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Environmental Degradation Costs Ghana 5-10% Of GDP - FC
2014-10-12 16:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PeaceFM: The Forestry Commissions (FC) estimation of Ghanas environmental degradation in its major natural resource sectors as at 2010 costs between five to 10 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The forest sector, out of this, accounted for 63 per cent, equivalent to USD $500 Million in monetary terms, Professor Mrs Esi Awuah, Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) said on Friday. Prof. Mrs Esi Awuah was speaking at a durbar organized by the National REDD+...
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Pipeline Inspection Software assesses integrity, degradation.
2014-06-05 14:31:03| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
When used with HandySCAN 3D scanner, Pipecheck v2.2 enables NDT service companies and pipeline operators to evaluate pipeline corrosion and mechanical damage as well as remaining service life. Pipecheck Analyze module, addressing parallel workflow for end-users, provides assessment tool for on-site or remote analysis. Additionally, this pipeline integrity assessment solution offers virtual pit gauge as well as optimized surface merging method that optimizes workflows. This story is related to the following:Inspection & Testing Software |
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Forest degradation: firming up the second D in REDD
2014-04-14 12:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ERW: The UNs programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) has seen considerable attention paid to deforestation but the second D is poorly understood and accounted, according to a team from Winrock International, US. Forest degradation With that in mind, the researchers have come up with a simple method for emissions accounting of selective timber harvesting, based on the volume of wood extracted. "Timber harvesting in tropical forests is often confused...
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Researchers engineer poplar trees for easier degradation of lignin to ease production of biofuels
2014-04-04 16:30:34| Green Car Congress
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Next big idea in forest conservation? Quantifying the cost of forest degradation
2014-03-27 22:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: How much is a forest really worth? And what is the cost of forest degradation? These values are difficult to estimate, but according to Dr. Phillip Fearnside, we need to do a better job. For nearly forty years, Fearnside has lived in Amazonia doing ecological research, looking at the value of forests in terms of environmental or ecosystem services such as carbon storage, water cycling, and biodiversity preservation. Fearnside then works to convert these services into a basis for sustainable development...