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DR. SYED MD. ZAINUL ABEDIN SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR - DR. THOMAS C. SPARKS

Please enjoy the story of the achievement of an American scientist collected for you from R&D Magazine. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ By some estimates, there are more than a million insect species in this world. Only a small percentage of this number is detrimental to the quality of our lives, but these are the species that drive research by scientists like Dr. Thomas C. Sparks, R&D Magazine’s 44th Scientist of the Year. The entomologist’s job is to know these ins… Continue

Added by DR. SYED MD. ZAINUL ABEDIN on November 3, 2009 at 2:25am — No Comments

Surya Bahadur Magar Visit the website of ForestryNepal.org to share and know more about Forestry

This website aims to facilitate online networking among Nepalese foresters, to provide a platform to share news and information on forestry sector of Nepal and to promote forest science among general public. This website complements the email listserv Foresters Yahoo Group. This site is based on the principle of community portal, so it is you and the entire forestry community in Nepal who participate in buildi… Continue

Added by Surya Bahadur Magar on October 31, 2009 at 8:58pm — No Comments

Surya Bahadur Magar Blog on Energy Dendromass Corridor

A group of researchers (professors and students) working at the University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forest Sciences has recently started blogging entitled on ENERGY DENDROMASS CORRIDOR to share the scientific information, news, policy documents, discussions, ethical and other issues related to biomass and bio-energy. We woud like to bring the issues (negative+positive) from local, national, regional and global level in a place. A… Continue

Added by Surya Bahadur Magar on October 31, 2009 at 8:18pm — No Comments

Surya Bahadur Magar EM MSc European Forestry Application period now open

Dear Sir/Madam The Erasmus Mundus Master?s Degree Programme in European Forestry (MSc EF) is a 2-year double degree programme. MSc EF provides academic education in forestry focusing on the international dimension of sustainable forest management issues. The programme is an extra dimension to the already existing educational markets in forestry and nature management in Europe. In this programme, seven European universities*) collaborate intensively to offer joint courses to supplement their alr… Continue

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Andréa Zenóbio Gunneng Fellowship at Reuters Institute

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is inviting journalists to apply for the next year’s funded fellowship programme in Oxford. I have been through this opportunity, and I can tell you: it is a life experience! For more information, please contact Angela Julian (angela.julian@politics.ox.ac.uk), RISJ Administrator or have a look at their website http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fellowships/ov… Continue

Added by Andréa Zenóbio Gunneng on October 30, 2009 at 10:23am — No Comments

Erik Keith “College Triggers” Can Increase Eating Disorder Risk

Research shows that the transition to college, with its inherent pressures and changes, can increase the likelihood of eating disorders in young adults. While college students are empowered with newfound independence, this freedom can also trigger unhealthy and dangerous behaviors. In the past year, Eating Re… Continue

Added by Erik Keith on October 28, 2009 at 10:03pm — No Comments

Francesco Fiondella The potential impacts of the current El Niño

The International Research Institute for Climate and Society has published two documents designed to walk policy makers through the potential impacts of current El Niño conditions. Readers can use the documents to not only assess how vulnerable different areas of the developing world are to climate-related socioeconomic impacts, but also to see how recent rainfall patterns in these areas have compared to typical El Niño conditions.

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Added by Francesco Fiondella on October 21, 2009 at 4:56pm — No Comments

Bassam Sebti ICFJ offers online course on freedom of expression in the digital age

Journalists from across the Arab world, North America and Europe are invited to participate in an online training course entitled “Freedom of expression in the digital age,” which will be held December 4, 2009 to January 22, 2010. Deadline to apply: November 27. During the five-week course, participants will develop skills in producing multimedia content, including writing and blogging for the Web. They will also learn to manage online communities that attract constructive, responsible dialogue… Continue

Added by Bassam Sebti on October 20, 2009 at 8:06pm — No Comments

Musarrat Ullah Jan Politicians and sugar owners responsible for the sugar crisis in Pakistan

PESHAWAR ( 17 October 2009 ) A Gillani Research Foundation survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan says, more than two-thirds of all Pakistanis (78%) agree with an official report on sugar crisis issued by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in which many politicians and sugar owners were identified as responsible for the crisis. The result shows that 17% disagree and 5% gave no response. It is likely that most respondents do not know about the details of the report. Pakistan has been suffering f… Continue

Added by Musarrat Ullah Jan on October 17, 2009 at 4:15am — No Comments

Francesco Fiondella Living with an Uncertain Monsoon: IRI's work to benefit farmers in India

Our latest feature, written by Esther Conrad In May and June each year, speculation about the coming of the monsoon fills newspapers and conversations across India. Urban dwellers eagerly await respite from overbearing heat. Investors scrutinize forecasts, trying to anticipate possible impacts on food prices. But none have more at stake than India's over 100 million farming households. In India, where more than 60% of agricultural land is rainfed and the average farm size is only 3.5 acres, a… Continue

Added by Francesco Fiondella on October 14, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Isabelle Lemaire COP 15 Climate and Development film festival

