Land management
Traces of Unfinished Roman Aqueduct Uncovered in Armenia
Analysis of soil samples dated the construction to between A.D. 60 and 460
Soil is the solution: Op-ed
What do you think of when you hear the word "desertification?" Sand dunes slowly encroaching on bountiful farmland? The Sahara and Gobi taking over Africa and Asia? Rivers and streams drying up? That's certainly part of it. But the key impact of desertification is the degradation of land - to the point where soil becomes so damaged that it no longer supports life.
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Economist: The Kurdish spring did not happen – Analysis
But there have been gains as well as setbacks
Bulgarian Parliament's New Website will Cost BGN 25 000
The National Assembly will have a new and more modern website. The public contract for its construction has already been announced. Parliament has budgeted over BGN 100,000 in the summer months, bTV reported.
During a scandal involving leaked personal data from the NRA, prosecutors announced that parliament was also targeted by hackers. Or rather, its sprinklers.
Slovenia boasts one of the most efficient systems for ensuring food safety
Water’s circular economy project making headway on three islands
Greece is taking a lead in developing a circular economy through the European Union-funded Hydrousa project, a scientific program aimed at the extraction of water from unconventional sources to be used for irrigation and even for human consumption on the country's islands. It is now moving on from the designing stage to licensing.
World Bank to fund modernization of Turkey's irrigation
A project to modernize irrigation in Turkey will be implemented with $254 million in financing from the World Bank.
Traces of Ancient Civilization were Found in the UK
The archaeologists of the UK have discovered previously unknown traces of ancient structures that look like markings in the fields. The find was made possible by the heat, because of which the grass above the ruins, hidden by a thin layer of soil, grew differently than in the surrounding terrain.
Save More With a Kitchen Garden
A kitchen garden can offer you are welcome reprieve from the rising cost of living that stretches your budget to the limit. With a small kitchen garden, you can supply your family's needs for fresh vegetables and save a lot of money that would have otherwise been spent on grocery shopping.
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At Least 13 People Died after Landslides in California
At least 13 are already the victims of the muddy streams that took home and destroyed an important road in Montessito, in the southern part of the US state of California. There are destroyed houses, whose inhabitants are missing. The area, hit by a storm and torrential rains, has recently been hit by forest fires as well.