2012 in the environment

Events

January

February

March

April

  • Protests are held at the site of the proposed Baram Dam in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo.
  • The Sustainable Biofuels Bill, introduced into the New Zealand Parliament by the Green Party, was defeated on its second reading.[3]

May

  • The Mokihinui Hydro project in New Zealand is cancelled. There had been opposition on the basis that it would result in changes to recreation and flooding of historic sites and high value conservation land.[4]

June

  • The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development is scheduled to be held 20–22 June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a follow-up to the ground-breaking 1992 Rio Summit.
  • The Jardim Gramacho landfill in the Brazilian city of Duque de Caxias closed after 34 years of operation. It was one of the largest landfills in the world.
  • "Lonesome George", possibly the last remaining Pinta Island tortoise, dies in captivity. It is thought to have lived for 100 years.

July

  • Planning for the 2012 Summer Olympics has included environmental policies such as conservation measures, renewable energy options and biodegradable packaging.
  • The Qidong protest against a proposed waste water pipeline occurred in the Chinese city of Qidong, Jiangsu province.
  • The Shifang protest occurred in the southwestern Chinese city of Shifang, Sichuan province, against a copper plant that residents feared posed environmental and public health risks.

November

  • At the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference it was decided to extend the Kyoto Protocol though to 2020. Wording adopted by the conference incorporated for the first time the concept of "loss and damage", an agreement in principle that richer nations could be financially responsible to other nations for their failure to reduce carbon emissions.

See also

References

  1. Beary, Habib (4 January 2012). "India's first anti-poaching tiger force begins work". BBC Online. Banalore. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. Eilperin, Juliet (1 February 2012). "Atlantic sturgeon listed as endangered species". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. APNZ (4 April 2012). "Biofuel bill goes down in Parliament". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  4. "Councils oppose West Coast hydro dam". 24 October 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
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