Global News February 2010

*'Rio plus 20' to be held in Brazil in 2012 United Nations Environment Programme, Diary international
*India joins UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign, planting two billion trees since 2007, 25 February United Nations Environment Programme, 25 February 2010 
*Plastic rubbish blights Atlantic Ocean, Scientists have discovered an area of the North Atlantic Ocean where plastic debris accumulates. 24 February BBC news, 24 February 2010 topic
	Rwanda named global host of World Environment Day 2010, 17 February United Nations Environment Programme, 17 February 2010
*Mongolia - heavy snow falls which began late December, accompanied by falling temperatures now widespread and affecting 90% of the country. Herd animal losses mounting, now at over 2 million affecting some 180,000 families (720,000 people approximately). 12th February camda.org.uk, 12th February, 2010 
*India puts on hold first GM food crop on safety grounds, 9 February BBC news, 9 February 2010 topic
*Following the conclusion of the climate change talks in Copenhagen, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has received submissions of national pledges to cut and limit greenhouse gases by 2020 from 55 countries. These countries together account for 78 per cent of global emissions from energy use. 01 February United Nations Environment Programme, 01 February 2010 topic
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