It's a Green World - Green Headlines from Everywhere
It's a big planet with a lot of green happenings. Here's a sample of environmental headlines from everywhere:Korea -- Yellow dust storms hit Korea hard, especially Seoul and the Gyeonggi Province, every spring. Gyeonggi have decided to fight the storms by building a forest of 5 million trees by 2011. The government, through a private sector organization called "Future Forests", will be planting a forest in Kubuqi, in Northern China, where the dust storms originate.
Pakistan -- A bunch of dolphins washed up on a beach just west of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city. Locals have been playing with the mammals and picking them up to pose for cameras, increasing the danger to the animals. Most of the dolphins, who were likely beached by a high tide, were able to return to sea, but about six are still trapped on land. A wildlife official has reported that the remaining dolphins are being sent back into the water as soon as possible.
Brazil -- The World Bank is loaning $1.3 billion to Brazil, home to one-third of earth's tropical rain forest, to assist in managing their environment and dealing with climate change. The cash is supposed to be for increasing sustainable farming and logging and provide better sanitation services to reduce diseases like dysentery. Sounds good, but environmental groups are worried that Brazil could use the money for massive infrastructure projects in the Amazon.
Japan -- Whales may be letting out a collective sigh as Japan considers reducing the annual number of catches. While the commercial hunting of whales is illegal internationally, Japan gets around the law by saying the whales are captured for scientific purposes. Japan's fisheries minister said that there would be no end to research whaling but that the government may consider submitting a plan to International Whaling Commission (IWC) that would reduce the total annual catch by several hundred whales.
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