Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
MATIMOP ISRAEL – Acqueau, the Eureka cluster for water, has been officially labeled by the EUREKA Program. ACQUEAU is supported by more than 20 industries from Europe including our national water company Mekorot. Acqueau will support the funding applied research with an objective of 500 millions Euros for 10 years. Read More
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
UK MET OFFICE – Building on a strong history of scientific collaboration, the Met Office, University of Exeter, University of Leeds and the University of Reading are joining forces to form the Met Office Academic Partnership. This formal collaboration will advance the science and skill of weather and climate prediction. Read More
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
IPCC – According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), science now allows to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from wetlands. This breakthrough was presented yesterday by the IPCC at the UN climate conference (UNFCCC) in Cancun (Mexico). This conclusion is crucial for allowing countries to reduce their emissions through rewetting drained wetlands. A decision on
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
CSIRO – The latest edition of the internationally recognised ‘bible’ on sampling soils for factors like carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and toxic substances, was released in Canberra last night at the Australasian Soil & Plant Analysis Council Conference. Read More
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
EEA – The European Environment Agency (EEA) released today its fourth Environment State and Outlook report — SOER 2010 — a comprehensive assessment of how and why Europe’s environment is changing, and what we are doing about it. SOER 2010 concludes that a fully integrated approach to transforming Europe to a resource-efficient green economy can not
Monday, November 29th, 2010
BERNAMA – The Papua caucus in the House of Representatives (DPR) has asked the government to speed up development of infrastructure in Papua and West Papua to break the isolation of the two province’s interior and coastal regions, Antara news agency quoted a spokesman as saying. Read More
Monday, November 29th, 2010
DAILY YOMIURI – “The moss is much paler than usual. It hasn’t rained much, so maybe it’s not getting enough moisture,” Itsuo Ota, 69, said as he felt the moss growing along a mountain path on Yakushima island, Kagoshima Prefecture. Ota has been revising and refining a map he made of the island’s mountains for decades, and
Monday, November 29th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The Nourishing the Planet team found that a new generation of innovators has emerged from farmers’ groups, private voluntary organizations, NGOs and universities. While these organizations span a large variety of industries and disciplines, they all share the common goal of equipping Tanzanian farmers with the tools to alleviate hunger and poverty. Read
Monday, November 29th, 2010
TELEGRAPH UK – Climate change remains the most divisive issue of our age. As countries prepare to meet for the latest round of international talks to stop global warming, who are the key people influencing the debate? Read More
Monday, November 29th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – One year after efforts to draft a global climate treaty crumbled in Copenhagen, negotiators are going into this month’s United Nations summit in Cancun, Mexico, with fresh hopes – but limited expectations. Read More
