http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index.htm BIOVITA Environmental Consultancy is a Brazilian company that provides solutions in consultancy and development of environmental projects, acting in pursuit of quality, balance and sustainability, focusing on the environmental adequacy of its partners, keeping them in line with the standards, pertinent laws and international regulations... en-us Biovita 132 54 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_feed.xml http://www.biovita.com.br/img/logo_biovita_menor.gif Thu, 06 Aug 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2134.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2134.html In the early 1980s, consultants McKinsey completed a study for a US telecoms company predicting there would be fewer than one million wireless subscribers in the US by the turn of the century. Today, nearly 2.5bn subscribers across the globe are using digital wireless technologies for voice, ... News Mon, 19 Jan 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2135.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2135.html Barack Obama will become the 44th president of the US as the world is engulfed in a global economic crisis, says Peter Seligmann. He calls on the new president not to ignore the environment, which is "rapidly reaching a tipping ... News Mon, 26 Jan 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2136.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2136.html 204Emperor penguins, whose long treks across Antarctic ice to mate have been immortalised by Hollywood, are heading towards extinction, scientists ... News Tue, 27 Jan 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2137.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2137.html Some researchers have suggested that tropical forests' biodiversity may be more resilient than previously thought, says Dr William Laurance. However, in this week's Green Room, he warns against thinking that many tropical species can survive the current levels of ... News Tue, 27 Jan 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2138.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2138.html 208A team of environmental researchers in the US has warned many effects of climate change are irreversible.The scientists concluded global temperatures could remain high for 1,000 years, even if carbon emissions can somehow be ... News Sat, 07 Feb 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2139.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2139.html Scientists in Bolivia say that one of the country's most famous glaciers has almost disappeared as a result of climate change. ... News Wed, 15 Apr 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2141.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2141.html 210After a long gap, scientists in Nepal have embarked on the first field studies of Himalayan glacial lakes, some of which are feared to be swelling dangerously due to global warming. In May, they completed the field visit to the first location, a lake in the Everest region, in a ... News Sun, 17 May 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2142.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2142.html 212The impacts of China's affluence are being felt downstream as well, in the form of greenhouse gases emissions. CO2 emissions from China are increasing faster than from any other country in the world. In 1990, it already accounted for some 10.5% of the world's CO2 emissions. ... News Sat, 20 Jun 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2143.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2143.html The plants feigns sickness to stop it being attacked by insect pests known as mining moths, which would otherwise eat its healthy leaves. It is the first known example of a plant that mimics being ill, and could also explain a common pattern seen on plant leaves known as variegation. The discovery ... News Wed, 12 Aug 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2146.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2146.html Time is running short to agree a new treaty on global warming amid deep divisions over key issues, according to the UN's top climate official.Speaking at the start of the latest round of UN discussions, Yvo de Boer said the political signals were positive, but progress still too slow. ... News Tue, 18 Aug 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2149.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2149.html They have spent a decade researching the insecticidal properties of rosemary, thyme, clove and mint. They could become a key weapon against insect pests in organic agriculture, the researchers say, as the industry attempts to satisfy demand. 217The "plant essential oils" have a ... News Tue, 25 Aug 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2151.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2151.html Scientists have photographed "upwards lightning", a rarely-seen phenomenon where electricity from storms flows into the upper ... News Fri, 04 Sep 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2152.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2152.html India's greenhouse gas emissions will more than triple over the next two decades, a report has ... News Fri, 18 Sep 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2156.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2156.html Critics say plantations are pushing further into the rainforest The Brazilian government has unveiled plans to ban sugar cane plantations in environmentally sensitive ... News Fri, 23 Oct 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2161.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2161.html Rising high through the polluted air of Guangzhou City in southern China is a 71-storey tower block which, according to its designers, will be the most energy-efficient in the world. Among a host of features designed either to make or save energy, the one that caught my eye was the shape of ... News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2162.html http://www.biovita.com.br/uk_index_noticia_2162.html The UK government says it is highly unlikely that a new legally binding climate treaty can be agreed this year - and a full treaty may be a year away. Two years ago, the world's governments vowed to finalise a new treaty at next month's climate summit in Copenhagen. Climate Secretary Ed ... News