Friday, October 12th, 2007
Depleted fissh stocks, degradation of coastal and marine areas, as well as user contracts have prompted calls from the international community for an integrated approach to managing these areas. Nearly 700 initiatives in Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management (ICOM) are estimated to have been initiated in more than 140 countries since the mid-1960s (Sorensen, 2002).
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Altius Architects + Design is re-inventing the traditional mobile and vacation homes by offering eco-modern alternatives for “green”-minded communities. The Toronto-based firm recently acquired the Sustain Design Studio – creators of the award-winning eco-friendly miniHome vacation cottage – and is now selling the portable prefabs en masse to organizations seeking to build affordable, ecological park communities.
Friday, October 12th, 2007
PR – PCI Geomatics is pleased to announce the development of the Geocor ProPack, under the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Earth Observation Application Development Program (EOADP). The Geocor ProPack will be made available through PCI Geomatics as an add-on module to the Geomatica 10 software suite.
Friday, October 12th, 2007
NavCom Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE), announced today the appointment of Jim Williams and Gregg Boorman as Sales Managers for NavCom’s external business. They will be responsible for achieving NavCom’s revenue and growth goals for GPS products and services in direct sales to military and government customers, system integrators, and
Friday, October 12th, 2007
The 4th Annual Alabama Agriculture Energy Conference, sponsored by the Alabama Department of Economics and Community Affairs and by the Natural Resources Management & Development Institute at Auburn University will be held November 7-8 at the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center. Read More
Friday, October 12th, 2007
NORTHERN IRELAND EXECUTIVE – The UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation) approval paves the way to expand the current Geopark to ten times its current size taking it to an extended area of over 16,000 hectares in West Fermanagh. It will include some of the most scenic parts of Fermanagh including the spectacular
Friday, October 12th, 2007
RADIO FREE EUROPE – Five countries signed a deal on October 10 that may provide Europe with an alternative to Russian oil. Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Georgia, and Azerbaijan agreed to form a consortium that will deliver Azerbaijani crude to Poland and the Baltic Sea. The agreement, signed by the presidents of the five participating states
Friday, October 12th, 2007
AllAfrica – African leaders have pledged to devote more resources to the development of science and technology, an area deemed vital for economic development, yet long neglected and poorly funded in many countries. At a January 2007 summit of the continent’s political body, the African Union, heads of state “strongly urged” all AU countries to
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Telcordia announced today that Telcordia Integrated Inventory, the powerful combination of its market leading Telcordia® Granite Inventory and Telcordia® Network Engineer solutions, has been named the 2008 InfoVision Awards winner in the Network and Services Management and Operations category. The award, presented by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) at Broadband World Forum, recognizes technologies, applications,
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
The EEA joins forces with the OECD and the UNDP to voice some key concerns to Europe’s environment ministers when they meet at the Belgrade Conference on 10-12 October 2007. Three rreports give an in-depth view on the pan-European environment and its policies. Together, they highlight progress made over the past four years towards meeting
