Tsunami + 1 year: Reviving exhausted fisheries should trump replacing boats, gear, experts say
22 Dec 05 WorldFish Centre One year after a tsunami devastated South Asian communities, global fisheries experts say habitat restoration, […]
‘Fish with chips’ reporting from ocean among highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-point
14 Dec 05 Census of Marine Life A physconect siphonophore, Marrus sp., photographed during NOAA’s Arctic “Hidden Ocean” expedition in
Ethics in a pandemic
27 Nov 05 University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Coping effectively with a predicted influenza pandemic that threatens to
Ranks of ‘environmental refugees’ swell, calls grow for better definition, recognition, support
11 Nov 05 United Nations University Amid predictions that by 2010 the world will need to cope with as many
Prepare public for bird flu, experts urge governments
Joint Centre for Bioethics, Toronto 27 Nov 2005 Ethicists offer guide to decision-making in predicted flu pandemic; quarantine, duty to
Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history
23 Oct 05 Census of Marine Life Seafood prices collected from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s will help
Valuing biodiversity services, including its insurance against disease
25 Oct 05 DIVERSITAS, Paris By diluting the pool of virus targets and hosts, biodiversity reduces their impact on humans
Crisis in African fish supplies looms, experts warn Africa leaders
21 Aug 05 WorldFish Centre Calling fisheries critical for nourishing the poor and for helping Africa cope with the health,
Census of Marine Life explorers surprised by diversity, density of Arctic creatures
29 Jul 05 Census of Marine Life A historic expedition of Census of Marine Life explorers to the planet’s most
Conflicts pitting doctors vs. patients / kin is #1 issue in medical ethics
26 Jun 05 University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics The biggest issue in medical ethics today is the growing
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Many of 2 billion dryland dwellers at risk as land degrades
16 Jun 05 United Nations University Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to
Clear rules needed to govern deep sea bioprospecting: UNU
08 Jun 05United Nations UniversityVast genetic resources – “blue gold” on the international deep seafloor – need protection from unfettered
Bridging the digital divide by making computers for kids as common as pencils
15 May 05 United Nations University A global education system in which a fully portable personal computer is as common
Discovery about genetics of sex workers with apparent HIV-AIDS immunity wins Canada’s top student biotech prize for Grade 12 Manitoba Scientist
Canadian Biotechnology Education Resource Centre, Toronto 12 May, 2005 Top winners: Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver, Cape Breton, Ottawa, St. John’s Teen
United Nations University calls for world help to repair Iraqi higher education system
01 May 05 United Nations University Since the start of the war of 2003 some 84% of Iraq’s higher education
Nanotechnology’s miniature answers to developing world’s biggest problems
11 Apr 05 University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics In a new study by researchers at the University of
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: New Report Warns Ecosystem Changes Will Continue to Worsen, Hampering Global Development Goals
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / United Nations University March 30, 2005 A landmark study released today reveals that approximately 60 percent
South America’s vast Pantanal wetland may become next Everglades, UNU experts warn
21 Mar 05 United Nations University South America’s giant Pantanal wetlands, one of the world’s most bio-diverse ecosystems, is at
First ever estimate of cod fishery in 1850s reveals 96% decline on Scotian Shelf
1-Mar-2005 Census of Marine Life Once a dominant species, the volume of cod on the Scotian Shelf has plunged 96%
The hidden vulnerability of mega-cities to natural disasters: underground spaces
14 Jan 05 United Nations University The rapid and extensive underground expansion of mega-cities – for subways, malls, parking and
Put science at center of decision-making on third world development, experts tell UN
Joint Centre for Bioethics, Toronto 6 January, 2005 Report urges end to monopoly of economists as development policy advisors Science
Cuba, South Africa, India, China, Brazil Among Developing Countries with Recipe for Thriving Health Biotechnology Industries, Saving Lives, Researchers Say in Three-Year, First-Ever Study
Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto 6 December, 2004 Cuba, South Korea, and India make and export their own