Kristin Palitza - Freelance writer - editorKristin Palitza - Freelance writer - editorhttp://www.kristinpalitza.com/environment/2010-04-26T11:14:46ZSquarespaceChildren Help to Assess Water Healthhttp://www.kristinpalitza.com/environment/children-help-to-assess-water-health.htmlKristin Palitza2010-04-26T11:14:18Z2010-04-26T11:14:18ZInter Press Service | 24 Apr 2010

By Kristin Palitza

CAPE TOWN, Apr 24 (IPS) - "Miss, Miss, there are tiny creatures here in the water!" a Grade 7 pupil shouts excitedly, trying to draw attention to his water sample. At first, the liquid looks clear, but upon closer examination, one can make out a tiny aquatic invertebrate.

]]>Africa Told 'Stop Playing the Victim'http://www.kristinpalitza.com/environment/africa-told-stop-playing-the-victim.htmlKristin Palitza2009-11-13T08:31:05Z2009-11-13T08:31:05ZInter Press Service | 12 Nov 2009

By Kristin Palitza

CAPE TOWN, Nov 12 (IPS) - Critics of carbon trading, a strategy meant to combat global warming, say the buying and selling of carbon credits is being exploited.

"CDM (the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism) was never meant to be a cash cow, but meant for developed countries to reduce their emissions".

GMOs - Strategic Priority in Whose Interest?http://www.kristinpalitza.com/environment/gmos-strategic-priority-in-whose-interest.htmlKristin Palitza2009-10-28T08:51:42Z2009-10-28T08:51:42ZInter Press Service | 27 Oct 2009

By Kristin Palitza

CAPE TOWN, Oct 27 (IPS) - The South African government is in the process of drafting regulations to police genetically modified organisms (GMO) as part of the national Consumer Protection Act, but environmental experts are worried the GMO section of the new Act, which was signed into law last April, will not be put into]]>

SA's Biodiversity, A Climate-Change Casualtyhttp://www.kristinpalitza.com/environment/sas-biodiversity-a-climate-change-casualty.htmlKristin Palitza2009-09-08T07:46:04Z2009-09-08T07:46:04ZThe Weekender | 5 Sep 2009

By Kristin Palitza

In the morning, when the first rays of the sun warm up the earth, millions of colourful flowers open up and turn their heads towards the light. It’s springtime in Namaqualand – the height of the wildflower season, when the blossoming plants turn the rolling hills of the Bokkeveld escarpment into a lush and luminous display.

]]>Food for Thoughthttp://www.kristinpalitza.com/environment/food-for-thought.htmlKristin Palitza2009-04-25T12:02:22Z2009-04-25T12:02:22ZMail & Guardian | 27 Feb - 5 Mar 2009

Solutions to a rising food crisis in Southern African countries are becoming more elusive, writes Kristin Palitza

What’s the price tag on hunger? A whopping $30 billion. That’s what’s needed each year to feed the world’s 5.7 million starving people – a number that’s expected to grow to eight billion within the next four decades.

New Thinking to Tackle Old Problemshttp://www.kristinpalitza.com/environment/new-thinking-to-tackle-old-problems.htmlKristin Palitza2009-04-25T12:00:35Z2009-04-25T12:00:35ZInter Press Service | 27 Feb 2009

By Kristin Palitza

ROME, Feb 26 (IPS) - Organic and eco-friendly farming can feed the world, contrary to the common belief that biotechnology and chemical-intensive farming are indispensable, modern strategies to increase production, agricultural experts say.

Cities Committ to Defend Biodiversityhttp://www.kristinpalitza.com/environment/cities-committ-to-defend-biodiversity.htmlKristin Palitza2009-04-25T11:58:35Z2009-04-25T11:58:35Z

Inter Press Service | 15 Sep 2008

By Kristin Palitza

DURBAN, Sep 15 (IPS) - Political representatives from 21 cities around the world have signed a declaration to protect and re-develop urban biodiversity in their towns. Each city committed to identifying five vital initiatives to conserve plants, animals and natural resources and put those plans into practice within the next 18 months.

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Floods Batter KZN Poorhttp://www.kristinpalitza.com/environment/floods-batter-kzn-poor.htmlKristin Palitza2009-04-25T11:56:18Z2009-04-25T11:56:18ZMail & Guardian | 20-26 June 2008

By Kristin Palitza

Informal settlements worst hit by downpour. As floods wreaked havoc on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast this week, it was the poorest residents of the region who suffered the most: more than a thousand homes, almost all in informal settlements, were swept away.

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