Well known and largely used in the Catholic schools of Germany, Albert StÃ¶cklâs Handbook of the History of Philosophy: Pre-Scholastic and Scholastic Philosophy presents the history of philosophy up to the Scholastic period through a Catholic lens.
Key role for developing countries in fighting greenhouse gas emissions. 4 September 2006, Rome â Most people assume that global warming is caused by burning oil and gas. But in fact between 25 and 30 percent of the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere each year â 1.6 billion tonnes â is caused by deforestation.
Deforestation not only affects the climate by increasing the atmospheric level of carbon dioxide but also affects the environment by inhibiting water recycling, triggering severe flooding, aquifer depletion, soil degradation and the extinction of plant and animal species.