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News Articles
International environment group petitions against Mauritius incinerator plant
APA - Port Louis (Mauritius) The International Persistent Organic Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) has called on the Mauritius government to respect the Stockholm Convention and to abandon an incinerator project in the vicinity of the village of La Chaumiere in the south of the country.
GHANA: Dumping ground for used gadgets
IRIN
IRIN
In the heart of Accra - in an area called `Abgogbloshie’ - lies one of the most toxic and polluted sites in Ghana. This is where all the discarded electrical gadgets are dumped.
UGANDA: Lake Victoria degradation threatening livelihoods
IRIN
IRIN
Lake Victoria is threatened by pollution. Across the three East African nations, the lake had become a reservoir for excessive untreated effluents, including sewage, industrial waste and other chemicals.
Press Releases
Lixo Zero, Aquecimento Global Zero
30 de Setembro de 2009, Mozambique. A Justiça Ambiental este ano em solidaridade com a GAIA, pelo oitavo aniversário, em comemoração do Dia Mundial de Acção: ”Lixo Zero, Aquecimento Global Zero”, decidiu que devido à campanha eleitoral no País, não seria o momento mais oportuno para se fazer uma campanha ambiental ou de acção, pois não teria o impacto desejado.
GAIA and Allies in the News
Leading Africans to Responsible Recycling
Recycling of electronic waste continues to pose a hazard to workers and the environment.
