Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
In support of its goal of establishing two million hectares of community-managed forest by 2029, the Forestry Administration launched a US$3.8 million project on sustainable community forestry in four provinces, with special attention to market access. Read More
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
The endangered breed have the right grazing habits to manage ‘natural’ regeneration of the Katrine woodlands, but the FC intends to run the herd as a commercial concern. Stoscksman Stewart Hendry explained: “This breed was already facing tough competition from European breeds and was then badly affected by the last big outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Read
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
The EU was weak at the Cancun Summit last year, but it cannot afford to lose its influence in the climate debate as it is the most credible player to take a lead on the issue. Climate change should be given precedence over other objectives in view of its global implications and greater emphasis should
Monday, June 13th, 2011
Professor Ron Johnston, FBA from the University of Bristol has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Professor Johnston, a professor of Geography, has become an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services to scholarship. The accolade recognises Professor Johnston’s research into electoral and political geography, urban social geography, and
Monday, June 13th, 2011
Damage to marine and coastal ecosystems could be reversed through more involvement between coastal communities and stakeholders, says the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). A new guide, published today for World Oceans Day 2011 (8 June), stresses the importance of groups working together where they have a stake in the coastline to mitigate the harm caused
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The development of the new think3 proceeding rapidly. In just the first weeks after starting the R&D team has been hard at work and the Official Thinkdesign 2011 Beta version is entering into the build phase ready for its imminent release. Some new functionalities available in this release covered:– Assembly: New Mating management, Gear Constraint,
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the much anticipated release of IntelliCAD 7. IntelliCAD 7 represents the culmination of a fundamental overhaul of the entire IntelliCAD code base undertaken by the ITC and its member companies. It incorporates a complete, new architecture based on and synchronized with the development platform from the Open Design Alliance,
Monday, June 13th, 2011
Maxwell Systems, Inc. announced version 9.2 of Maxwell Systems Estimation, the company’s advanced takeoff and estimating software designed specifically to address the needs of electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and HVAC contractors. Estimation 9.2 offers numerous new features and enhancements to help contractors work with greater speed and accuracy.
Monday, June 13th, 2011
Jammu and Kashmir could benefit from the Finnish expertise in utilising biomass potential for energy generation to supplement production of hydro-electric energy and shrink the gap between its availability and demand, its envoy to India said Sunday. Amabassador Terhi Hakala assured Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday that her country would extend help and expertise for the
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The map is a part of National Geographic’s Giant Traveling Maps. The longtime geographic society sends giant maps around the country to promote geography and map-reading skills for children grades kindergarten through eighth. There are maps that fill entire gymnasiums sent to schools for children to get engaged in learning the lay of the land. Read
