Ovi Magazine - Environment http://www.ovimagazine.com/cat/5 This section contains articles about science, nature, medicine, anthropology, health and the human spirit. 04.07.2008 en Whaling Politics - The IWC in Chile http://www.ovimagazine.com/art/3213 2008-07-04 08:20:22 Binoy Kampmark The International Whaling Commission held its 60th meeting in Santiago, Chile. Proceedings have followed their traditional pattern; hostilities have been reasserted between pro-whaling parties and those reluctant to give any ground on the matter.Remember the Whales http://www.ovimagazine.com/art/3223 2008-07-04 08:19:42 Christopher Wilkinson I have thought that in all the political and economic issues of the day, the whales have been somewhat forgotten. I started thinking of the whalers, the pirates, the whales...Nice Beavers! http://www.ovimagazine.com/art/3202 2008-06-27 09:31:25 Clint Wayne As a self-confessed \'Wildlife Freak\', it was with great interest that I watched this week\'s BBC News report detailing the formation of a Beaver dam and the possible breeding success of two Beavers released under licence here in the UK.Dhaka, Bangladesh: Don't sit here or you could be beaten http://www.ovimagazine.com/art/3185 2008-06-24 10:02:35 Linda Lane I stopped a fight between 15 men at 3am in Dhaka Airport, over one man wanting to sit in the seats pictured. These were the only comfortable seats left in the room where one could conceivably have a nap.Interview with a Finnish Conscientious Objector Made Prisoner http://www.ovimagazine.com/art/3165 2008-06-22 08:55:59 Alexandra Pereira During the first two days I was held in a Prison building that is condemned by the European Council because it does not fulfil all the human rights requirements. It was during the wintertime. I was cold and shivering under the blanket.The challenge http://www.ovimagazine.com/art/3176 2008-06-20 09:17:45 Thanos Kalamidas At this very moment more than forty million people all around the world have become refugees escaping from their homes, which is why we need days such as World Refugee Day.Our Global Societies' Philosopher's Stone http://www.ovimagazine.com/art/3148 2008-06-14 08:20:21 Leah Sellers Alchemy is sometimes vilified because it\'s associated with magic. In my mind, magic is just unknown Science; just as today\'s science fiction is tomorrow\'s Science.Let My Children Go: World Efforts to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labour http://www.ovimagazine.com/art/3133 2008-06-12 08:21:29 René Wadlow June 12 is World Day Against Child Labour. It marks the arrival of hundreds of children in Geneva, part of the Global March against Child Labour that had crossed 100 countries to present their plight to the International Labour Organization.Japan's environmental worries http://www.ovimagazine.com/art/3134 2008-06-12 08:21:20 Thanos Kalamidas I cannot understand it when countries like Japan seriously announce that they are going to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80% but all that by the year 2050! This is two generations from now and I presume my grandkids will be adults.Future prosperity for all? http://www.ovimagazine.com/art/3102 2008-06-08 09:39:46 Valerie Sartor Today China must seriously address the impact of continued economic development upon the environment at large. The country\'s increasingly successful economic growth has unfortunately created constantly escalating harmful effects upon China\'s land.