Monday, December 19th, 2011
Statoil has awarded Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies a contract worth NOK 150 million over three years to develop the world’s first integrated environmental monitoring system (EM) for oil and gas activities. Statoil currently employs several environmental monitoring methods at its installations, mainly on the Norwegian continental shelf. Read More
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Thousands of hectares of British forests have been sold off as the agency charged with protecting them struggles under the weight of government financial targets. Official records of the Forestry Commission (FC) show that it earned millions selling land to private companies including those permitted to carry out logging. Read More
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
If there is a land above the seas that remains a last frontier for mankind, it’s Antarctica. A recent GPS mapping conducted by the British Antarctic Survey provided a reminder of how uncharted and unknown the vast white continent still is. When Antarctica’s hulking glacial landmass—icy and inhospitable—was spotted by 18th century British Captain James Cook, he
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Reconstruction of the 25 km old Gulfstream road-link, new road through Pechenga and improvement on the Norwegian side will make the drive Murmansk to Kirkenes half-an-hour faster. Read More
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
In this visionary paper Robin McLaren is exploring one potential solution to the security of tenure gap through establishing a partnership between land professionals and citizens that would encourage and support citizens to directly capture and maintain information about their land rights. It was presented at the annual FIG-Commission 7 meeting last October in Innsbruck
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 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
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
