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Greening Pakistan's Cities
09.03.07 | Saleem Ali
Nostalgically, most Pakistanis salute President Ayub Khan for his vision in establishing the capital city of Islamabad. Apart from its abysmal airport, which pales in comparison to Lahore and Karachi’s lavish terminals, Islamabad is often mentioned by expatriate Pakistanis to foreigners with a...SDI-Africa - GIS & remote sensing news in Africa - September 2007
09.01.07 | Kate Lance
Spatial Data Infrastructure — Africa (SDI-Africa) is a free, electronic newsletter for people interested in GIS, remote sensing, and data management issues in Africa. The September 2007 issue includes (among many other items): http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters/SDIAfricav6n9.pdf - Tunisian...
Aldeafeliz Ecovillage
08.23.07 | unknown
ALDEAFELIZ ECOVILLAGE: Finding happy ways to live sustainably Why an ecovillage? You might have dreamed of a lifestyle where you are closer to nature, and live as a community, where the values of respect for people, nature, and self are promoted. You might also want to live in an...
Peace Parks: Conservation and Conflict Resolution
08.12.07 | Saleem Ali
From the Editor's Preface: The famed naturalist Aldo Leopold was appointed as the first conservation advisor to the United Nations soon after the end of World War II. Yet little is known about Leopold’s mandate for this short-lived position that ended with his death in 1948. During my days...
The Ecology of Walmart
08.09.07 | Saleem Ali
By Saleem H. Ali Introduction Corporations have often been described in organismic terms because of their capacity for impact on the environment and some of their behavioral attributes such as resource consumption, waste generation and growth. Corporate unions or mergers are frequently...AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships Information Session
08.02.07 | Career Development Office
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Information Session for Science & Technology Policy Fellowships, Friday, November 2, Sage 24, noon -1pm. Lunch will be provided. More details to come. For more information on fellowships see: http://fellowships.aaas.orgSDI-Africa - GIS & remote sensing news in Africa - August 2007
08.01.07 | Kate Lance
http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters/SDIAPv4n8.pdf Spatial Data Infrastructure — Africa (SDI-Africa) is a free, electronic newsletter for people interested in GIS, remote sensing, and data management issues in Africa. The August 2007 issue includes (among many other items): - Libya Spatial Data...Gruzen Madagascar photos live on the F&ES Africa Network Photo Gallery
07.29.07 | Rachel Bara Gruzen
Rachel Gruzen's photos of Madagascar are now live on the Africa Network's Photogallery. Also on view are Heather Arrowood's images of Tanzania. Members of the Forestry & Environmental Studies community are invited to post their own images of the diverse...Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Management 2007
07.12.07 | Africa Network
Johannesburg, South Africa, 27-28 August 2007 Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Management 2007 Conference will showcase the seriousness of the challenges confronting us, the risks we are in, real issues affecting the environment and provide sustainable environmental management...All Africa Environmental Health Conference
07.06.07 | Africa Network
Nairobi, Kenya, 27 - 30 August 2007 The All Africa Environmental Health Conference, hosted by the Association of Public Health Officers Kenya will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from the 27th to the 30th of August 2007. Topics that will be discussed at the conference include environmental pollution,...International Conference on Water Resources Monitoring, Modeling and Simulation
07.06.07 | Africa Network
Alexandria, Egypt, 25-27 November 2007 The Egyptian Water Resources Association, in conjunction with Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, Desert Research Institute, USA, Disaster Research Centre, Japan, UNESCO, and Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, will host an international conference on Water...Hydrology for Environment, Life and Policy (HELP) Southern Symposium
07.06.07 | Africa Network
Pretoria, South Africa, 4-9 November 2007 Hydrology for the Environment, Life and Policy (HELP), a joint initiative of the United Nations Educational Scientific Organization (UNESCO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO), is holding a symposium from the 4th to the 9th of November 2007 in...1st EMAN-Global Conference
07.06.07 | Africa Network
