Friday, August 6th, 2010
The report provides forest carbon market participants with an outlook for the A/R carbon sector. It serves as a contribution to better understand the A/R sector and increase transparency in this diversified and fragmented marketplace. Read More
Friday, August 6th, 2010
Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security (GMES), is a joint initiative of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission (EC). The GMES Service Element on Forest Monitoring (GSE FM) which has been led by GAF AG since 2003 has aimed at providing operational forest services to the forest user community by including
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
PHYSORG – The U.S. was one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2009, second only to China, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Read More
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The fourth call for proposals under the Seventh Framework Programme’s space theme was published on 20 July 2010. The deadline of this call is 25 November 2010 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time). The objective of the FP7 space work programme is to support a European Space Policy focussing on applications such as GMES ,
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Scotiabank has signaled its support for businesses looking to cut their energy costs. The firm announced in a release on Friday that its commercial and small business banking units have signed deals with three local companies in the small, medium and large categories to finance ‘green’ projects aimed at helping them source renewable energy equipment,
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Giant blades lay strewn around the field as if a helicopter had crashed. Leaving in a rush on a summer day four years ago, Glen Lux mistakenly forgot to unplug the brake and a strong gust brought his big wind machine to life, the six blades spinning in an out-of-control blur. Read More
Friday, July 30th, 2010
In ASEAN, some countries like the Philippines and Indonesia still have to import food. Growing food is facing many challenges, especially due to the worsening climate. However, some huge countries like China and India have ensured their food supply. Thailand and Viet Nam are the top rice exporting countries in the world. Asia has just
Monday, July 26th, 2010
IUCN, Wetlands International and Both Ends can still submit their detailed proposal in order to compete for the Dutch Co-financing System for development grant (MFS II) with their program “The Ecosystem Alliance: Empowering People and Nature ‘development.” The proposal concerned a five year programme in which the three organizations will jointly work on sustainable
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
The European Union has opened its latest round of financial support for collaborative research and innovation announcing nearly €6.4 billion in new investment under its 7th Framework Research Programme (2007-2013) and there are opportunities relevant to the Irish marine sector. This new call offers a range of competitive opportunities to support collaborative pan-European research across a
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Plans to connect inner London hospitals via underground ‘medi rail’ network centred on a major blood bank and medical transport hub have won the inaugural Foster + Partners Prize, presented to the Architecture Association School’s Diploma student whose portfolio best addresses the themes of sustainability and infrastructure. The new award, created this year, will be
