning has ensured that the plentiful recreational activities here - including hiking, canoeing and fishing - have made minimal impact on the environment, and much of it still looks exactly as it did when the first europeans arrived.

    BBC: Qu��bec's wood runners

  • Most of the up to 20 volunteers spend the first several days in intensive scuba-diving classes and lectures on coral reefs and the local environment.

    WSJ: Voluntourism: Doing Good on Vacation

  • And now we're going to have to be the moments of trade-offs, whether it's on health care, whether it's on the economy, whether it's on energy and the environment.

    CNN: King: Crisis and controversy dominate Sunday talk

  • To create and maintain a database on water and the environment by use of official, validated national data complementary to the EUROWATERNET, related to transboundary water bodies (rivers, lakes and coastal waters).

    UNESCO: UNITWIN

  • This was the precursor of all subsequent annual CSR reporting and the first time a company felt compelled to state, not only their financial performance, but also the non-financial impacts their operations had on the communities and the environment where they operated.

    FORBES: Part I in a CSR Series: Corporate Citizenship in a Global Economy

  • Global warming and human impact on the environment are not scientific fact but social phenomena that quite visibly exhibit beliefs and behaviors that are as old as humanity.

    FORBES: Peter Gleick Sets Back the Climate Debate

  • That is the area where, recently, several expatriates have opened smaller boutique hotels that provide what the larger resorts do not: a personal touch, local flavour and key emphasis on the environment.

    BBC: Lodges Robinson Crusoe would love

  • The Danish Architecture Centre on the waterfront in the Christianshavn area focuses on design for the built environment and offers guided tours of changing exhibitions, with an emphasis on environmentally-sustainable architecture.

    BBC: The reigning king of Scandinavian design

  • The summit focused on Africa and the global environment.

    ECONOMIST: London under attack

  • The EU argues that engaging with the Cubans on areas of common interest such as trade and the environment could open the door to future discussions on issues such as human rights.

    BBC: Cuba faces tough US choice

  • The members raised concerns about the detrimental impacts of turbines and pylons on the mid Wales landscape, the environment, the tourism industry and the transport and transmission networks.

    BBC: Environment and Sustainability Committee

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