Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Ireland’s designated continental shelf area superimposed on a shaded relief image of bathymetric data collected under INSS, PAD and GEBCO. Read More
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE: OPINION – Our guest commentators Dr. Miquel Muñoz Cabré and Bernd Sommer argue that the little-known UN Commisson on Sustainable Development is not effective enough and needs restructuring to live up to its objectives. Read More
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Last days to register for the training day at the Africa Agriculture GIS Week 2010, that will be held in Nairobi 8-12 June 2010. The Training Day will take place on on Friday 11 June at the ILRI Campus in Nairobi, Kenya.Last days to register for the training day at the Africa Agriculture GIS Week
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Drawing on a wealth of unique case studies from around the world, this volume examines experiences with NTFP regulation, including its sometimes unintended consequences. It looks at economic factors, the interface between traditional and western knowledge and legal systems, and relationships between NTFP regulation, land tenure and resource rights, as well as power and equity
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities. This volume examines the political dynamics of natural resource governance processes through a range of comparative case studies across east and southern Africa. These cases include both local and national settings, and
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Experts from Europe and Canada are a step closer to establishing an international network focusing on geospatial quality issues after meeting recently in Brussels. Discussions between specialists from EuroGeographics’ Quality Knowledge Exchange Network and Canada’s GEOIDE Network’s researchers, who are working on legal, ethical and data quality issues related to geospatial data, revealed many common
Friday, May 28th, 2010
GOV TECHNOLOGY – The federal government is leading the way, bringing governance closer to the citizenry than ever before. “Gov 2.0 is taking constituent services to the next level, by leveraging and encouraging more citizen participation through Web 2.0 technologies,” said Jack Dangermond, owner/founder of ESRI, the industry leader in GIS. Read More
Friday, May 28th, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for increasing responsibility of companies blamed for environmental pollution in Russia. “We should think of increasing responsibility for environmental offences,” Medvedev said during a session of the State Council on ecology. “The responsibility should be tough. I want everyone to understand this.” The Russian president said
Friday, May 28th, 2010
HELSINGIN SANOMAT – The Forestry Development Centre Tapio has developed national forest management practice recommendations for the more effective harvesting of energy wood.Tapio is an expert organisation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which is why its recommendations in the forest sector enjoy a semi-official status. Read More
Friday, May 28th, 2010
TELEGRAPH UK – The Royal Society is to create a panel to put together a consensus statement after the assertion by 43 Fellows that its messages failed to draw a line between fact and conjecture, the BBC claimed. The panel, chaired by John Pethica, vice-president of the Society, will publish the document in September after
