Macaulay Land Use Research Institute » Climate Change http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:30:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Institutions join forces for World Water Day http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2011/03/22/institutions-join-forces-for-world-water-day/ http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2011/03/22/institutions-join-forces-for-world-water-day/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:39:01 +0000 Clare Neely http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/?p=1631 The Centre for Sustainable International Development at the University of Aberdeen and the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute will be joining forces on Tuesday March 22 to mark the United Nation’s World Water Day. [continue reading ... ]

]]> http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2011/03/22/institutions-join-forces-for-world-water-day/feed/ 0 JANEEMO exhibit on tour http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2011/03/10/janeemo-exhibit-on-tour/ http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2011/03/10/janeemo-exhibit-on-tour/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:12:38 +0000 Clare Neely http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/?p=1616 A new exhibit outlining the JANEEMO project is now on display at the John Hope Gateway of the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh.
The exhibit which includes examples of the Jatropha, Neem and Moringa trees that give the project it’s name, as well as end products made with the leaves highlights how the project is changing lives of individuals and communities in Malawi. The JANEEMO film resource can also be viewed.
For more information visit http://www.janeemo.org/
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]]> http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2011/03/10/janeemo-exhibit-on-tour/feed/ 0 Seminar to explore the links between agricultural pollution and biodiversity in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2011/02/22/seminar-to-explore-the-links-between-agricultural-pollution-and-biodiversity-in-australia%e2%80%99s-great-barrier-reef/ http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2011/02/22/seminar-to-explore-the-links-between-agricultural-pollution-and-biodiversity-in-australia%e2%80%99s-great-barrier-reef/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:58:40 +0000 Clare Neely http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/?p=1597 The effects of agricultural run-off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef will be highlighted at a seminar at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute tomorrow (Wednesday 23 February 2011). [continue reading ... ]

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The second issue of the UNEP Policy Series on Ecosystem Management titled ‘The role of ecosystems in developing a sustainable ‘Green Economy’discusses how investing in ecosystems can bring about benefits at local as well as at global level e.g. in helping communities adapt to climate change (ecosystem based adaptation), while at the same time enhancing people’s livelihoods. [continue reading ... ]

]]> http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/12/21/unep-policy-series-on-ecosystem-management/feed/ 0 Scottish Research Supporting Maldives to go carbon neutral by 2020 http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/12/09/scottish-research-supporting-maldives-to-go-carbon-neutral-by-2020/ http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/12/09/scottish-research-supporting-maldives-to-go-carbon-neutral-by-2020/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:00:22 +0000 Clare Neely http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/?p=1483 Maldives marine energy partnership [continue reading ... ]

]]> http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/12/09/scottish-research-supporting-maldives-to-go-carbon-neutral-by-2020/feed/ 0 Film festival screening for Aberdeen-based bio-fuels project http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/10/25/film-festival-screening-for-aberdeen-based-bio-fuels-project/ http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/10/25/film-festival-screening-for-aberdeen-based-bio-fuels-project/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:34:29 +0000 Clare Neely http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/10/25/film-festival-screening-for-aberdeen-based-bio-fuels-project/ An educational film commissioned by the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute has been selected for screening at Africa in Motion (AiM), the UK’s largest African film festival. [continue reading ... ]

]]> http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/10/25/film-festival-screening-for-aberdeen-based-bio-fuels-project/feed/ 0 Malawian biofuels project set for film festival screening http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/10/20/malawian-biofuels-project-set-for-film-festival-screening/ http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/10/20/malawian-biofuels-project-set-for-film-festival-screening/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:54:13 +0000 Clare Neely http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/?p=1380 An educational film exploring the adoption of ethical biofuels by Malawian communities has been selected for screening at Africa in Motion (AiM), the UK’s largest African film festival. [continue reading ... ]

]]> http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/10/20/malawian-biofuels-project-set-for-film-festival-screening/feed/ 0 Macaulay 2nd in Aberdeen Cycle Commuter Challenge http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/08/10/macaulay-2nd-in-aberdeen-cycle-commuter-challenge/ http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/08/10/macaulay-2nd-in-aberdeen-cycle-commuter-challenge/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:30:10 +0000 Clare Neely http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/?p=1001 [continue reading ... ]

]]> http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/08/10/macaulay-2nd-in-aberdeen-cycle-commuter-challenge/feed/ 0 Launch of global citizenship educational project http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/06/30/launch-of-global-citizenship-educational-project/ http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/06/30/launch-of-global-citizenship-educational-project/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:52:28 +0000 Clare Neely http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/?p=986 A Scottish-African collaboration is launching a far-reaching education initiative this evening (30th June 2010) at the Edinburgh College of Art. [continue reading ... ]

]]> http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/06/30/launch-of-global-citizenship-educational-project/feed/ 0 Aberdeenshire Staff Wanted for Household Energy Monitoring Project http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/06/28/aberdeenshire-staff-wanted-for-household-energy-monitoring-project/ http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/2010/06/28/aberdeenshire-staff-wanted-for-household-energy-monitoring-project/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:39:23 +0000 Clare Neely http://mediareleases.macaulay.ac.uk/?p=983 Researchers at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute are looking to recruit Aberdeenshire Council staff for a large scale household energy research project. [continue reading ... ]

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