Monday, June 14th, 2010
The community forestry development process involves diverse actors with different interests who may have a history of relationships that are either positive or negative. Although there are methods for research on the role and status of stakeholders, there are few tools to assess the power, interests and legitimacy of actors from the point of view
Friday, June 11th, 2010
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will explore further guidance for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from wetlands. This is a crucial step towards a decision by the UN Climate Summit in December in Mexico to allow countries to reduce emissions through rewetting drained wetlands. Conservative estimate show that globally anthropogenic CO2 emissions from drained
Friday, June 11th, 2010
The International Geospatial Society (IGS), the new individual member arm of the GSDI Association, held its first presidential election recently by electronic ballot. We are very pleased and proud to announce that the first President of IGS is Mabel Alverez from Chubut Province, Argentina. She teaches at the National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
The reduction of emissions forms a key objective for the European Commission and the Europe 2020 Strategy confirms the 20-20-20 targets aiming at a reduction in EU greenhouse gas emissions. The maps of this month show European regions that are affected by excessive emissions in different transport policy scenarios. The flags on the map warn
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
EU – A single energy market, sustainable production and security of energy supply are the key topics for debate at a joint meeting of MEPs and MPs from all EU Member States that opened on Monday at the European Parliament in Brussels. The debate has been prompted by the European Energy Community initiative launched early
Monday, June 7th, 2010
Google faces a privacy investigation here in Canada. Canada is just one of several countries who have opened investigations into Google, Inc. questioning their ability to be able to gain private information from people who used their wireless networks. The investigation circles around Google’s Street View Service which is also part of the Google Earth
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
The five-year research project EURODITE, sponsored by the EU’s 6th Framework Programme, has investigated how knowledge is generated, developed and transferred within firms or organisations, and between firms or organisations in their regional and wider contexts. Read more in the publication Knowledge Dynamics, Regional Development and Public Policy from Eurodite http://www.nordregio.se/?vis=nyhet&id=7412
Friday, June 4th, 2010
Under the African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development (AMESD) programme, three grants were recently signed between the African Union Commission and the three Regional Implementation Centres (RICs) to implement services in support of the management of water, agricultural and environmental resources as well as land degradation and desertification mitigation, and natural habitat conservation.
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
The fonaso Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Programme invites applications on questions relating to national consequences and effects of international forest policy and the international forest regime. Under the theme “The international forest regime as driver for sustainable national forest policies” applicants are invited to submit relevant research proposals until 1 October 2010 (fonaso call 2.6
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
The Scheme sets out our new vision of a sustainable Wales and the priority we attach to sustainable development. This is a response to the economic and environmental challenges we face and is the only approach that will secure a long term sustainable future for future generations. We have a legal duty relating to sustainable
