Monday, November 21st, 2011
An important milestone has been achieved in the English Heritage ‘Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project’, designed to substantially increase understanding of the Hoo Peninsula’s historic landscape and enable better informed inputs to the future changes envisaged for this part of the Thames Estuary.
Monday, November 21st, 2011
The government is set to invest millions in the construction industry to encourage the take-up of Building Information Modelling.BIM systems see all parties working on a project enter data into a central system streamlining communication and potentially making large financial savings and more effective buildings. It forms a core part of the government’s construction strategy
Monday, November 21st, 2011
A new £20 million fund to help rural businesses increase profits and reduce their impact on the environment has been launched today by Agriculture Minister Jim Paice. Farmers, foresters and horticulturalists can apply for grants of up to £25,000 to invest in green projects and new machinery so their businesses can grow in an environmentally friendly
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Osama Al Bar, the mayor of Makkah has said the Saudi government plans to spend an estimated SR100bn ($26.66bn) on implementing mega infrastructure and housing projects in the holy city of Mecca, Arabic al-Riyadh daily has reported. The infrastructure projects include the construction of roads and restroom complexes, and the expansion of open areas, roads
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
In the flat world of maps, sharp lines show where one country ends and another begins. The real world is more fluid. Peoples do not have borders the way that parcels of land do. They seep from place to place; they wander; they migrate. Consider the difference between China and the Chinese people. One is an
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
n a withering assault on the onshore wind turbine industry, the Duke said the farms were “a disgrace”. He also criticised the industry’s reliance on subsidies from electricity customers, claimed wind farms would “never work” and accused people who support them of believing in a “fairy tale”. Read More
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
A documentary on Maltese wildlife was recently launched at St James Cavalier, Valletta. Entitled Man Marries Nature, the documentary has been three years in the making and features high-definition footage of all forms of Maltese biodiversity, including a number of rarely seen animal species , such as the chameleon, the leopard snake, the ocellated skink, the
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
For decades, oil was the engine of development in the Arab world. But the oil era is drawing to a close and Arab societies are poorly prepared for this change, according to the Arab Forum for Environment and Development. Read More
Saturday, November 19th, 2011
Australia will play a lead role in co-ordinating rapid response natural disaster teams across the Asia Pacific under a new international agreement expected to be signed in the coming days. The region-wide disaster plan will push for quarantine laws to be relaxed for quick deployment of Australian sniffer dogs as well as flood and disaster mapping
Saturday, November 19th, 2011
Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met Friday to boost cooperation over maritime security and safety at a time when China is becoming increasingly assertive at sea. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and the leaders of the 10 ASEAN members are expected to issue a joint declaration after their summit mapping out strategies
