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WHO's vision for the future (pp 2033; 2083)
In the week that WHO releases its 2003 World Health report (Shaping the Future), Jung-Wook Lee, WHO Director-general, outlines his vision of how WHO will address the global health-care priorities of the coming years. Lee's article comments: 'A world torn by gross health inequalities is in serious trouble. The global health community can do much to... view more... (2003-12-17)
Computer game taps creativity of scientists to solve energy problems
The American Chemical Society's (ACS) 238th National Meeting here will be the site of a rare "thought experiment" intended to focus the creative genius of hundreds of scientists on solutions to one of the 21st Century's most daunting problems: Finding sustainable new sources of energy. view more (2009-08-17)
Bycatch reduction, marine debris addressed by MCA at American Fisheries Society Meeting in Ottawa
Progress toward addressing the issues of bycatch and marine debris reduction will be featured at the MCA's booth at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. view more (2008-08-15)
A Roundtable for the Media at PrepCom4: Surviving the Third Millennium:
SE Asia is becoming increasingly vulnerable to global change (e.g. global warming, land-use change, urbanisation and dwindling resources). Will advances in modern technology and governance come to the rescue? This is one of the themes to be discussed by seven experts from a partnership of major global environmental change programmes at a... view more... (2002-05-24)
PROJECT EXAMINES NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND AGRICULTURE
Professor Joyce Tait of the Research Centre for Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh is joint co-ordinator of the 44-month project, which arose from her earlier work with Scottish Natural Heritage entitled 'Targeted Inputs for a Better Rural Environment' (TIBRE). Says Professor Tait: "In this project, we worked with some of the... view more... (1999-01-22)
Taking European SMEs forward in environmental technologies
The EU project Promotion, Demonstration and Development of Sustainable Environmental Technologies for SMEs "PRODESTS" kicked off on April 22 and 23 in Antwerp (Belgium). The project is run by 27 partners from different regions across Europe and is financially supported by the European Commission in the ETI scheme which is meant to step... view more... (2004-06-11)
Kingston University Set To Receive £3 Million To Establish Centre For Excellence In Teaching And Learning
The Government has selected Kingston University to take a leading role in sustainability education for the built environment sector in England. The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Government arm that funds Universities, today announced that Kingston had been chosen to form one of 74 high-profile Centres for Excellence in... view more... (2005-01-27)
Report of the ITER Council, Vienna, Austria, 18 -19 July 2001
Upon the successful completion of the ITER Engineering Design Activities the ITER Council, the governing body of this venture, with representatives of the European Union, Japan, and the Russian Federation, assembled for its last meeting on July 18 and 19 at the Vienna IAEA headquarters. ITER is an international fusion energy research and... view more... (2001-07-23)
Estonia seeks for knowledge based society and foresees significant increase of R&D investment
Estonian Parliament adopted Research and Development Strategy "Knowledge-based Estonia" The Estonian Parliament adopted on 6 December Research and Development Strategy 2002-2006. The strategy sees the future Estonia as a knowledge-based society, in which research aimed at seeking new knowledge, the application of knowledge and skills and the... view more... (2001-12-11)
Handsfree mobile phone is no safer in traffic
A VTI study performed in the driving simulator shows that using a mobile phone with a handsfree kit is no safer in traffic than using a hand-held mobile phone. view more (2004-09-13)
Charles Clarke opens 'green, joined-up thinking' research centre
Secretary of State for Education, Charles Clarke MP, will visit the University of East Anglia (UEA) today (Thursday 4 September) to officially open the Zuckerman Institute for Connective Environmental Research. The Zuckerman Institute for Connective Environmental Research (ZICER), within UEA's internationally-acclaimed School of Environmental... view more... (2003-09-01)
Tequila boom triggers social, environmental hangover in Mexico
New North Carolina State University research shows that tequila's surge in popularity over the past 15 years has been a boon for industry, but is triggering a significant hangover of social and environmental problems in the region of Mexico where the once-notorious liquor is produced. view more (2009-01-13)
Thinking it through: Scientists call for policy to guide biofuels industry toward sustainability
As the United States and other nations commit to the path of biofuels production, a group of scientists is calling for sustainable practices in an industry that will, as MBL scientist Jerry Mellilo says, "reshape the Earth's landscape in a significant way." view more (2008-10-03)
Four Million More Health Workers Required To Improve Global Health (p 1984)
Authors of a public-health article in this week's issue of THE LANCET are calling for urgent international action to address the chronic lack of investment in human resources which is limiting the chance of tackling diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB. The Lancet article is an executive summary of a fuller report about human resources... view more... (2004-11-24)
Truck-safe bamboo bridge opens in China
In China bamboo is used for furniture, artwork, building scaffolding, panels for concrete casting and now, truck bridges. view more (2007-12-13)
Appointments To Chair The Environment Agency Regional Environment Protection Advisory Committee (REPAC)
Environment Minister Michael Meacher today announced the appointment of three new Chairs of the Environment Agency's Regional Environment Protection Advisory Committees in England. The appointments have been made for three years, ending 31 March 2005. The new Chairs are John Turner (Midlands); Derek Norman (North West); Susan Pyper (Southern). Mr... view more... (2002-03-12)
Biofuels, like politics, are local
Field work and computer simulations in Michigan and Wisconsin are helping biofuels researchers understand the basics of getting home-grown energy from the field to consumers. Preliminary results presented today suggest that incorporating native, perennial plants during biofuels production reduces emissions of greenhouse gases, improves water... view more... (2009-02-13)
UK Chemical Manufacturers Airs its Views at European Public Hearing
Judith Hackitt, Director General of the Chemical Industries Association (CIA), spoke at a European Parliament Public Hearing on REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) in Brussels today. view more (2005-01-19)
Are drugs harmful for the environment?
Medicines released into the environment may be a risk to living species in the long term. Jeanne Garric's ecotoxicology team at Cemagref Lyon has shown that certain molecules disrupt reproduction, embryo development and growth of representative organisms in aquatic environments. Toxicity tests have been conducted in the laboratory on Daphnia,... view more... (2003-06-11)
Queen's scientists discover eco-friendly wood dissolution
Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new eco-friendly way of dissolving wood using ionic liquids that may help its transformation into popular products such as bio fuels, textiles, clothes and paper. view more (2009-05-21)
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