ecological service News
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Ecological Footprint highlights human pressures on biodiversity
The concept of the Ecological Footprint can be used to illustrate the balance between the use of a natural resource or an ecological service and its availability. According to a new study, the Ecological Footprint could be valuable as an indicator to help track progress towards the goals of the Convention on Biological ...
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IEG and ANFIA renew their agreement for SAL.VE, the biennial exhibition of the ecological vehicle
Rimini (Italy), July 16th 2021 - SAL.VE, the biennial exhibition of the ecological vehicle, is back, organized by ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP (IEG) in partnership with ANFIA, concurrently with Ecomondo and Key Energy at Rimini Expo Centre (this year it is running from October 26 to 29). In these days, Italian Exhibition Group and ANFIA (Italian Association of Automobile Industry) have signed an ...
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B4E Global Summit 2012
The green economy heralds a new era of opportunity, growth and sustainable development, placing a higher value on social equity, natural capital and ecological services. Delivering this will require an unprecedented level of collaboration, innovation and commitment to action. But what does this actually mean for business? The B4E Global Summit 2012 in Berlin will define the role of business in ...
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Custom stack analysis receives 2009 best of alliance award
Custom Stack Analysis has been selected for the 2009 Best of Alliance Award in the Environmental & Ecological Services category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their ...
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Resource Environmental Solutions CEO to Present at Upcoming Conference
Resource Environmental Solutions, L.L.C., the leader in wetland and stream mitigation for the oil and gas industry, today announced that Elliott Bouillion, RES’ chief executive officer, will present at the following conference: DUG East is being held at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Elliott Bouillion will be presenting on Tuesday, ...
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Mediterranean countries use more natural resources than their ecosystems provide
In the Mediterranean region the demand for natural resources and ecological services is two and half times greater than ecosystems’ capacity to provide them, recent research has found. To meet this demand, countries rely on imports, exposing themselves to price volatility and potential resource shortages. According to the authors, a 10% increase in global prices would particularly impact ...
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Focus on plant function, not origins
Conservationists and land managers should no longer use the origins of plant species as a guiding principle for policy and management decisions, argues a team of ecologists led by Marc Davis. Instead, they should focus on the function of plant species and whether they benefit or threaten biodiversity, human health, ecological services and economies. The idea of plant 'nativeness' was introduced ...
By SciDev.Net
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Resource Environmental Solutions Selected as IDIQ Subcontractor for the National Park Service
Resource Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. (RES) has been awarded a subcontract to supply and implement ecological restoration activities for the National Park Service throughout the Eastern United States. WESTON Solutions, Inc. was awarded a base Indefinite Duration Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to deliver revegetation and restoration planning, design, ...
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GEI Consultants, Inc. Acquires EEA, Inc.
GEI Consultants, Inc.,one of the nation's leading geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and ecological science and engineering firms, announced today that it has acquired EEA, Inc. based in Garden City and Stony Brook, New York. EEA has completed more than 6,000 projects primarily on Long Island, in the New York City metropolitan area and greater New York State. EEA's core services ...
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RSF Social Finance seeks experienced Vice President, Client Development
RSF Social Finance (RSF) seeks an experienced leader to direct and advance its development efforts. Located the beautiful and historic Presidio of San Francisco, RSF Social Finance is a pioneering non-profit organization dedicated to using the tools of finance to bring about positive, real-world change. Our goal is not only to make capital available to innovative projects, it's also to ...
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Atkins appointed to national ecology framework
The Environment Agency has contracted Atkins to provide expert ecological advice in freshwater ecology and conservation management across England and Wales. Atkins, the UK’s largest engineering design consultancy, has been appointed to the national Ecological Services Framework Lot 1 which relates to aquatic and terrestrial ecology. This continues its longstanding relationship with the Agency ...
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Call for speakers for Americana 2015
Today's societies are faced with numerous environmental challenges: climate change, overexploitation and depletion of natural resources, waste management, air and water pollution, loss of ecological services, etc. These are all challenges that affect us directly or indirectly on a daily basis and they all have one thing in common: each and every one of them will forever change the way we live and ...
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EPA awards $25,000 to Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, Inc. to help protect and restore the basin’s wetlands and waterways
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, Inc. $25,000 to develop a stewardship program and conduct a large scale outreach campaign targeting communities with major populations that use the Basin for commercial fishing, sport fishing and other forms of recreation. Through one on one meetings, presentations and training, the project will address environmental ...
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Ecological Services and Lake Management Environmental Firm Receives 2011 Top Workplace Award
EnviroScience, Inc. was recently honored as one of the top places to work, ranking 6th out of 60 ranked small businesses in Northeast Ohio as listed in the Top Workplaces 2011 awards published by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Top Workplaces 2011 award holds special significance because the selections are based upon the opinions of the employees. The top companies were ranked by the results of ...
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Ramboll engaged by Brazil´s Federal Public Ministry to oversee remediation of the Rio Doce Basin
At an official signing ceremony on March 8th, leading engineering, design and consultancy company Ramboll entered into a long-term agreement with the Federal Public Ministry of Brazil (MPF) in connection with the country’s November 2015 socio-environmental disaster. Ramboll will evaluate and monitor the work of the Renova Foundation to remediate the damage caused by the dam rupture at the ...
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Assistant or Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences/Coastal Ecology
The University of Virginia's Department of Environmental Sciences invites applicants for an Assistant or Associate Professor position in Coastal Ecology. We seek candidates dedicated to our mission and passionate about research and teaching in a world-class institution. We wish to hire an outstanding scientist who will thrive in an interdisciplinary department with hydrologists, atmospheric ...
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ERS Delivers Restorative Planting for Louisiana Coastal Restoration Projects
Ecological Restoration Services, L.L.C., (ERS), a subsidiary of Resource Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. (RES), has successfully completed restorative planting projects along the Louisiana Gulf Coast. ERS won competitive bids from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources to grow, store, deliver and install native Louisiana vegetation species to enable and ensure coastal protection following ...
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EnviroScience, Inc. Awarded Five-Year $37.3 Million EPA Contract for National Aquatic Resource Surveys
EnviroScience, Inc. has been selected as a prime contractor for a five-year $37.3 million contract with the Environmental Protection Agency's National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) program. "The expertise of our biologists, lab specialists and fishery scientists makes us a natural fit for the EPA's requirements of gauging the health of the nation's water," said Martin A. Hilovsky, President ...
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Preparing biodiversity for climate change
Environment Minister Peter Garrett and Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, today released Australia’s Biodiversity and Climate Change: a strategic assessment of the vulnerability of Australia’s biodiversity to climate change. Opening the International Congress of Ecology in Brisbane today, Mr Garrett said the report provided more compelling evidence of the need to protect ...
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ERM Acquires OASIS Environmental Inc
ERM, the world’s leading global environmental consultancy, today announced that it has acquired OASIS Environmental, Inc. (OASIS), an environmental services company headquartered in Alaska, USA, with around 100 employees in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. The company provides impact assessment and permitting, oil spill response and remediation, EHS management and water/ecological ...
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