Call for films - D&C Days at COP 15 This is a call for film submissions for the third edition of the Development & Climate (D&C) Days film festival We are looking for short films (up to 10 minutes) on climate and development. The festival will run over the weekend (12-13 December) during COP 15, as a parallel event to the D&C days. If you would like to submit a film fill in the online form at: http://tinyurl.com/nqt9jf The extended deadline for applications is November 1, 20… Continue

Added by Isabelle Lemaire on October 12, 2009 at 1:17pm — No Comments

Pankaj Oudhia Protest Against Ecoport Policy

Imagine a database claiming that it is knowledge sharing database, presenting Dr. Nelson Mandela and Prof.E.O.Wilson as patrons, saying that three big funding agencies including UN's FAO are supporting it. Now imagine a free lance researcher contributing 650,000 pages in Ecoport with over 33,000 pictures, over 2500 earticles, over 80,000 Interactive Tables, hundreds of references and entities for common people. and now imagine that Ecoport suddenly closes its door for common people. All searc… Continue

Added by Pankaj Oudhia on October 8, 2009 at 8:52pm — No Comments

Musarrat Ullah Jan An afghan driver eats daily 50 scorpions and he is still alive.

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Added by Musarrat Ullah Jan on October 7, 2009 at 8:50am — 1 Comment

Musarrat Ullah Jan Afghan government create new district in Paktia Province

Peshawar (7 October 2009) Afghan government create new district in Paktia Province, official order for the creation of new province issued on Wednesday. An afghan source says that new district near to Angoor Adda and the name of District is shaken. He says the major area of province near to Pakistan border. Source confirms that three different tribe live here including Ahmed zai wazir, Kharooto and suliman zai tribe. Afghan government makes Mohammad Azam District Chief of Shaken District Continue

Added by Musarrat Ullah Jan on October 7, 2009 at 8:49am — No Comments

Musarrat Ullah Jan Police Found 6 dead bodies in District Hangu

Peshawar ( 7 October 2009 ) Hangu police found 6 dead bodies of Terrorists, unknown people attach explosive with there dead bodies, local police of Hangu confirm the accidents and says that it happened in TORA WARI area near to Hangu where unknown people killed these people and shit there dead bodies at road . Police confirm also that they found explosive with the dead bodies and for defusing they call bomb disposal squad there. Local people says in dead bodies 2 bodies of local commander named… Continue

Added by Musarrat Ullah Jan on October 7, 2009 at 8:48am — No Comments

Maria Congee Gomez Lifestyle, technology & development cause environmental degradation

Manila, Philippines BLAME IT ON OUR LIFESTYLE, TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT. Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn claimed, during the ‘Kalikasan, Ngayon at Kinabukasan” policy forum on environment held at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), he had seen the tragedies coming as early as 1960. “I thought to myself that in 50 years time, sea level would rise by 1 meter. Then, two years ago, the country, pummelled by several tragedies is not only facing problems about the rising sea level.… Continue

Added by Maria Congee Gomez on October 5, 2009 at 9:22am — No Comments

Erik Keith Bailed Out Megabanks Still Not ‘Too Big To Fail’ Consumers

As the U.S. Government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program—TARP—-marks its one-year anniversary this Saturday, BancVue the leading provider of innovative products, dynamic marketing, and data-driven consulting solutions to community banks and credit unions across the country, announced today it is witnessing community financial institutions gaining significant traction in attracting dissatisfied megabank customers looking to leave the beleaguered… Continue

Added by Erik Keith on October 2, 2009 at 10:31pm — No Comments

Daud Abdi Daud The East African Wild Life Society held a press conference on Thursday October 1 to express its deep concern about .....

PRESS CONFERENCE OCTOBER 1, 2009 EAST AFRICAN WILD LIFE SOCIETYEAWLS URGES KENYANS TO LOOK BEYOND THE MAU The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS), the region’s widely respected champion of conservation, urged Kenyans on Thursday to look beyond the controversy over the Mau forest to see a much wider range of real and potent threats facing Kenya’s rich natural heritage through inadequate governance, inadequate collaboration and inadequate information. “We welcome the current public debate o… Continue

Added by Daud Abdi Daud on October 1, 2009 at 8:15pm — No Comments

Sia Maria Cynthia Adams Tsunami hit Niuatoputapu (Tonga) ... 9 confirmed dead

OPERATION NIUATOPUTAPU – DAY 2 (1 October 2009) At 6:50am, Wednesday 30th September 2009, the island of Niuatoputapu was struck by a 8.3 magnitude earthquake which lasted 20 minutes. Five minutes after the earthquake the island of Niuatoputapu was hit by the first of 3 large tidal waves at 3 minute intervals measuring at about 6 meters. The waves moved inland about 600 meters. The largest and the strongest was the last wave. 90% of the houses on the island have been destroyed with the… Continue

Added by Sia Maria Cynthia Adams on October 1, 2009 at 2:51am — No Comments

Michael Rubinstein Impact of climate change on agriculture

Twenty five million more children will be malnourished in 2050 due to effects of climate change, according to a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The report provides specific projections for the year 2050 on crop yield declines, food price increases, and decreased calorie availability due to climate change. It also compares the number of malnourished children in 2050 with and without climate change. Additionally, it projects the costs for overcoming these negati… Continue

Added by Michael Rubinstein on September 30, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

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