Thursday, April 7th, 2011
The president of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Christiana Figueres, has taken on Tuesday (6) that there is probably a time interval between the end of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012 and the beginning of a new climate deal. “Governments must face the fact that it is increasingly difficult to establish
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
The article “Federal Constitutions and Global Governance: The Case of Climate Change” has recently been accepted for publication in Volume 87 of the Indiana Law Journal (forthcoming 2012).
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
One of the central MEDIN objectives is to establish a robust network of definitive, integrated, Data Archiving Centres (DACs) to provide secure long-term archival and managed third party access to marine environmental data. There are currently four accredited DACs within the MEDIN network: The British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) covering oceanographic components; the British Geological
Monday, April 4th, 2011
Top officials at the Defense and Transportation departments sharply criticized the Federal Communications Commission for giving the go-ahead for a new hybrid cellular and satellite network that could interfere with Global Positioning System navigation and timing elements. FCC failed to consider sufficient input from federal stakeholders, they said. In addition, Deere and Co., which manufactures farm and
Monday, March 21st, 2011
The Delhi cabinet has approved the draft Delhi Geospatial Data Infrastructure Bill, 2011 – a flagship project of the city government launched to frame and implement policies for issues relating to geospatial data. The Bill will serve as the base for planning and executing various development projects and utility services. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said
Monday, March 21st, 2011
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is co-organising a conference on “Local Digital Agendas Meet the Digital Agenda for Europe”, which will discuss supporting local development through digital local agendas (DLA).aevant to municipalities and regions. How can local and regional authorities better tackle today’s societal challenges? How can the need for change at
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Earthscan’s Manual of European Environmental Policy was the recipient of the European Information Association’s 2011 Award for European Information Sources. The Manual, previously published as a loose-leaf printed reference, was re-launched as an online product in 2010. It has been extensively restructured to reflect the changing nature and development of European environmental policy.
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
As several countries around the world busily keep moving forward with their REDD+ readiness plans, the supporting UN-REDD and World Bank Programs will be meeting next week in Vietnam to take stock and consider some important new proposals. For the UN-REDD Programme, look for the Policy Board to review the UN-REDD Fund’s performance over the
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Transparency International (TI) is inviting expressions of interest from highly motivated international experts on forest governance and REDD. The expert would be expected to adapt an existing manual which details research tools on risk mapping, risk analysis and anti-corruption monitoring within the forestry sector for application to the REDD context. This work is being undertaken
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
This project was focused on understanding the conservation and socio-economic aspects of the proposed MPA network within the UK. This project was focused on understanding the conservation and socio-economic aspects of the proposed MPA network within the UK and was undertaken within the context of the following aims: To understand the different types of MPA proposed
