Category Archives: Technology

Leader and Long Briefing from “The Economist” 2017 re FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

<http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21722647-ocean-sustains-humanity-humanity-treats-it-contempt-how-improve-health> Deep trouble How to improve the health of the ocean The ocean sustains humanity. Humanity treats it with contempt Print edition | Leaders May 27th 2017 EARTH is poorly named. The ocean covers almost three-quarters of the planet. It … [Read more]

From ENSIA — What Works in Conservation – real data instead of sponsor bs or doublespeak

from the on-line environmental magazine ENSIA: * — based on meta-analyses of (mostly) peer-reviewed studies of conservation projects around the world. For example, “What Works in Conservation assessed 38 studies of agricultural lands and found that 32 showed that growing grassy buffer … [Read more]

An Example of How Small Islands Face Special Problems

from the Bermuda Royal Gazette <http://www.royalgazette.com/international-business/article/20170103/other-small-islands-face-debt-struggles-too> Other small islands face debt struggles too Raymond Hainey Published Jan 3, 2017 at 8:00 am (Updated Jan 3, 2017 at 1:00 am)   The UK Crown Dependency of Jersey is facing a massive … [Read more]

Anita Gurumurthy at the Internet Governance Forum, 6 Dec. 2016, Opening Session, Guadalajara

Statement by Anita Gurumurthy, at the IGF Opening Session, Guadalajara [We’re reprinting this Introduction to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) by Ms Gurumurthy because of its significance for the role of civil society, and the Internet, which is one of … [Read more]