Mangrove trees get Pakistan in the Guinness Book of World Records

From ALL THINGS PAKISTAN we get news that Pakistan is in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Hold the thought…

Yes the book includes all types of things in it as world records and this time is no different save for the fact IT IS ABOUT TREES. Yes beloved trees: “5,41,176 mangrove tree saplings in the back waters of Arabian Sea near Keti Bandar”.

Not one million, not three million, 5,41,176.

Please follow the light and look through the Prisma at (http://pakistaniat.com/2009/07/20/pakistan-mangroves) and BBC News(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8154120.stm). There it is.

Good things happen!

Chagas “A disease of the poor”

Chagas is one of the “forgotten diseases” and perhaps the least known of all. This is the disease with the highest impact in Latin America. It is estimated to cause over 2.5 times more lost years of healthy life than malaria, leprosy, bilharzia and leishmaniasis combined. However, very little is done to prevent this from happening as well as to improve treatment.

Read more and get informed at Science and Development Network (http://www.scidev.net/en/features/chagas-disease-the-lost-century.html#)

German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change

German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change.

See link (http://www.bmu.de/english/climate/downloads/doc/42841.php)

"The strategy lays the foundation for a medium-term, step-by-step process undertaken in cooperation with the federal Länder and other civil groups and aimed at assessing the risks of climate change, identifying the possible need for action, defining appropriate goals and developing and implementing options for adaptation measures."

"Emission Reductions Under The American Clean Energy and Security Act"

From WRI "Emission Reductions Under The American Clean Energy and Security Act", read it at (http://www.wri.org/publication/usclimatetargets).