News articles tagged with 'land' (Page 7)
Vague land ownership a factor in Amazon deforestation
— 4 Jul 2008 12:11 | EnvironmentA 'fragile' land tenure system and 'a scarce presence' by the State were identified as key factors in rising Amazon deforestation last week. The diagnosis was delivered to the 3rd International…
Forests' long-term potential for carbon offsetting
— 15 Apr 2008 12:37 | EnvironmentAs well as cutting our fossil fuel emissions, planting new forests, or managing existing forests or agricultural land more effectively can capitalise on nature's ability to act as a…
Contract signed for ESA's Sentinel-3 satellite
— 14 Apr 2008 13:35 | TechnologyThe European Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space today signed a EUR305 million contract to provide the first Sentinel-3 earth observation satellite, devoted to oceanography and land-vegetation…
New portrait of Earth shows land cover as never before
— 17 Mar 2008 16:50 | EnvironmentA new global portrait taken from space details Earth's land cover with a resolution never before obtained. ESA, in partnership with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, presented…
Land degradation and poverty
— 18 Feb 2008 16:46 | Environment'Geographical Research' has published a special land degradation and poverty issue which presents a collection of papers that examine the interactions between poverty and land degradation…