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Category Archives: natural resources
Greater understanding of the swarming behaviour of locusts (Science Daily)
Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714191435.htm Swarms of Locusts Use Social Networking to Communicate ScienceDaily (July 15, 2011) — Social studies of Facebook and Twitter have been adapted to gain a greater understanding of the swarming behaviour of locusts. The enormous success … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology - environment, natural resources
Natural Resources Wars in Africa (In Arabic) – (Nadir Y. ELSUFI / IISD)
Read at : African SD Policy Makers <africasd-l@lists.iisd.ca> Herewith I would like to inform you about my new published book in Arabic language (Natural Resources Wars in Africa) which examines the relationship between the natural resources in Africa and the … Continue reading
Posted in conflicts, natural resources
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Join Global Footprint Network for a live Webinar!! Tuesday, November 10th 14:00 GMT THE WEALTH OF AFRICA: SECURING HUMAN WELL-BEING IN A RESOURCE CONSTRAINED WORLD Many low-income countries have an abundance of natural resources, yet their populations often suffer first … Continue reading
Posted in natural resources, Social dimensions
Tenure to land and other natural resources (AfricaFiles / all Africa / FAO)
Read at : AfricaFiles http://www.africafiles.org/afgeneral.asp Two FAO land initiatives Author: various, Capetown Date Written: 30 October 2009 Primary Category: Africa General Document Origin: AllAfrica.com Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://allafrica.com/ Key Words: FAO, land initiatives, food security, Summary & Comment: … Continue reading
Posted in FAO, land tenure, natural resources
Ghana : World Vision launches natural regeneration project (Google / Ghana Business News)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://ghanabusinessnews.com/2009/08/03/world-vision-launches-natural-regeneration-project/ World Vision launches natural regeneration project World Vision, a non-governmental organization, has launched a project to encourage farmers and individuals in the Talensi-Nabdam District to use local tree species to go into … Continue reading
Book Announcement – Exploiting Natural Resources: Growth, Instability, and Conflict in the Middle East and Asia (Stimson)
Read at : Junko Kobayashi <jkobayashi@stimson.org> Forest Policy Info Mailing List <forests-l@lists.iisd.ca> Book Announcement – Exploiting Natural Resources: Growth, Instability, and Conflict in the Middle East and Asia The Henry L. Stimson Center announces the publication of Exploiting Natural Resources: … Continue reading
Posted in books/publications, natural resources
Southern Africa: Unplanned settlements jinx groundwater use (AfricaFiles)
Read at : AfricaFiles Africa InfoServ <infoserv@africafiles.org> No. 19665: Southern Africa: Unplanned settlements jinx groundwater use — Ecology Title: Southern Africa: Unplanned settlements jinx groundwater use Author: Moses Magadza, Gaborone Category: Ecology Date: 12/17/2008 Source: AfricaFiles Source Website: http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=19665 African … Continue reading
Posted in natural resources, Water, water management
Nigeria: Opuntia Sap to Eradicate Mosquitoes (Google / allAfrica / Daily Trust)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://allafrica.com/stories/200806231271.html Nigeria: Professor Reveals Latest Plant That Eradicates Mosquito Daily Trust (Abuja) 23 June 2008 Abubakar Yakubu The economic value of a plant called Cactus Opuntia (Opuntia ficus-indica) was over the weekend in … Continue reading
Combating desertification with homestead gardening (Willem)
Today, we have read with great interest an article published by the Bangladesh’s Independent News Source THE NEW NATION : http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/06/23/news0218.htm Homestead gardening becoming popular in Barind area by BSS, Rajshah Let us have a quick look at some of … Continue reading
