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The sustainability of livestock grazing land
European biodiversity significantly depends on the availability of habitat that is not intensely farmed. It is therefore important to identify grazing systems for livestock that require relatively little land management. Sheep grazing and reindeer herding are examples of such 'large-scale low-input grazing systems' (LSGS). However, they must be economically viable as well as environmentally ...
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E.J. Krause & Associates And Vnu Asia Pacific Partner to Launch Byond Mobile
Bangkok, Thailand (March 18, 2021) - E.J. Krause & Associates and VNU Asia Pacific partner to launch BYOND MOBILE, an exhibition and conference dedicated to the next-generation mobile network and its impact ot speeding the adoption of Industry 4.0 techniques in Southeast Asia. The event will take place at Samyan Mitrtown Hall, March 16-17,2022 in Bangkok, Thailand, under the theme "The ...
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Tetra Tech Awarded $40 Million USAID Indonesia Forestry and Climate Support Program
PASADENA, Calif. - Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that it has been awarded a program to manage the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Indonesia Forestry and Climate Support (IFACS) project. The USAID IFACS program seeks to reduce the threats of deforestation and climate change by helping to conserve Indonesia’s tropical forests, wildlife, and ecosystem ...
By Tetra Tech
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Comparing EU and US agri-environmental policies
Both Europe and the United States have programmes to pay farmers for providing environmental services, including reducing soil erosion, and preserving heritage and attractive landscapes. New research shows that the two regions take different approaches to paying farmers for these services, and do not necessarily share the same objectives or implementation strategies. Agri-environmental policies ...
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Baja California Celebrates First Urban Composting Center, Will Produce Almost 150 Tons in its First Year for Urban Greenscaping in Tijuana
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the Municipality of Tijuana today celebrated the opening of the Urban Composting Center in Tijuana, Mexico. This is the first center of its kind on the Mexican side of the border region. The compost center will produce about 150 tons of compost in its first year which will be used to plant trees and ...
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Bioenergy Insight Conference 2017: Q&A session with Louisiana Forest Products Development Center`s Richard Vlosky
The Bioenergy Insight Conference, a world-leading bioenergy event, will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 4 and 5 October 2017, covering the whole bioenergy supply chain. Richard Vlosky, director of Louisiana Forest Products Development Center The show will focus on all the new developments and the latest challenges. Topics covered in the seminars include the global biomass market, ...
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Fertilizer run-off killing Gulf of Mexico marine life
Improved management of crops and perennials could go a long way toward alleviating the problem of hypoxia, which claims thousands of fish, shrimp and shellfish in the Gulf of Mexico each spring. An assessment by a team led by Virginia Dale of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Environmental Sciences Division concludes that low oxygen levels in water, or hypoxia, causes problems throughout the ...
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Leaders at Senate Ag Hearing Urge Passage of the Bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hosted a hearing on the bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act, where prominent agricultural leaders urged passage of the bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act. U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Committee, and Mike Braun (R-IN), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, and ...
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The interchange of art and nature: a greener welcome
Six miles of I-70 to temporarily close for safety From sunup to sundown October 7, 2010, more than 8,000 volunteers from Eli Lilly and Company and six partner companies will use shovels, trowels, and rakes to transform the western gateway to Indianapolis into 'A Greener Welcome.' The project is a part of the 2010 Lilly Global Day of Service in partnership with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) ...
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Science: what has it done for the millennium development goals?
When the United Nations published the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000, with aspirations including the ending of poverty and hunger; the promotion of gender equality and a reduction in child mortality, there was little mention of science. Yet most people involved in working towards the goals accepted that achieving them would rely on the successful application of science. Now, ...
By SciDev.Net
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India Protected Cultivation Industry Outlook to 2017 - Government Initiatives Paving the Way for Future Growth
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: India Protected Cultivation Industry Outlook to 2017 - Government Initiatives Paving the Way for Future Growth ...
By ReportLinker
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Rural development programmes 2007-2014 approved by the EC
Country profile GERMANY Size: 357,000 km² Population: 82.31 millions inhabitants (density: 231 inhabitants/ km²) GDP per capita: € 23,702 (year 2003; source: national strategy plan for rural development) Rural areas cover 80% of the German territory and about 40% of the population live in these areas. The German situation is characterized by important regional discrepancies such ...
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The common agricultural policy (CAP) and agriculture in Europe – Frequently asked questions
Farming in Europe – an overview How rural is the EU? Over 77% of the EU's territory is classified as rural (47% is farm land and 30% forest) and is home to around half its population (farming communities and other residents). How many farmers are there in the EU? 12 million (full-time). Overall, agriculture and the agri-foods industry - which is heavily dependent on the agricultural ...
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