Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
The National Geochemical Survey of Australia (NGSA) project has just completed the first geochemical atlas of Australia based on the multi-element analysis of transported regolith samples collected at the outlet of large catchments covering most of the continent. The project, which commenced in January 2007, was funded under the Onshore Energy Security Program and the geological surveys
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Russia and Norway may start granting licenses to develop offshore deposits in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean in 2013-2014 under a bilateral sea border agreement, Russia’s Natural Resources Ministry said. The Russian-Norwegian agreement on delimiting the sea border and cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean will come into force on July 7,
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
An international gathering on climate change opened in Berlin to prepare the ground for a UN summit on the issue in Durban in December. The meeting, attended by representatives from some 35 countries, was opened by Germany’s Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen and South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashbane. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was due to address the
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
The West Coast Main Line is facing a ‘capacity crunch and a new high-speed line could well be the best solution’, a Network Rail report suggests. The report, the West Coast Main Line Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS), predicts the line will be running at full capacity at the southern end of the route by 2024 as demand is
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Wetlands, whether natural or man-made, coastal or inland, are of great ecological and economic significance in different states. They play a critical role in the water cycle, and are highly productive ecosystems that provide a wide range of ecosystem services, in addition to supporting significant recreational, social and cultural activities. However, wetlands today are under
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive establishes the framework for the necessary action by all EU Member States, by 2020 a “good environmental status” in all European seas to reach or maintain. All European coastal countries are obliged to implement this in their respective marine regions through the development and implementation of national strategies. Read More
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
The Saskatchewan Oil and Gas InfoMap website shows oil and gas and related wells, current oil and gas pool boundaries, unit boundaries, and dispositions of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights. The information is presented in an interactive Geographic Information System (GIS) format. For a more detailed description of each data set or data layer,
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
President Bernardino Rivadavia on June 26 1826 announced the creation of the Topographic Department. This measure by the government had the power to promote the development of cartography, discipline undeniable gravity in the cultural development, economic and social development. In homage to this historic event the Day of Cartography was established by Decree No. 4229, on September 19, 1958.
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Seventy-five-year-old Verdiana Protas is worried that the 20 cattle she bought with her pension money will soon die because the 10-kilometre-long river in her village in northwest Tanzania has been dry for two years now and finding alternative sources of water is getting more and more difficult. Like the other 200 families in Kagondo neighborhood in
Friday, July 1st, 2011
The centre-right government of the new Portuguese Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho, has decided to suspend the construction of the Portuguese part of the high-speed rail link between Lisbon and Madrid, which was due to be concluded in 2013, the Portuguese press has reported. Read More
