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Tuesday 05 June 2012

China says only it has right to monitor air pollution
Reuters | 05 Jun 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese official demanded on Tuesday that foreign embassies stop issuing air pollution readings, saying it was against the law and diplomatic conventions, in pointed criticism of a closely watched U.S. embassy index.

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Price tag on climate change in Latin America: $100 billion
Reuters | 05 Jun 2012
SAO PAULO, June 5 - Damage from climate change could cost Latin American and Caribbean countries $100 billion per year by 2050 if average temperatures rise 2C (3.6F) from pre-industrial levels, as is seen likely, a new report said on Tuesday.

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Libya: Planting Trees to Celebrate World Environment Day 2012
AllAfrica.com | 05 Jun 2012
[Unicef] Tripoli, Libya - To mark World Environment Day, the Libyan Ministry of Education and UNICEF came together with children at a Tripoli elementary school to plant trees. The event raises awareness around sustainable development in a country facing deforestation, decreasing water reserves, extensive waste dumping, and the use of mainly non-renewable energy sources.

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Central African Republic: Over 20,000 Congolese Call for Their Rainforest to Be Saved
AllAfrica.com | 05 Jun 2012
[Greenpeace] Kinshasa, June 05 2012 - Greenpeace Africa, in collaboration with R'seau Ressources Naturelles and members of forest communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is calling on the government to maintain and enforce the moratorium on the...

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Central Africa: 22,000 Sign Petition to Save Congo Forest
AllAfrica.com | 05 Jun 2012
[Greenpeace] The Congo basin is home to the world's second largest rainforest. Not only is it one of the most beautiful places on earth, with incredibly rich biodiversity, it's also a vital source of food, medicine, and other basic services for more than 40 million Congolese people.

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The threat posed by climate change in Bangladesh
Guardian Unlimited | 05 Jun 2012
Christian Aid highlights the plight of the millions of Bangladeshis forced to live along constantly changing river systems on World Environment Day

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