Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
EU – The European Commission today adopted a decision outlining the criteria necessary to achieve good environmental status for Europe’s seas. This will help Member States to develop coordinated marine strategies within each regional sea, ensuring consistency and allowing progress to be compared between regions. The definition of the criteria is a requirement under the Marine
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
BfN – Floodplains are hotspots of biodiversity and central elements of an ecological network. They are also flood protection areas, greenery of waterways, and areas of agricultural as well as urban use. The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) funded a number of projects which aimed to raise an inventory of the remaining active floodplains at
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
CABE – How do we deal with the economic, social and environmental challenges of large areas that cannot be solved through local action? This guide outlines a new approach to large scale urban design and includes our step-by-step guide to a new workshop-based process. Read More
Monday, September 6th, 2010
BULGARIA NEWS – The administration of the western Bulgarian city of Pernik has renewed its initiative for a connection to subway of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. On Monday, the Deputy District Governor of Pernik, Radoslav Yordanov, announced that the local authorities have renewed their talks with the central government for the building of a new train station that will
Monday, September 6th, 2010
EURONEWS – 3D images have made work a little easier for surgeons at the University Hospitals of Geneva. The imaging helps plan operations and improve doctors’ precision, allowing them to see inside the body they’re about to go to work on. Read More
Monday, September 6th, 2010
ICELAND REVIEW – The Westman Island ferry Herjólfur cannot sail to Landeyjarhöfn harbor any longer, according to captain Ívar Gunnlaugsson, as the harbor has become too shallow because of the sand and volcanic matter that gets carried into it. Read More
Monday, September 6th, 2010
INDIA TALKIES – According to data available with DoLR, the area occupied by wastelands in the country was assessed at 63.85 million hectare in a project spanning five phases — between 1986 and 2000. A similar exercise in 2003 revealed that wastelands had shrunk by 8.21 million hectares. The latest Wasteland Atlas of India, based
Monday, September 6th, 2010
ALL VOICES – Russian and Indian companies signed a business agreement, which opens opportunities for Indian buses to be guided by a Russian satellite navigation system. Interfax news agency report on Saturday (4 / 9), said cooperation “HBL Power Systems” (India) and “Navigation Information Systems” (NIS) of Russia, it used a satellite system “Glonass” and
Monday, September 6th, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – The World Water Week is opening in Stockholm on Sunday to last until September 11, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) reported. The week, a global water conference held annually since 1991, takes place in August or September. The theme for 2010 will be “The Water Quality Challenge – Prevention, Wise Use
Monday, September 6th, 2010
GUARDIAN UK – The government will this month sound the death knell for the world’s largest tidal energy project – to be built across the Severn estuary between Somerset and south Wales – when it rules out public funding for the controversial £20bn plan. The announcement will please some environmentalists, who were worried about the impact
