Monday, January 11th, 2016
Indonesia's new Peatland Restoration Agency has completed the mapping of damaged peatlands that have been destroyed by forest fires. The agency will be taking steps to restore the more than two million hectares that were damaged in...
Wednesday, November 5th, 2014
New Zealand based Solutions By Zeal is reaping the rewards of using the ZEB1 hand held laser mapping system to survey buildings at risk from earthquakes or in need of restoration or redevelopment. Having already generated nationwide...
Thursday, June 26th, 2014
A pilot study led by scientists at India's National Institute of Oceanography used the U.S. National Oceanographic and Aeronautic Administration's Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) shoreline classifications tools to map seven talukas, or coastal administrative divisions in India....
Monday, March 3rd, 2014
The government on Friday approved a national mission to sustain the Himalayan ecosystem. The mission, with an outlay of Rs 550 crore during the 12th plan period, will focus on biodiversity, conservation and protection of wildlife, traditional...
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Taipei has much to learn from Singapore's experience in river cleanup and restoration of historical and cultural relics, the mayor of Taiwan's capital city said in Singapore Wednesday. Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin, who arrived in Singapore Tuesday...
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
After nearly a millennium of efforts to control floods in the Yangtze River basin with dikes, polders and other hard engineering measures, the Chinese government adopted a radically different approach after the disastrous 1998 floods. A soft...