Pretoria, South Africa, 24 - 26 Oct. 2007 The first EMAN-Global Conference will be held on Wednesday 24th – Friday 26th October 2007 at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Prestige Auditorium, Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa. The Environmental Management Accounting Africa Network...The 8th WATERnet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
07.06.07 | Africa Network
Livingston, Zambia, October 30 - November 3, 2007 The 8th WATERnet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium organized by WATERNET, Institute of Water and Sanitation Development (IWSD), Water Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA), and Global Water Partnership-Southern Africa (GWP-SA) will take place in...African GIS & remote sensing news - July 2007 SDI-Africa newsletter
07.01.07 | Kate Lance
Spatial Data Infrastructure — Africa (SDI-Africa) is a free, electronic newsletter for people interested in GIS, remote sensing, and data management issues in Africa. It has been published monthly since May 2002 and has wide circulation across Africa. Each issue highlights recent activities,...Carbon Markets Africa
06.15.07 | Africa Network
Cape Town, November 14 - 15 2007 The inaugural Carbon Markets Africa conference is a two day business networking event that will bring together the worlds leading carbon consultants, brokers and financiers with African business. This event joins the Carbon Markets series from Green Power...Biofuels Markets Africa
06.15.07 | Africa Network
Cape Town, November 5-6 2007 The second annual Biofuels Markets Africa conference will take place in Cape Town this November. The regions first international networking event for the whole biodiesel and ethanol value chain attracted over 200 industry executives from across Africa, Europe, Asia...Climate Change Action Africa - 2007
06.15.07 | Africa Network
Adaptation Policies & Strategies for Sustainable Development in Africa August 28 - 30, 2007 · Gallagher Estate, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa For more details: http://www.iqpc.com/cgi-bin/templates/singlecell.html?topic=221&event=13430Environmental and Health Aspects of Mining, Refining and Related Industries
06.15.07 | Africa Network
22 to 26 July 2007 Pilansberg Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa Website: http://www.kingfischer.co.za Contact name: Adri Fischer The aim of the conference is to facilitate interdisciplinary discussions about all environmental and health issues concerned with the mining and...2007 World Environmental Education Congress
06.14.07 | Olorunfemi Adetona
The Environmental Association of Southern Africa will be hosting the 2007 World Environmental Education Congress from the 2nd to the 6th of July 2007 in Durban, South Africa. Theme: Learning in a Changing World Website: www.weec2007.com21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology
06.13.07 | Africa Network
The Centre for African Conservation Ecolog (ACE) and NMMU will be hosting the 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) from 1 – 5 July 2007. The LOC is expecting 1500 – 2000 delegates from over 50 countries. Website: http://www.conbio.org/2007 Contact name:...Meeting of the African Forestry Wildlife Commission (AFWC)
06.08.07 | Africa Network
Created in 1959, the African Forestry Wildlife Commission (AFWC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets every two years. FAO encourages wide...Workshop on Recreational Hunting, Governance, Equity and Conservation Benefits
06.06.07 | Africa Network
On 1st July a workshop on Recreational Hunting, Governance, Equity and Conservation Benefits will be held at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth , South Africa in association with the Society for Conservation Biology’s Annual Meeting. It will build on 3 previous...IMA course in Monitoring and Evaluation in Development, 22 Oct. - 2 Nov. 2007, Cape Town, South Africa
06.06.07 | Africa Network
IMA International is offering a course on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Development from 22 October to 2 November 2007, in Cape Town, South Africa. Language for the training will be English. At the end of the course participants will be able to: Apply a structured process to effectively...The Collaborative Urban Environmental Crisis Management Research Project (UECM) in China
05.09.07 | Yajie Song
Y. Song May 9, 2007 Research Scholar Yajie Song initiated the Collaborative Urban Environmental Crisis Management Research Project (UECM) as PI, his mentor Professor William Burch of Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) as Co-PI along with their Chinese colleagues in China...
