Monthly Archives: March 2010

ntegrated Water Resource Management (IISD)

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> The Berne University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland organizes a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) course on the topic of “Integrated Water Resource Management in the context of Developing and Transition Countries” from … Continue reading →

Posted in water management

DEFORESTATION IN DECLINE BUT RATE REMAINS ALARMING (UNNews)

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Read at : UNNews DEFORESTATION IN DECLINE BUT RATE REMAINS ALARMING, UN AGENCY SAYS New York, Mar 25 2010 11:05AM The rate of deforestation has slowed over the last 10 years, but each year an area roughly the size of … Continue reading →

Posted in deforestation

GHANA: Government To Fast Track Millennium Development Goals (NGO News Africa / GNA

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Read at : NGO News Africa GHANA: Government To Fast Track Millennium Development Goals Tuesday, 23 March 2010 10:21 Mr. Alban Bagbin, Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing, yesterday said that government is striving to meet some key points … Continue reading →

Posted in MDG

GHANA: NGO unhappy over use of fake agrochemicals (NGO News Africa / Daily Graphic)

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Read at : NGO News Africa GHANA: NGO unhappy over use of fake agrochemicals Last Updated: Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 8:80 GMT Conservation Alliance, a non-governmental organization, has expressed concern over the upsurge in the use of unapproved and fake … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, fertilizer - nutrients

101 Ways to Save Water & $$ in the Landscape (Western Gardeners)

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Read at :Western Gardeners http://www.westerngardeners.com/ways-save-water-money-landscaping.html 101 Ways to Save Water & $$ in the Landscape Would you like to discover 101 easy ways to save water and money in your landscape? Then sign up now to get your free copy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Read at : Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081120162847.htm Research Finds Way To Double Rice Crops In Drought-Stricken Areas ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2008) — University of Alberta research has yielded a way to double the output of rice crops in some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, drought, food / food security

Uruguay: Scientists Helping Rice Farmers Stop Polluting Their Waterways (Science Daily)

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Read at : Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100322182022.htm Scientists Are Helping Rice Farmers in Uruguay Stop Polluting Their Waterways ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2010) — University of California, Davis, scientists are helping rice farmers in Uruguay stop polluting their waterways — including drinking-water … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, pollution

Soils Release More Carbon Dioxide as Globe Warms (Science Daily)

Posted on March 25, 2010 by

Read at : Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100324141959.htm Even Soil Feels the Heat: Soils Release More Carbon Dioxide as Globe Warms ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2010) — Twenty years of field studies reveal that as the Earth has gotten warmer, plants and microbes … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sink / trading, Climate / climate change

Biofuel Mandates and Corn Shortfall (Science Daily)

Posted on March 25, 2010 by

Read at : Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100324121012.htm ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2010) — Grocery shoppers face hefty price increases if bad weather withers a U.S. corn crop that is now tethered to grain-intensive renewable fuel mandates, a new University of Illinois study … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels

Sandstorms sweep across China (Blogcatalog)

Posted on March 25, 2010 by

Read at : Blogcatalog http://www.blogcatalog.com/search/frame?term=desertification&x=28&y=17 The day the sky turned yellow: Sandstorms sweep across China Sandstorms whipped across China today, turning skies a surreal yellow and forcing residents to don masks and scarves to protect themselves from the unhealthy grit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, sand storms