Sunday, December 18th, 2011
The surveying of land that is currently taking place in the village of Xaibe has become a major issue for villagers. Last night we told you about the meeting that took place on Sunday where villagers decided that a letter, requesting the discontinuance of the survey, be drafted out and sent to Minister of Natural
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
At a time when governments –obsessed with their economic headaches- are tempted to slash support for bold environmental policies, we should be under no illusions about the urgent need for a concerted and holistic approach to counter water shortage. Water insecurity is one of the greatest challenges facing societies in the 21st century. In the enclosed
Saturday, December 17th, 2011
Russia and India intend to cooperate in the production of satellite navigation equipment and to provide services to civilian users of the Glonass system, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday in a statement. Read More
Saturday, December 17th, 2011
The State of Land and Water Resources (SOLAW) is FAO’s first flagship publication on the global status of land and water resources. It is an ‘advocacy’ report, to be published every three to five years, and targeted at senior level decision makers in agriculture as well as in other sectors.
Saturday, December 17th, 2011
The Bureau of Meteorology has published its first Australian water resources assessment. This report will assist all Australians, particularly policy-makers and planners, to understand the current state of the nation’s water resources and to assess the impact of past and present water management practices. The Australian Water Resources Assessment 2010 is the first in a
Saturday, December 17th, 2011
Several major articles from the past decade and beyond conclude the impact of reforestation or afforestation on water yield is negative: additional forest cover will reduce and removing forests will raise downstream water availability. A second group of authors argue the opposite: planting additional forests should raise downstream water availability and intensify the hydrologic cycle.
Saturday, December 17th, 2011
December marks the end of a geographic pilot project, managed by Cybera, that improves researcher access to international environmental data drawn from more than 60,000 sensors and 2,800 web map servers. The Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental Sensing (GeoCENS) project was created in 2009 as a 3D platform that enables researchers and citizens to gain access
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Support must be given to the efforts of developing countries to improve data collection, Sha Zukang, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, told the Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi (13 December). “We must establish partnerships so that we can tap into commercial data and information sources to bridge data gaps,” he said. Read
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Spirent Communications has been named by Frost & Sullivan as the market leader in the 1/10/40/100G Ethernet and cloud infrastructure test equipment markets, with 28.9 percent and 45.6 percent market shares respectively. According to Frost & Sullivan’s recent market reports, Spirent’s innovative approach to testing, focus on product enhancements, and capacity to utilize core competencies
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
While its decks have been given a fresh coat of paint and heat resistant tiles installed the carrier is understood to be missing arrestor wires used to prevent jet fighters going into the sea after landing. But after an initial sea trial ended in uncertainty over how advanced the warship had become there is growing speculation
