Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Satellite monitoring of ice situation during freeze-up period on the rivers of the northern part of Russia and Siberia is ongoing. ScanEx RDC has been acquiring space images starting December 20, 2010 in behalf of regional administrations and river basin authorities using own distributed network of receiving centers in Moscow, Irkutsk, Megion and Magadan.
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
ICT applications can help improve the management of water resources, water assets and water-related risks, while players in the ICT sector can gain access to a growing global market in the water sector. Tekes has been implementing a programme aimed at water sector development for three years. The programme covers several projects that are developing new
Friday, January 21st, 2011
Instead of pitting nature against agriculture, harmonize the two: that’s the most important recommendation on fighting global hunger from this year’s State of the World report by the Worldwatch Institute. Expanding access to nutrition and food are in the spotlight in this year’s topical, forward-thinking and problem-oriented study. In 2010, Worldwatch examined issues related to sustainable
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Improving the efficiency of water utilities and reducing water losses are becoming top priorities in Asia, with its often-limited water resources and rapidly increasing urban population. This publication provides an up-to-date introduction to the subject matter, highlights the complexity of managing non-revenue water (NRW), offers guidance on NRW assessment, and recommends appropriate performance indicators. It
Monday, January 17th, 2011
Creatures that live in the muddy sediments of estuaries have given Aberdeen scientists new insights into how critical the relationship between organisms, and the structure of the habitat they live in, is for the maintenance of a healthy ecosystem. Read More
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Europe’s flora and fauna are now better protected than at any time in the history of the European Union. Natura 2000, Europe’s network of protected natural areas, has been expanded by nearly 27 000 square kilometres. This includes a major addition of marine areas covering more than 17 500 square kilometres which will increase protection
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
The Pakistan Forest Digest is published by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Islamabad in collaboration with NCCR (North-South) Switzerland. It covers the forest related news published in leading national and local newspaper. It is published in Urdu and English languages. For hard copies of the Urdu version, pl. send an e.mail to [email protected] http://nccr-pakistan.org/publications_pdf/Forests/PakForestDigestAprJun2010.pdf http://nccr-pakistan.org/publications.html#literature2
Monday, January 10th, 2011
Since the late 1960s, the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec (MRNFQ) has periodically carried out forest mapping activities at a scale of 1: 20,000 in Québec’s forest areas south of 51º 30’ north latitude, the territory under forest management. It integrates permanent environment and vegetation variables including potential vegetation.
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Flying in a plane over the Indonesian half of the island of New Guinea, rainforest stretches like a sea of green, broken only by rugged mountain ranges and winding rivers. The broccoli-like canopy shows little sign of human influence. But as you near Jayapura, the provincial capital of Papua, the tree cover becomes patchier—a sign
Friday, December 24th, 2010
The impacts of global change, including environmental changes, pose increasing risks for people around the globe. In this context, we developed and applied a methodology to quantitatively assess the extent to which specific groups of people are vulnerable to losing their livelihoods. Local vulnerability analyses are often based on case studies, while global vulnerability assessments are
