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04/28/2008
Ilmastovaikutustensa nollaamiseen tähtäävät valtiot, kaupungit ja yritykset löytävät toisensa kasvavassa Climate Neutral Network -verkostossa. Valtioista mukana ovat Costa Rica, Norja, Islanti ja Uusi-Seelanti.
Read moreFrom: Suomen YK-liitto Related: [Costa Rica] [Iceland] [Norway] [Climate Change] Image: - © Journeyman Pictures
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12/12/2007
Alkuperäiskansojen oikeuksien puolesta toimivat tahot nimesivät alkuperäiskansojen kannalta ongelmallisimmat maat vuonna 2007. Länsimaista listalle joutuivat Yhdysvallat, Kanada, Australia ja Uusi Seelanti.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld España Related: [Australia] [Canada] [United States] [Indigenous Rights] Image: © Pan American Health Organization
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10/25/2007
New Zealand has set landmark goals to become the world's first carbon neutral nation in electrical, stationary manufacturing, and transport energy by 2040. WorldChanging reporter Josie Howitt says the timetable can be met.
Read moreFrom: World Changing |
09/14/2007
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (OneWorld) - Despite strong objections from the United States and some of its allies, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday calling for the recognition of the world's 370 million indigenous peoples' right to self-determination and control over their lands and resources.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Australia] [Canada] [United States] [Indigenous Rights] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [United Nations] |
02/21/2007
Uuden Seelannin parlamentin istuntokauden avajaisissa puhunut pääministeri Helen Clark esitteli kunnianhimoisen suunnitelman päästöjen vähentämiseksi ja uusiutuvien energiamuotojen kehittämiseksi.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld UK Related: [Climate Change] [Renewable Energy] Image: © Geographical
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10/28/2006
While Britain belatedly introduces a watered-down Climate Bill and other countries tinker and talk about Climate Change, Kiribati is sinking beneath the waves.
Read moreFrom: Oil Change Related: [Oceania] [Australia] |
10/07/2006
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6 (OneWorld) - Global civil society organizations are pressing the 192-nation U.N. General Assembly to recognize indigenous peoples' rights to their land and resources.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [United Kingdom] [Australia] [Human Rights] [Indigenous Rights] [United Nations] |
10/06/2006
More...Related: [Oceania] [Australia] [Timor-Leste] [Geopolitics] [Globalization] Image: Oceania Indymedia Newsreal
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08/08/2006
from Alternative Energy blog:
Read more'Next time you take a look at your stock portfolio, you might want to ask how many "carbon dogs" you have.' Related: [Corporations] [Climate Change] Image: Carbon dogs savage the planet © Gemini News Service / Gemini News Service
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06/20/2006
The Ministry of Justice has decided on its shortlists for two infrastructure projects, which could be worth as much as $500 million over seven years, industry sources suggest.
Read moreRelated: [ICT] [Governance] |
06/08/2006
South Africa and New Zealand must do more, more quickly, to tackle inequalities between their indigenous and non-indigenous populations, according to two recently released UN reports.
Read moreFrom: Cultural Survival, Inc. Related: [South Africa] |
03/27/2006
Greenpeace activists protested in front of the New Zealand Embassy in New Delhi on Friday, with a banner exhorting New Zealand to 'Keep the Ban on Terminator Seeds'. The protestors also distributed leaflets to hundreds of passers-by in peak hour traffic.
Read moreRelated: [India] [Agriculture] [Poverty] [Corporations] [Genetics] |
02/20/2006
A new course, the Unlimited Potential course, being initiated jointly by the Government of New Zealand and Microsoft, aims to give computer skills to people who may never have had the opportunity.
Read moreRelated: [Asia and the Pacific] [Capacity Building] [Poverty] [ICT] |
02/03/2006
Australia, Canada and New Zealand have been condemned by an alliance of environmental and development groups for attempting to open the door to "terminator technology", a form of genetic modification that would make seeds sterile and threaten the livelihoods of small-scale farmers.
Read moreFrom: Progressio, Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland Related: [Australia] [Canada] [Genetics] [Science] |
01/31/2006
ICT professionals in New Zealand will soon be able to upgrade their business qualifications while they work, thanks to a postgraduate certificate approved by the Tertiary Education Commission.
Read moreRelated: [Asia and the Pacific] [Education] [ICT] |
01/27/2006
An OECD report shows that children in New Zealand have a high level of access to information communications technology at school. The report “Are Students Ready for a Technology-Rich World” rated New Zealand secondary school students fifth out of 41 countries for access to ICT such as computers and the Internet.
Read moreRelated: [Asia and the Pacific] [Oceania] [Children] [Education] [ICT] |
01/26/2006
New Zealand ranks first in the world in an environmental performance study produced by environmental experts at two U.S. universities. The U.S. lags behind in 28th place.
Read moreFrom: Environment News Service (ENS) Related: [United States] [Environment] [Climate Change] |
08/11/2005
New Zealand's State Services Minister Trevor Mallard said that the NZ$14 million e-government project would improve collaboration between government agencies and reduce unnecessary costs and duplication of effort.
Read moreRelated: [ICT] [Governance] |
07/22/2005
New Zealand's Education Minister has announced that The New Zealand Ministry of Education has signed an agreement with Novell to license a range of software for all schools.
Read moreRelated: [Education] [ICT] |
06/24/2005
Information and communication technologies offer innovative and interesting tools to make teaching and learning more meaningful. Integration of ICTs in educational policies and programmes has gained priority in both developed and developing countries.
Read moreRelated: [Education] [ICT] |



