Monthly Archives: March 2010

استخدام نظم المعلومات الجغرافية و الاستشعار عن بعد في تحقيق التنمية المستدامة

Posted on March 27, 2010 by

الدورة الخامسة للمؤتمر الدولي جيوتونس 2010 استخدام نظم المعلومات الجغرافية و الاستشعار عن بعد في تحقيق التنمية المستدامة تونس من  29 نوفمبر الى 03 ديسمبر 2010 تفعيلا  لما صدر عن المؤتمر الدولي جيوتونس 2009 في دورته الرابعة من توصيات، تنظم … Continue reading →

Posted in GIS / remote sensing, Technologies

The use of GIS and remote sensing for sustainable development (Geotunis)

Posted on March 27, 2010 by

Read at : GEOTUNIS The Fifth Session of  the International Conference Geotunis 2010 The use of GIS and remote sensing for sustainable development Tunisia from 29 November to 03 December 2010 Activating the  recommendations emanating from the Fourth Session of … Continue reading →

Posted in GIS / remote sensing, Technologies

Rice is nice but not for long: the battle of the grains (AfricaFiles)

Posted on March 27, 2010 by

Read at : AfricaFiles Title: Rice is nice but not for long Author: IRIN, Dakar Category: Ecology Date: 3/25/2010 Source: IRIN News Source Website: www.irinnews.org African Charter Article# 24: All peoples shall have the right to a general satisfactory environment … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security, hunger / famine

THE CAPE OF GOOD FUTURE (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on March 27, 2010 by

Our desertification blog ship has been sailing all over the world since November 2006. From the moment we left our Belgian harbour, we have been extending knowledge of desertification, drought and poverty through a collection of publications on these topics.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, drought

VIET NAM TO HELP CHAD BOLSTER FOOD SECURITY (UNNews)

Posted on March 27, 2010 by

Read at : UNNews) VIET NAM TO HELP CHAD BOLSTER FOOD SECURITY UNDER UN SCHEME New York, Mar 26 2010  1:05PM Vietnamese experts will assist Chad enhance its food security by helping to improve irrigation for rice growing and boosting … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security, irrigation

Conference: Forestry, Biomass & Sustainability 13-14 May 2010 (IIED / IISD)

Posted on March 27, 2010 by

Read at : Forest Policy Info Mailing List <forests-l@lists.iisd.ca> Conference: Forestry, Biomass & Sustainability 13-14 May 2010 The International Institute for Environment and Development is proud to announce that IIED’s Forests Team leader, Duncan Macqueen will be a key guest … Continue reading →

Posted in Forestry

INDONESIA: Agriculture expansion plan under fire (IRINNews)

Posted on March 27, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=88571 INDONESIA: Agriculture expansion plan under fire JAKARTA, 26 March 2010 (IRIN) – The Indonesian government’s plan to develop a food estate in Papua has come in for heavy criticism for potentially marginalizing small farmers and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture

Pine Needle Energy – not yet Competitive with Nuclear

Posted on March 27, 2010 by

Read at : Dimidia Pine Needle Energy – not yet Competitive with Nuclear Energy – demand, cost and availability – will continue to remain one of the key concerns for virtually every country. Much attention is being given to alternative … Continue reading →

Posted in bio-briqettes, energy/bioenergy/biofuels

Desertification and Climate Change (Dimidia)

Posted on March 27, 2010 by

Read at : http://blog.dimidia.com/ Desertification and Climate Change Creating awareness of Global Desertification, Climate Change, and Agricultural Sustainability through the production of an environmental documentary and other education products including this blog, a website and training modules – developed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification

Land use and desertification (Google / Self Destructive Bastards)

Posted on March 27, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.selfdestructivebastards.com/2010/03/desertification.html Desertification A large part of the world is slowly transforming into desert. While changes to climate can be one cause of desertification, the main driver of desertification throughout human history has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, land / land degradation