Climate change could mean food shortages
One in six countries in the world face food shortages this year because of climate change, according to UN scientists.

One in six countries in the world face food shortages this year because of climate change, according to UN scientists.

The Victorian government has announced a crackdown on computer manufacturers who do not do enough to recycle computer waste.

Federal MP Malcolm Turnball has accused the NSW government of not coming clean over costings for a desalination plant, saying recycling is a cheaper option.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has said that a chemical coating called perfluorooctanoic acid or PFOA, used on takeaway food cartons and raincoats, is “likely” to cause cancer in humans.

Critics say offshore desalination plants would kill huge numbers of marine creatures.

Mitsubishi has decided its future purchases of woodchips will be from plantation forests only, never old growth. The possibility pressure from conservationists may force other Japanese paper mills to follow suit, has the Tasmanian logging industry concerned.

The first International Media & Environment Summit will be held in Kuching, Sarawak, between November 30th and December 2nd 2005.