Category Archives: ecotourism

Desertification could displace some 50 million in next 10 years (Google Alert / IP Newsreel)

Posted on November 23, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert / desertification http://ipnewsreel.blogspot.com/2007/11/desertification-could-displace-some-50.html Desertification could displace some 50 million in next 10 years UN issues desertification warning Tens of millions of people could be driven from their homes by encroaching deserts, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa … Continue reading →

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id21NR : Natural Resources research highlights

Posted on August 14, 2007 by

Read at : <id21NRnewsAdmin@lyris.ids.ac.uk> id21NRNews 34 – the latest id21 Natural Resources research highlights *** id21NRNews 34, August 2007 RECENT RESEARCH * Does industrial logging in African rainforests help or hinder development? * Are non-timber forest products meeting conservation and … Continue reading →

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Nigeria : combating desertification with the “Green Wall Sahara Initiative (GWSI)” (Google Alert / The Tide)

Posted on August 9, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert for Desertification The Tide http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/08/2007&qrTitle=Project%20to%20combat%20desert%20encroachment%20under%20way&qrColumn=ENVIRONMENT Project to combat desert encroachment under way • Wednesday, Aug 8, 2007In a bid to combat further desert encroachment into Nigeria, the Ministry of Environment has embarked on a project … Continue reading →

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Malaysia fostering relations with poor but resource-rich African countries (Google Alert / Khaleej Times)

Posted on August 6, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert for Poverty Khaleej Times http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/August/theworld_August89.xml&section=theworld Mugabe in Malaysia to fight poverty in Africa (AFP) 5 August 2007 KUALA LUMPUR – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and other African and Southeast Asian leaders are meeting in Malaysia … Continue reading →

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Donors, private businesses and pro-poor tourism (id21)

Posted on August 5, 2007 by

Read at : id21 <id21RuralNewsAdmin@lyris.ids.ac.uk> id21RuralNews Number 18, August 2007 How can donors and private businesses contribute to pro-poor tourism? In the Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), tourism plays an important role in reducing poverty. Assistance for tourism focuses … Continue reading →

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id21RuralNews Number 18, August 2007

Posted on August 5, 2007 by

Read at : id21 <id21RuralNewsAdmin@lyris.ids.ac.uk> id21RuralNews Number 18, August 2007 ** Please note that the ‘www4′ facility for receiving plain text id21 research highlights direct to your email rather than reading them online is no longer available. This is due … Continue reading →

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Mapping technologies to save forests (SciDev.Net)

Posted on July 31, 2007 by

Read at : SciDev.Net <info@scidev.net> Mise à jour hebdomadaire de SciDev.Net: 23 – 30 juillet 2007 La cartographie peut sauver les forêts, d’après des scientifiques africains http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=3781&language=1 Selon certains scientifiques en Afrique, la technologie géospatiale aide les chercheurs et les … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, capacity building, conservation, Desertification, Ecology - environment, ecotourism, financial aspects, Forestry, GIS / remote sensing, reforestation, Social dimensions, Technologies | Leave a comment

Technologies applicable to natural resource management

Posted on July 30, 2007 by

Read at : Environmental Technologies http://technologies.ewindows.eu.org/technologies/resourc_mngt/ Resource Management Technologies applicable to resource management, of both natural and anthropogenic origin, are categorised according to a classification partly based on the following literature and further modified and adapted to match this portal … Continue reading →

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Portal : Environment and People (magazine)

Posted on July 30, 2007 by

Read at : dg Water Resources Management http://topics.developmentgateway.org/water/rc/ItemDetail.do~1109083?intcmp=700Environment http://www.environmentandpeople.org/ Environment and People Environment and People is the Internet portal for the magazine of the same name. Its aim is to disseminate information pertaining to environmental issues concerning to all sections … Continue reading →

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Uganda : might face environmental problems because of deforestation (Google Alert / olyecology)

Posted on July 26, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert for Desertification olyecology http://olyecology.livejournal.com/56678.html Uganda: Kabaka Ronald Mutebi has warned residents of Kalangala district against cutting down forests. He noted that development projects had been set up at the expense of protecting the environment. He … Continue reading →

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