Friday, October 22nd, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – Russia will put eight Glonass-M satellites into orbit in 2011-2013 to ensure the effective operation of its satellite navigation network, a Russian space industry official said. Read More
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
SWISSINFO – A new type of accommodation is going to appear near Zurich: flats made to measure for people suffering from a rare allergy. People who are affected by Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) can hope for a better life now that a unique project in Europe is proposing to create special homes for them. “I have spent thousands
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
RWANDA NEW TIMES – Rwanda’s huge infrastructure gap particularly in areas of energy and transportation dampens private sector productivity and are a constraint to growth, a senior at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. This is in addition to higher transport, water and power costs that also are a major obstacle to economic development. Read More
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
BARENTS OBSERVER – Shtokman Development AG intends to pursue transparency as regards information policy, the Head of Information Policy and Communications Department Dmitry Seregin says to BarentsObserver. Today the representatives of Shtokman Development AG invited Murmansk journalists onboard of Lenin ice-breaker (now serving as a museum) to discuss ways of cooperation in the framework of
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – The three-day forum, held amid a wave of criticism of the forest management system in Russia following this past summer’s wildfires thatdestroyed 11 million hectares of crops, will gather officials, businessmen and environmentalists. An unprecedented heat wave hit European Russia this summer, sparking wildfires and severe droughts in many regions. More than 50 people died
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
EU – A three-year study project examining the benefits the world gets for free from nature has published its final report. TEEB – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity – has gathered the best available economic evidence showing that the costs brought by the degradation of ecosystems and the loss of biodiversity are nothing short of
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
HORIZON – Mapping where a country’s carbon stocks overlap with areas that are rich in wildlife and important for local peoples’ livelihoods is underway in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The aim is to support international efforts to conserve forests in order to combat climate change. But in a way that delivers other benefits including conservation of
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
UK PARLIAMENT – At the opening session of oral evidence for the inquiry into the Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies MPs are likely to ask questions about the impact of this change on new housebuilding; the Government’s proposals to incentivise local communities to accept new housing development; and how well local planning authorities will be able
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – Hamburg has scooped the title European Green Capital of 2011, beating the competition by showing how a booming industrial metropolis can reconcile economic efficiency with environmental protection. It’s set itself some ambitious targets, including massively reducing carbon emissions. Read More
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
BLOOMBERG – Governments in the U.S., the U.K. and Spain could reduce their energy consumption by as much as 20 percent by encouraging investors to refit buildings to make them more efficient, said Peter Sweatman, chief executive officer of the Madrid-based consulting firm Climate Strategy SL. Officials could use investment opportunities worth as much as
