Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ENV-index.htmlLagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd. (SPDC), Mutiu Sunmonu, has described oil spills in the country's Niger Delta region as a tragedy, which the company takes very seriously. EnvironmentThu, 04 Aug 2011 19:38:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-1b2c55410190484014d418e8083d40156.43919 3.4234820110804193800http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlNew York, US (PANA) - A UN-European Union (EU) initiative to help Togo cope with high food prices and bad weather by providing seeds, fertilizers and other input for 20,000 rural farmers, has produced returns that are almost double the cost. AgricultureThu, 04 Aug 2011 16:38:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-8d50e468232978e995f2bd9928f6584b6.228777 1.47359340.6222 -73.987820110804163800http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlNew York, US (PANA) - The UN on Wednesday declared famine in three more areas in drought-ravaged Somalia, bringing to five the number of regions in the Horn of Africa country where acute malnutrition and starvation have already claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people. AgricultureWed, 03 Aug 2011 21:47:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-5d97d97378131749237d1e6f2f5329dc2.04118 45.344140.6222 -73.987820110803214700http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States is to announce new guidelines on its sanctions against Somali terrorist group, the Al-Shabaab, to ease the movement of humanitarian assistance in the Horn of African nation, embassy officials said Wednesday. AgricultureWed, 03 Aug 2011 20:16:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-4d3ced104d9b6909a8bb152460e189ed8.97797020905037 38.78598161807432.04118 45.344132.944722 -113.502520110803201600http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ENV-index.htmlNew York, US (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has developed a tool for measuring energy use and carbon dioxide emissions in homes and offices and the instrument is currently under consideration for standardization, a UN statement said on Wednesday. EnvironmentWed, 03 Aug 2011 17:15:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-7f466580f9010f8babc159c945b9ac1940.6222 -73.987820110803171500http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ENV-index.htmlAbuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Determined to combat the adverse effect of climate change for sustainable development, food security and well being of the people, the Nigerian government has launched an automated web-based Early Warning System (EWS) which could also be used in dealing with the destructive effects of persistent flooding in the country.Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:55:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-906807390eab280104afcee22ddb6c3920110802215500http://www.weeklyblitz.net/1619/fighting-climate-change-impactsThe phenomena of global warming are occurring around the world. The world's top climate experts were geared for a meeting in Paris (2006) to capacity building where they were set to launch a long-awaited update about the scientific evidence for global warming.Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:20:00 +0200weeklyblitzenweeklyblitz-4bbc526e30c5713d6639fbd37d76868d48.8521 2.3489920110802212000http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlBrazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Malaysian oil palm giant, Atami, is to invest 150 billion FCFA in an agro-industrial oil palm complex in Congo that will produce some 900,000 tonnes of palm oil per annum, an official of the Congolese agriculture and livestock ministry told PANA on Monday. AgricultureMon, 01 Aug 2011 23:13:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-2392bb408bc6ec181dcf69876f5c0672-4.28077 15.283720110801231300http://www.npr.org/2011/07/28/138781147/foreign-policy-the-changing-form-of-global-energy?ft=1&f=1001The energy battles rages on. Whether it's ConocoPhillips or Japan's nuclear power plants, there is never-ending debate on the cheapest and cleanest ways to keep the world going. Steve LeVine of Foreign Policy discusses what the finger-pointing actually means for the future.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:13:00 +0200nprennpr-3378943bcea29c4e1963cc8e0db7075f20110728151300http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlNairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Central Emergency Rapid Response Fund has released US$ 13.5 million in response to the hunger situation in Kenya, the UN office said in Nairobi Wednesday. AgricultureWed, 27 Jul 2011 18:46:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-6cf65794cecc3cacc35a040de6e8d3ba-1.28995502549729 36.868351107227720110727184600http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlNew York, US (PANA) - Th UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Monday said emergency AgricultureMon, 25 Jul 2011 21:16:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-d03b2b2a63a9bec7d8284f97eb82505540.6222 -73.987820110725211600http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=214653Loquacious, rambunctious and sheer ambitious, these words beyond their literal effect of rhyming, in my opinion best describes the man in charge of ensuring that we have a model city (if at all that is necessary) as the whole concept is based on what others have elsewhere.Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:38:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-eb91c8a116bccf77c7ee4a465c4f046d20110725063800http://www.npr.org/2011/07/22/138618976/massive-heat-wave-could-cause-corn-prices-to-pop?ft=1&f=1001Experts say the heat, which has scorched millions of acres of farmland, could lead to higher prices at the supermarket. It could also cause a jump in prices for meat and dairy fed by corn stock.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:15:00 +0200nprennpr-26c390e098a752b228978cf2b292afd120110722231500