Saturday, April 16th, 2011
You are cordially invited to a workshop on “The Social Inclusion of the Peruvian REDD Process – a multi-level governance issue”, jointly organized by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the German International Cooperation (GIZ). The workshop will take place on 26th of April, 9.00 am to 1.15 pm, at Hotel Sol
Saturday, April 16th, 2011
The German cabinet has agreed on a bill that calls for capturing carbon dioxide and storing it underground. However, Germany’s states aren’t eager to implement the plan – and have a backdoor to get out of it. Months of discussions have come to an end with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government reaching an agreement on Wednesday
Saturday, April 16th, 2011
The INSPIRE Directive foresees the development of Implementing rules for spatial data services and for network services allowing spatial data services to be invoked. The Commission decided to split the development of the implementing rules for the spatial data services in 2 phases:(1) An exploratory phase to refine the framework for the development of the implementing
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Kazakhstan has benefited from the global nuclear renaissance in recent years. High oil prices and fears about the future availability of fossil fuels have encouraged a growing number of countries to turn back to nuclear energy. Kazakhstan shot ahead of both Australia and Canada to become the world’s largest producer of uranium in 2009 –
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Tens of thousands of residents of Magomeni and Mburahati in Dar es Salaam can now afford to smile again after braving for three months without reliable water supply, after pipes were disconnected at the area to pave the way for construction of a new bridge. Over 100,000 residents at Mburahati First Inn area were forced to
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Abant Natural Park in northwestern Turkey will only be opened to pedestrians following the decision of the Sakarya Regional Administrative Court to hand over the management of the Abant Natural Park to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The park had formerly been under the management of the Bolu provincial administration whom critics accused of mishandling
Friday, April 15th, 2011
A majority of MPs want transport minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen to put passengers first by not cutting railway investment and leaving reduction cards as they are, reports the Volkskrant. Their demand follows an interview with the new boss of infrastructure company ProRail in the NRC in which she refused to make promises on an improvement
Friday, April 15th, 2011
The 745-mile (1,200km) route follows the watershed, the line dividing river systems that flow west to the Atlantic from those that end up in the North Sea. “Imagine you are a raindrop”, Peter Wright, the new route’s author, told me. Frankly, that wasn’t difficult. On the day I met him in the Campsie Fells the cloud was low.
Friday, April 15th, 2011
This coming October 12th and 13th, Montreal will be hosting the largest geomatics symposium in Quebec, Geomatics 2011. We are very pleased to invite you to feature your products and promote your services during the commercial exhibition, which will be an excellent opportunity to increase your exposure. The commercial exhibition plays a key role throughout
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
ISDE7 is renowned for attracting the world leaders in digital earth technologies. The dynamic conference program will see over 130 papers and many posters from the world’s leading thinkers on areas of economic and social sustainable development, environmental protection, disaster mitigation, natural resource conservation and improving living standards.
