Posts Tagged ‘environmental degradation’

Climate change likely to trigger global destabilization, report says

By admin • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Conferences & Events, Featured, Global Warming, Life

Global warming is likely to have a series of destabilizing effects around the world, causing humanitarian crises as well as surges in ethnic violence and illegal immigration, according to an assessment released Wednesday by U.S. intelligence agencies.Rising temperatures could weaken already fragile regimes around the world and create a new set of national security challenges […]



Queen calls for environment action

By admin • Mar 12th, 2008 • Category: Conferences & Events, Featured, Life, Sustainable Resources

The Queen has celebrated Commonwealth Day at a ceremony in Westminster Abbey focussed on co-operation to protect the environment.
More than 2,000 people gathered for the multi-faith service in central London, coming together to read six affirmations.
Among them were pledges to respect the planet and to recognise the threat to humanity posed by climate change and […]