The land grant university system and UMN Extension forestryEli Sagor
A brief history and origins of the land grant university system in the United States, focusing on Extension and using the University of Minnesota Extension forestry unit as an example.
The power of cs in education moraitopoulou elina republica 2017Elina MORAITOPOULOU
Rapidly advancing scientific research is among the main transforming actors of our societies today. Citizen Science can promote public awareness, encourage meaningful contribution to research projects and empower local and global communities. How can we rethink school education through the prism of Citizen Science? And how can we start from schools to re-establish the links between scientific research and society, while promoting awareness and collaboration?
link to oral presentation >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN2Y-o3uM-c&t=264s
Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Development Planning, GuatemalaPilar Roman
The project, implemented by the General Planning Directorate (SEGEPLAN) and lead by the Poverty and Environment Initiative (UNDP and UN Environment), looks to integrate the environmental dimension in land planning policies at the national, subnational and local levels; it aims to generate and articulate public policies which contribute to the reduction of poverty through sustainable management of natural resources. To this end, the project led the elaboration of a study on ecosytems and natural capital valuation in the Chiquimulilla channel.
The land grant university system and UMN Extension forestryEli Sagor
A brief history and origins of the land grant university system in the United States, focusing on Extension and using the University of Minnesota Extension forestry unit as an example.
The power of cs in education moraitopoulou elina republica 2017Elina MORAITOPOULOU
Rapidly advancing scientific research is among the main transforming actors of our societies today. Citizen Science can promote public awareness, encourage meaningful contribution to research projects and empower local and global communities. How can we rethink school education through the prism of Citizen Science? And how can we start from schools to re-establish the links between scientific research and society, while promoting awareness and collaboration?
link to oral presentation >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN2Y-o3uM-c&t=264s
Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Development Planning, GuatemalaPilar Roman
The project, implemented by the General Planning Directorate (SEGEPLAN) and lead by the Poverty and Environment Initiative (UNDP and UN Environment), looks to integrate the environmental dimension in land planning policies at the national, subnational and local levels; it aims to generate and articulate public policies which contribute to the reduction of poverty through sustainable management of natural resources. To this end, the project led the elaboration of a study on ecosytems and natural capital valuation in the Chiquimulilla channel.
Evaluating ecological outcomes in the Regional Land Partnerships Program: A pilot monitoring, evaluation and research (MER) network.
This three-year project will trial Australia’s first MER network by implementing a pilot network – to promote national-scale learning about bushfire recovery across different ecosystem types, and the
ecological effectiveness of post-fire interventions.
Application and institutionalization of environmental impact assesment and au...caxtonk2008
Environmental impact assessment is the systematic and critical examination of the effects of a project on the environment so as to provide the information to relevant authorities for decision making. Environmental audit on the other hand is the undertaken in order to ensure that the provisions made under the environmental impact assessment for managing impacts emanating from a project are adhered to, check for any new impacts and make recommendations for improvement of the project activity.
The current development activities in East Africa call for adoption of environment impact assessment and audit. This is so as to ensure that this development is done in a sustainable manner. The fact that the East African partner states share many resources with each other also calls for a concerted effort towards development of environment impact assessment and audit process. This also calls for recognition of global developments with an aim of ensuring that environmental management and assessment is carried out in manner that is in tandem with global trends.
This paper aims to study the application and institutionalization of environment impact assessment and audit in the East African community partner states. It starts with a general description of the environmental impact assessment and audit process. This is followed by an elaboration of its history and evolution over time. The paper then goes on to look at the policy, legal and institutional frameworks that guide environmental impact assessment and audit process in East Africa.
The legal and policy review begins at the global level. This looks at the various international treaties relevant to environmental impact assessment and audit that the East African partner states are party and the environmental assessment policies of key financial institutions operating in the region. The paper then reviews the legal and policy framework at the regional level in order to gain a deep understanding of the provisions for harmonization of environmental impact assessment and audit in the East African region.
Policy and legal frameworks for environmental impact assessment and audit in individual East African community countries including: Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya are the looked into. The institutional frameworks for the conduct of environmental impact assessment and audit in these countries are also reviewed. The paper winds up by identifying some of the challenges facing environmental impact assessment and audit process among the East African community partner states.
Environmental Protection and Environmental Protection Agencies In NigeriaSharfaddeen Ilah
Lecture notes on Environmental Protection and Environmental Protection Agencies. Covering the international history of environmental protection and in nigeria as well. Finally looking at some EPA's in Nigeria both at the state and national levels.
Dalam edisi ini :
Memperkenalkan mita kita
Keterbukaan Informasi Publik
Keberhasilan baru-baru ini
Dukungan melalui pendidikan
Kawasan Bernilai Konservasi Tinggi
Pemantauan dan Pelaporan Pelanggaran
Daerah-daerah baru
Penelitian SETAPAK
Evaluating ecological outcomes in the Regional Land Partnerships Program: A pilot monitoring, evaluation and research (MER) network.
