Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Substantial increase in irrigated area and use of modern rice varieties have led to rapid growth of crop production in Bangladesh in the last decade. Continued and accelerated agricultural growth, which is important both for national economic growth and for poverty alleviation, will require further intensification. There is rising concern, however, that intensive agriculture may
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
In the Bay of Douarnenez, the agents of natural marine park Iroise follow closely the flat fish, especially juveniles sole and turbo. Read More
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Google has launched its Google MapsGL experiment to test 3D map rendering to its popular application. Check it out in Chrome and Firefox using new browser versions and graphics cards. Read More
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Umno Youth Keningau has requested the State Government to adopt a more appropriate system to improve the state’s land management, particularly those relating to land applications. Its chief, Azman Haji Ruslan said the time has come for State Government to consider the implementation of a computerised land registration system (CLRS) in Sabah, like what is currently adopted
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
The province is conserving Nova Scotia’s wetlands through a new policy, released today, Oct. 14. “Nova Scotians have told us they want to protect our natural environment,” said Environment Minister Sterling Belliveau. “Our wetland policy ensures we are taking steps to conserve these important ecosystems in our watersheds. Wetlands provide critical habitats for fish and
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
The emirate is to create a detailed inventory of the greenhouse gases it emits. The UAE as a country already reports its emissions as part of a global treaty under the United Nations, but the new project, from the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, will take a more detailed approach. Ruqaya Mohamed, the assistant manager – climate
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
The Geodetic Society of Bosnia-Herzegovina became a Member Association of FIG in 2010, and invited a member of the FIG Council to attend the Congress 2011, held 28-30 September 2011 to make a presentation on the work of FIG to the delegates. Vice President Greenway attended the Contress. Over 200 professionals attended the congress, from Bosnia-Herzegovina and
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Development of Agricultural Land Market is unique in Russia as compared to other countries. The super goal of modern Russian Agrarian and Land Reform is to create the conditions and incentives to provide sustainable development of agricultural production and to solve the country’s food problem.
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Effective with the release of this announcement, Winrock International is seeking applications from highly qualified professionals for REDD+ Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) Specialists for upcoming projects on building institutional and technical capacity to support the sustainable implementation of REDD+. Position is contingent upon receipt of donor funding.
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Geospatial technology and spatial data types from Esri will soon be integrated into the IBM Netezza analytics appliances. This will give federal agencies and customers in industries such as energy, retail, telecommunications, and health care the capability to query and geospatially analyze enormous datasets at very fast speeds.
