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10 costly mistakes of CSR reporting
ClimateBiz | 23 May 2013
Don't let your CSR reporting do more harm than good by avoiding these 10 mistakes.
Sustainable purchasing gets its own umbrella organization
ClimateBiz | 23 May 2013
The Sustainable Purchasing Council is creating a framework for sustainable purchasing mirroring the LEED system for green buildings.
Top 10 green buildings of 2013
ClimateBiz | 23 May 2013
Half of the top 10 buildings chosen as exemplary green design for 2013 are in California, including a revamped warehouse in San Francisco.
ISSF bycatch project in the Pacific
World Fishing | 23 May 2013
As part of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation's #BycatchProject a group of scientists and fishers will embark on a weeks-long journey through the Pacific in search of techniques to reduce bycatch.
Development plans for Ukrainian fisheries
World Fishing | 23 May 2013
The Ukrainian fishing industry is on the verge of big changes, due to the government's recent adoption of a state programme, 'Of the development of fishing industry in Ukraine until 2016', reports Eugene Gerden.
Experts gather to study fish stocks' distribution in response to climate change
fishupdate.com | 23 May 2013
ICES and PICES experts have gathered this week in St Petersburg, Russia, to study the spatial distribution of fish stocks and fisheries and projected responses to climate changes.
Prawn catch report highlights dynamic nature of seas
fishupdate.com | 23 May 2013
The publication of a scientific article by Marine Scotland on the environmental factors affecting a key fishery in the North Sea for prawns (langoustines) highlights the dynamic nature of the marine environment and the need for greater understanding of such natural fluxes, says the Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF).
AFBI at the Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival
fishupdate.com | 23 May 2013
How do you tell how old a fish is, or how many prawns there are in the Irish Sea? What lives under the waves around the coasts?
New DNA test can detect Bluff oyster-killing infection
New Zealand Herald | 23 May 2013
A new DNA test has been developed to detect low levels of the Bluff oyster-killer bonamia. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) and molecular diagnostic company dnature have developed a DNA test that is more sensitive, and can detect lower levels of infection, than using a microscope.
Flere utsatt for støy
Klima- og forurensningsdirektoratet | 23 May 2013
Antall personer som er utsatt for støy i Norge, har økt med 225 000 siden 1999. Det er fordi støyen fra veitrafikk øker samtidig som befolkningen vokser. Ser man bare på de boligene som var støyutsatt i 1999, har støyplagene derimot gått ned med fire prosent på grunn av en rekke støytiltak.