This three-year project will trial Australia’s first MER network by implementing a pilot network – to promote national-scale learning about bushfire recovery across different ecosystem types, and the
ecological effectiveness of post-fire interventions.
Application and institutionalization of environmental impact assesment and au...caxtonk2008
Environmental impact assessment is the systematic and critical examination of the effects of a project on the environment so as to provide the information to relevant authorities for decision making. Environmental audit on the other hand is the undertaken in order to ensure that the provisions made under the environmental impact assessment for managing impacts emanating from a project are adhered to, check for any new impacts and make recommendations for improvement of the project activity.
The current development activities in East Africa call for adoption of environment impact assessment and audit. This is so as to ensure that this development is done in a sustainable manner. The fact that the East African partner states share many resources with each other also calls for a concerted effort towards development of environment impact assessment and audit process. This also calls for recognition of global developments with an aim of ensuring that environmental management and assessment is carried out in manner that is in tandem with global trends.
This paper aims to study the application and institutionalization of environment impact assessment and audit in the East African community partner states. It starts with a general description of the environmental impact assessment and audit process. This is followed by an elaboration of its history and evolution over time. The paper then goes on to look at the policy, legal and institutional frameworks that guide environmental impact assessment and audit process in East Africa.
The legal and policy review begins at the global level. This looks at the various international treaties relevant to environmental impact assessment and audit that the East African partner states are party and the environmental assessment policies of key financial institutions operating in the region. The paper then reviews the legal and policy framework at the regional level in order to gain a deep understanding of the provisions for harmonization of environmental impact assessment and audit in the East African region.
Policy and legal frameworks for environmental impact assessment and audit in individual East African community countries including: Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya are the looked into. The institutional frameworks for the conduct of environmental impact assessment and audit in these countries are also reviewed. The paper winds up by identifying some of the challenges facing environmental impact assessment and audit process among the East African community partner states.
Environmental Protection and Environmental Protection Agencies In NigeriaSharfaddeen Ilah
Lecture notes on Environmental Protection and Environmental Protection Agencies. Covering the international history of environmental protection and in nigeria as well. Finally looking at some EPA's in Nigeria both at the state and national levels.
Dalam edisi ini :
Memperkenalkan mita kita
Keterbukaan Informasi Publik
Keberhasilan baru-baru ini
Dukungan melalui pendidikan
Kawasan Bernilai Konservasi Tinggi
Pemantauan dan Pelaporan Pelanggaran
Daerah-daerah baru
Penelitian SETAPAK
SETAPAK Environmental Governance Program: Improving forest and land governanc...Aksi SETAPAK
SETAPAK has been working to improve forest and land governance in Indonesia since 2011. The program promotes good forest and land governance as fundamental to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and ensuring that the benefits of natural resources are distributed sustainability and equitably.
CIFOR’s contribution to ASFCC: Research Results from 2014-2015CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation, delivered to the 9th ASFN Meeting, outlines CIFOR's contribution to ASFCC, with research results from 2014-2015. Key research results include: governance and networks in swidden systems, mapping land use dynamics and carbon stocks in swidden landscapes, and understanding rural population movements.
Preconditions for Economic Growth, Poverty Reduction and Prosperity for All t...Environmental Alert (EA)
This is a Joint Civil Society Position on the Environment and Natural Resources sector performance, published ahead of the annual joint sector review for the Water and Environment sector for the financial year 2008/09. It highlights the contributions of the Environment and Natural Resources Civil Society Organizations to the sector. Furthermore, it presents the challenges in the sector and associated recommendations for addressing them.
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
A presentation about Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Southern Africa. Presented during the SADC Climate Change Course for Trans-frontier Conservation Areas in 2014.
Introduction to the 2014 digital rural futures conference specialHelen Farley
In June, 2014, the Digital Rural Futures Conference, an initiative of the Regional Universities Network (RUN), was held at the University of Southern Queensland’s Toowoomba campus. RUN, a network of six universities with headquarters in regional Australia, was established in October 2011. The foundation members are CQUniversity, Southern Cross University, Federation University Australia, University of New England, University of Southern Queensland and University of the Sunshine Coast. The RUN member universities play an important and distinctive role in advancing Australia’s national prosperity, productivity and identity through their educational and research contributions to regional economic, social, cultural and environmental development.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...ThomasParaiso2
End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid regressions. In this session, we share our journey building an E2E testing pipeline for GridMate components (LWC and Aura) using Cypress, JSForce, FakerJS…
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
As the digital landscape continually evolves, operating systems play a critical role in shaping user experiences and productivity. The launch of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 marks a significant milestone, offering a robust alternative to traditional systems such as Windows 11. This article delves into the essence of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, exploring its unique features, advantages, and how it stands as a compelling choice for both casual users and tech enthusiasts.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024
Efd Tanzania
1. ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT (EfD)-Tanzania Partners Environmental Economics Unit- Gothenburg University Department of Economics –University of Dar Es Salaam Resources For the Future EfDT