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
Friday, July 1st, 2011
The volume of annual runoff of almost all of Russia’s rivers will be substantially affected by global climate change, the Emergencies Ministry’s Natural Disaster Center said. Owing to the expected shifts in temperature and rainfall amounts, the annual runoff of rivers located in the Central and the Volga federal districts will change significantly by 2015 –
Friday, July 1st, 2011
Statoil has signed two agreements for the sale of the major part of Statoil’s onshore wind power activities in Norway, enabling the group to focus more of its efforts on offshore wind projects. Statoil, through its subsidiary, signed an agreement for the sale of Statoil’s 50% stake in Sarepta Energi as to Trønder Energi Kraft AS. Another
Friday, July 1st, 2011
An action plan to drive forward Scotland’s renewables revolution, and to meet this Government’s world-leading green energy targets, was launched today by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing. The Renewables Routemap outlines the necessary steps needed to capitalise on the enormous economic potential of Scotland’s green energy capacity and to meet ambitious targets, including supplying 100 per cent
Friday, July 1st, 2011
Consumers opting for the EU-regulated “Eurotariff” will pay no more than 35 cents per minute for calls made and 11 cents per minute for calls received while abroad in the EU. This is the last in the series of regulated price cuts under the current EU Roaming Regulation, which expires end June 2012. Read More
