Innovative ideas for knowledge preservation through libraries in developing countries

May 2nd, 2012 | Posted by iip in Earth | Forest | Lifestyle - (Comments Off)

Reading the latest news about grant for Innovative Libraries in developing countries, I’m excited there’s organization care about this kind of issues. Most of us see that government in developing countries are lack of fund to improve its science and technology application. They’re spend more of their budget for economic growth. Perhaps only a few of people there see about the investment through science fund.

Okay, so The Elsevier Foundation has announced new grant proposals for the 2012 New Scholars and Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries programs. The deadline for proposals is June 24th 2012. Grants will be awarded in December 2012 and provide one, two and three year awards between US$5,000 to US$50,000 per year for a total of $100,000.

So, what’s the ideas to preserve knowledge in developing countries through innovative libraries? (more…)

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Our planet lost nearly 10 hectares of forest per minute

December 1st, 2011 | Posted by iip in Forest - (Comments Off)

A recent FAO study suggests the new figure on deforestation. The study also found that the net loss in forest area between 1990 and 2005 was not as great as previously believed, since gains in forest areas are larger than previously estimated.  The survey was based on a single source of data for all three points in time — 1990, 2000 and 2005.

FAO employed new sattelite based survey to providea more accurate picture of changes in the world’s forests. The main finding of this survey is world’s total forest area in 2005 was 3.69 billion hectares, or 30 percent of the global land area.

Some summarized points:

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Poverty and climate change

October 22nd, 2011 | Posted by iip in Forest - (Comments Off)

Some data show that poverty raised in the countries where it endowed abundant natural resources.  But the abundance isn’t key factor.  The recent factor discussed by experts is climate change.

Climate change may increase the number of poor people in developing countries. In this countries, they have less resources to adapt and mitigate climate change probles. That’s way, the most affected people by climate change is poor people.

In Indonesia, most poor people rely on agricultural sectors. They live in rural areas that closed to forests and other remote areas.  NGO’s and International development agencies should address this issue in right place. Some of them have been working for years and contribute good result.

Blog Action Day is an outsanting action to leverage athmosperic poverty eradiction. As the world become more parrallel, we need more breakthoroughs to make our world better.

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