Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
The conference “Soil Protection Activities and Soil Quality Monitoring in South Eastern Europe (SEE)” was organized in Sarajevo as a joint action by the Soil Science Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Soil Science Society of Slovenia. The main objectives of conference were to review the soil protection and soil quality monitoring activities in
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Since the 1990s, Indonesia has been criticized internationally for the large amount of smoke it generates in the forests of Sumatra and Kalimantan. The resulting haze sometimes spreads to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and is estimated to cause $9 billion in losses to tourism, transportation and agriculture across the region each year. An agreement among
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
Endangered leatherback sea turtles migrate and forage across vast areas of the Pacific Ocean and Indo Pacific seas and require greater international collaboration for their protection, according to a recent study conducted by NOAA Fisheries Service and western Pacific research and conservation scientists. The study, published today in the journal Ecosphere, is based on data
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
In its basic definition, the term territory denotes a physical space with a particular topography and natural resources that are used in a specific way by its inhabitants and/or by distinct social actors that interact within it. As such, a territory is a space that is determined by its physical conditions and the natural resources located within
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Geomorphologically speaking, the territory displayed on the image is the interbedding accumulative alluvial valley with a complex of cryogen topographic forms. The Yana river valley features the topographic forms, typical for large valley rivers: meanders, bayou lakes, floodplains. Vegetation: low-bush cotton grass tundra. Read More
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Under the authority and supervision of the Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences (ADG/SC), the incumbent shall be responsible for leading and managing the staff of the Division of Water Sciences (SC/HYD) in order to ensure the smooth planning, management and implementation of the freshwater programmes of UNESCO, as well as serve as Secretary of the
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
As the alpine glaciers shrink they will affect the flow of Europe’s biggest rivers, impacting areas of the economy ranging from shipping to power generation. Glaciologist Matthias Huss of Fribourg University has discovered that right down to the sea, the Danube, Rhine, Rhone and Po contain a larger proportion of water from glaciers than previously
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Firefighters have extinguished ten wildfires in the Russian Far East in the past twenty-four hours and are still battling 26 forest fires in the area, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday. “Satellite monitoring and aircraft surveillance have registered a total of 36 forest fires in the Far East on an area of over 5,700 hectares. Ten
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Arctic Region attracts more and more attention every year. However, the seas of the Arctic – is not just the territory for industrial development, but the habitat of multiple species of mammals and fish. Head of the Marine Program of the WWF Konstantin Zgurovsky told on-air of the “Voice of Russia” radio broadcasting station about the bio-diversity
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Satellites can bring new transparency to how forests are being managed. With the increasing production of pulp, paper and timber products, there is concern over the effect that expanding plantations and logging in natural forests have on biodiversity and climate change. At the recent general assembly of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in Kota Kinabalu,
