Monthly Archives: March 2009

Taiwanese environmentalist helping Xinjiang stem desertification (Google / Taiwan News)

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=894254&lang=eng_news Taiwanese environmentalist helping Xinjiang stem desertification Central News Agency 2009-03-16 10:59 PM Taipei, March 16 (CNA) A Taiwanese environmentalist has organized a 15-member team to join his ambitious project to stop the … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought tolerant plants

UAE : Forty two million reasons to celebrate (Google / Gulf News)

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/editorial_opinion/nation/10295469.html Forty two million reasons to celebrate Gulf News Published: March 16, 2009 The country makes a mark in the Guinness World Records for number of date palms.  The UAE has been officially … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought tolerant plants, food / food security

Climate change warnings become dire (Google / Xinhuanet)

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/17/content_11022539.htm Climate change warnings become dire www.chinaview.cn by William M. Reilly UNITED NATIONS, March 16 (Xinhua) — Reports on climate change are like the persistent drip of a leaky faucet getting louder and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change

Lagos partners FADE to fight desertification (Google / Vanguard)

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/31153/154/ Lagos partners FADE to fight desertification Written by Kingsley Adegboye Tuesday, 17 March 2009 The spate of natural disasters such as tsunamis, global warming, hurricanes and others happenings across the world are … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification

Heat Resistance in Plants (Google / Korea Times)

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert -desertification http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2009/03/123_41421.html Heat Resistance in Plants Found By Kim Tong-hyung Staff Reporter Researchers are claiming advancement in the genetic engineering of plants to improve heat tolerance, which is increasingly critical in the global efforts to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, drought tolerant plants, global warming

Centre for interdisciplinary Sahara-studies

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

Gunter NATTKAMPER of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Sahara-studies (GISAF) was so kind to send me information on a congress, organized in Vienna (February 2009) :

Posted in Desertification, food / food security, Gardening / Horticulture, Social dimensions

Nigeria, Environmentalists call for end to GM cassava trials (AfricaFiles / AllAfrica.com)

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

AfricaFiles Title:  Nigeria, Environmentalists call for end to GM cassava trials Author:  Friends of the Earth Nigeria/ Environmental Rights Action Category:  Ecology Date:  3/13/2009 Source:  AllAfrica.com Source Website:  www.allafrica.com <http://www.africafiles.org/database/www.allafrica.com> African Charter Article# 24: All peoples shall have the right … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, GMO

Climate change: Bring Africa in from the cold (AfricaFiles / SciDev.Net)

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AfricaFiles Africa InfoServ <infoserv@africafiles.org> Title:  Climate change: Bring Africa in from the cold Author:  Araya Asfaw, Addis Ababa Category:  Ecology Date:  3/4/2009 Source:  SciDev.net Source Website:  www.scidev.net <http://www.africafiles.org/database/www.scidev.net> African Charter Article# 24: All peoples shall have the right to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change

SciDev.Net Weekly Update (9 – 15 March 2009)

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

Read at : “SciDev.Net” <info@scidev.net> SciDev.Net Weekly Update (9 – 15 March 2009) NEWS South-East Asian climate map reveals disaster hotspots Imelda V. Abano Cambodia is at surprisingly high risk of climate-related disaster but the Indonesian capital Jakarta tops the … Continue reading →

Posted in Research / science

WATER DESERVES HIGHER PRIORITY ON DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (UNNews)

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews WATER DESERVES HIGHER PRIORITY ON DEVELOPMENT AGENDA – UN OFFICIAL New York, Mar 16 2009  6:00PM Water must be given higher priority on the development agenda, a top United Nations official told a global gathering that … Continue reading →

Posted in Water