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"Help Pacific with climate change, NGO urges Monday, August 18, 2008 Update: 10:20AM A group of over 100 non-government organisations is calling for Australia and New Zealand to do more to help the Pacific with climate change ahead of this week's Pacific Islands Leadership Forum. Radio Australia reports that a letter setting out an action plan for dealing with the displacement of Pacific Islanders has been sent to Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark. The leaders will be discussing climate change at a meeting in New Zealand tomorrow before the forum. Damien Lawson, from Friends of the Earth Australia, said both countries need concrete plans for resettlement and migration." Help Pacific with climate change, NGO urges - Fiji Times Online

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Tips for a greener workplace How to adopt environmentally sound practices at work We are becoming increasingly eco aware, making simple changes in our everyday lives to create a greener lifestyle. But should these changes be made at home only? Let’s not forget that we sometimes spend less time at home and more time somewhere else- the work...

Easy ways to reduce your impact at home before and after your trip T here has been great talk in recent years about the ecological footprint and how to reduce it. But, what exactly is this concept, and how does it affect us? Basically, the ecological footprint measures the extent to which human beings are using nature's resources faster than the planet can regenerate them. When we consume these resources at a faster rate than they can be reproduced, we are depleting our natural wealth and negatively affecting the environment in the process. It’s obvious, then, that we need to find ways to reduce our impact on the environment to achieve sustai...