Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
The UN-REDD Programme’s 2011 “Year in Review” report has been launched this week at the Programme's Policy Board meeting in Asunción, Paraguay. The 2011 “Year in Review” report provides a comprehensive snapshot of the significant progress and...
Monday, March 26th, 2012
Spatial data is a vital national resource necessary for a country’s efficient and sustainable economic, social and environmental development, and so must be properly developed and managed. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), there is lack...
Monday, March 26th, 2012
An earthquake is considered to trigger GLOFs, and active faults are potential sources of earthquakes. Do you think that a mega earthquake of the same size as the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake could occur in Bhutan?...
Saturday, March 24th, 2012
The Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) Task Force had a kick-off meeting, in Bangkok, Thailand, to start its work. Hosted by the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) and attended by about 20 participants from...
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
The Kingdom has offered financial aid worth SR225 million for the construction of road networks in Sri Lanka. The draft agreement for the financial assistance was finalized in Riyadh on Monday during a meeting between the Vice...
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in Bohol encouraged all local government units in the province to set up their respective Public Titling and Land Information Office and to create the Cadastral Council in preparation...
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Business operators in areas of Queensland affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasi and the 2011 floods in southeast Queensland will have an opportunity this month to highlight their experiences. Geoscience Australia will circulate a survey to a total of...
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
M2M Telematics Group, a unit of AFK Sistema holding, is considering the possibility of building a navigation equipment production facility in India, M2M Telematics Executive Director Alexei Smyatskikh said. Production is likely to be based on NIS...
