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Ecological Meltdown in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland: Two Centuries of Change in a Coastal Marine Ecosystem

Published on 2010-07-29 23:52:10

Ruth H. Thurstan and Callum M. Roberts (Environment Department, University of York) have published a good new article titled „Ecological Meltdown in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland: Two Centuries of Change in a Coastal Marine Ecosystem.“  The abstr > read more

Losing the Forest for the Trees: Environmental Reductionism in the Law

Published on 2010-07-29 23:49:16

  Klaus Bosselmann of the New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law (University of Auckland), has published a new and interesting paper titled „Losing the Forest for the Trees: Environmental Reductionism in the Law.“  In this paper, he addresses > read more

Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change on Aeroallergens and Allergic Respiratory Diseases

Published on 2010-07-29 23:47:20

  Paul J. Beggs (Macquarie University) has just published a new paper which looks at the impacts of climate change on allergic respiratory diseases.  Climate change has the potential to have many significant impacts on aeroallergens such as pollen > read more

GMO risk assessment for human and animal health and the environment

Published on 2010-07-29 07:52:54

 The European Food Safety Authority has released an interesting in-depth 200 page assessment titled “EFSA and GMO risk assessment for human and animal health and the environment.”  It provides information that was covered in the last EFSA confe > read more

News: EU authorises six GMO maize types for food / feed (Updated 29 July)

Published on 2010-07-28 06:04:03

UPDATED:  With official texts of the decisions.  The European Commission adopted today five Decisions authorising GM maize 1507�59122, 59122x1507xNK603, MON88017xMON810, MON89034xNK603 and Bt11xGA21 and one Decision renewing the authorisation > read more

European Capacity for Monitoring and Assimilating Space-based Climate Change Observations – Status and Prospects

Published on 2010-07-28 04:39:40

The European Union’s Joint Research Centre has published a technical report titled „European Capacity for Monitoring and Assimilating Space-based Climate Change Observations – Status and Prospects.“  This report, which is based on the fi > read more

Call for better protection of the health of plants in Europe – on the road to the EU Plant Health Law

Published on 2010-07-27 06:05:52

Brussels, 27 July 2010.  The European Commission published today an evaluation study of the Common Plant Health Regime (CPHR) that will be the basis on which the regime will be reviewed. The Commission plans to adopt a new EU Plant Health law in 201 > read more

Analysis: Paradoxically increasing river flows in the Sahel despite long-term drought

Published on 2010-07-26 22:34:25

A Water and Marine Sustainability Month Feature Article Okechukwu Amog , Luc Descroix (Grenoble Laboratoire d’étude des Transferts en Hydrologie et Environnement) and co-authors listed in the citation issued a paper addressing paradoxical increase > read more

Socio-Technical Aspects of Water Management: Emerging Trends at Grass Roots Level in Uzbekistan

Published on 2010-07-26 22:25:05

A Water and Marine Sustainability Month Feature Article Iskandar Abdullaev and Peter P. Mollinga of the ZEF Center for Development Research, University of Bonn recently issued a paper titled „The Socio-Technical Aspects of Water Management: Emergin > read more

Pros and Cons of Adopting Water-Wise Approaches in the Lower Reaches of the Amu Darya: A Socio-Economic View

Published on 2010-07-25 22:38:07

A Water and Marine Sustainability Month Feature Article Maksud Bekchanov (Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn University), John P.A. Lamers (ZEF/UNESCO (Khorezm) Project, Urgench State University) and Christopher Martius (Inter-American Insti > read more