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Fisheries catches increasingly originate from deep areas. Over the years due to depletion in fish stocks the fishing industry has resorted to fishing at greater depths and increasing the damage to fish stocks and the ocean floor.
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The hustle and bustle of Melbourne coupled with Melbourne's biggest ScaleUps. Photos by Tim Carrafa.
Aambyvalley rd., Upper Lonavala Maharashtra India.
probably a undescribed species from western ghat
additional photo below.
Fourth graders search the stream ecosystem in order to fill out their bingo card. Their teacher leads this activity, as they learn about what makes an ecosystem. This program is made possible through a partnership with the Alice Ferguson Foundation's Bridging the Watershed program and a Ticket to Ride grant (National Parks Foundation).
As the dust of the pandemic settles, we are entering into a completely revitalised business ecosystem. India has set its sights on the tantalising prospect of becoming the world’s primary manufacturing and jewellery sourcing centre. The Government’s major thrust on increasing exports is crucial for the success of its growth strategy.
The strengthened synergies between the ministries and the industry have thrown open new prospects for growth. What’s refreshing is that the Government has held a series of open and frank consultations across the table with every stakeholder before finalising the Free Trade Agreements.
Keeping an eye on the future, the Commerce Ministry, under the exemplary leadership of Shri Piyush Goyal, is making a significant investment of ₹200 crore in sprucing up the export-focused manufacturing eco-system of SEEPZ SEZ in Mumbai, as well as ₹70 crore towards the Mega Common Facility Centre (CFC) for gems & jewellery.
The Government’s proactive engagement with the gem and jewellery sector to implement policies is helping our sector achieve the export targets. It echoes the long-standing vision and belief of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi—that India must emerge as the dominant global leader in gems and jewellery.
The gem & jewellery industry contributed nearly 10% of the country’s target of $400 billion exports in 2021-22 set by the Government of India. Our next target defined by the Government is to reach USD 45.7 billion for FY 2022-23. We have received a tremendous boost from the Ministry of Commerce, with the two landmark trade agreements signed by the Government of India, the Indo-UAE CEPA, the Indo-Australian ECTA. Now, the discussions at an advanced stage with Canada, the UK and EU are ushering new hope for India’s dominance in the world trade in the near future.
The outcome of the India-UAE trade deal which came into effect on 1st May this year has been remarkable. India witnessed a growth of 25% in overall merchandise exports to UAE in the first half of the financial year compared to the same period last year. The CEPA with UAE, I estimate, will likely boost our bilateral trade of bullion, gems and jewellery between India and the UAE to the tune of USD 10 billion annually.
Now, the Government has finalised yet another FTA with Australia which will further cement the already close and strategic relations between the two countries. This will significantly enhance bilateral trade in goods and services, create new employment opportunities, raise living standards, and improve the general welfare of the peoples of the two countries.
For our gem & jewellery sector, this historic India-Australia trade agreement is expected to unlock millions of dollars of additional trade due to the preferential access accorded towards India’s gem and jewellery exports to the island nation. India-Australia has a significant bilateral trade of USD 950 million for gem and jewellery commodities. Key commodities that are exported to Australia are gold jewellery plain and studded and polished diamonds. The main commodities imported from Australia are precious metals i.e. gold and silver bars.
India accounted for around 6% of Australia’s total worldwide imports of gems and jewellery of USD 7.63 billion in 2021. The ECTA will undoubtedly be a major factor in growing India’s share of the pie and be a springboard for future growth.
We expect Australia to benefit from access to areas where India is a world leader, such as diamonds. By providing preferential access for Indian gems and jewellery exports, the deal also makes it cheaper for Australian retailers to procure world-class jewellery crafted with finesse from Indian manufacturers. We expect the Agreement to boost bilateral gem and jewellery trade from USD 950 million at present to USD 1.5 billion.
The upcoming pacts with Canada and the UK will further help brighten our prospects in the two mature Western markets.
The entire supply chain of the gem and jewellery industry is transforming – from the thrust on the sunshine segment of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) that has energised our export performance, to the emergence of hybrid retail models, application of new-age technology for innovative jewellery, and more recently, the use of Artificial Intelligence for sales and consumer data aggregation.
Under the stewardship of The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the export sector has progressed leaps and bounds since 2014 when it realigned its Mission and Vision of pushing exports in newer markets, creating additional employment through technological transformation and skill development of the workers in the industry and thus increasing its contribution to the GDP. To achieve focused growth, the Council has played a key role on behalf of the entire gem and jewellery industry in the policy-making process to help the Government introduce trade-friendly and pragmatic legislation to ensure ease of doing business.
The Government, as announced in the Union Budget, unveiled the E-commerce policy for the gem & jewellery sector in June 2022. With a few tweaks, the policy will be a game-changer as Indian jewellery manufacturers will have direct one-to-one access to jewellery consumers of the entire world and achieve its objective of becoming “jeweller to the world”.
At the same time, we are excitedly awaiting the DESH Act, which is presently going through the consultation phases of the Parliamentary Committee. The Act will be critical to the SEZ ecosystem for India’s gem and jewellery manufacturing ecosystem.
The burgeoning LGDs segment has seen a meteoric rise in exports year-on-year. In a very short span of 5 years, India has grown to be the largest manufacturing hub of CVD type of lab-grown diamonds in the world accounting for 43% of the world production and having an estimated 6000 reactors that produce the LGDs. Considering the growth potential in exports and generating employment, the Government is keen to develop this sector.
GJEPC is in consultation with several states to develop the sector and boost manufacturing to support and propel the exports emerging through the new trade pacts. From Jewellery Parks to Mega Common Facility Centres and Cluster Development the sector is all set to take a leap.
The reinvigorated economic ethos will increase global confidence in India’s manufacturing capabilities and make the country a trusted partner for the entire world.
To know more: gjepc.org/solitaire/trade-pacts-are-the-booster-engines-f...
Participants at The Innovation Ecosystem Session. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Rep. Wasserman Schultz toured a marine ecosystem in and around Biscayne Bay hosted by Florida International University.
Diego Molano Vega, Minister of Information and Communications Technologies of Colombia at The Innovation Ecosystem Session. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Fulvio di Fulvio, Research Scholar, Ecosystems Services and Management Program, IIASA
On the #iwd2017 at #iiasa, Fulvio selected as his ‘Woman in Science’ Rita Levi-Montalcini (22 April 1909 – 30 December 2012). She was an Italian Nobel laureate, honored for her work in neurobiology. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the discovery of nerve growth factors. From 2001 until her death, she also served in the Italian Senate as a Senator for Life. On 22 April 2009, she became the first Nobel laureate ever to reach the age of 100. She is remembered for her charismatic and tenacious character and for her lifelong endeavor to defend the battles in which she believed.
© Aline Soterroni | IIASA
Ambyvalley rd.,Lonavala,Mah.,India
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There is no clear distinction between "terrestrial", "semi-terrestrial", and "aquatic" crabs. Rather, there is a continuum of terrestriality displayed among the true crabs, although even the most land-adapted crabs must still return to water to release their eggs. Some species of terrestrial crabs can be found many kilometres from the sea, but have to complete annual migrations to the sea.] For example, following the Indian Ocean monsoon, the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) migrates en masse, forming a "living carpet" of crabs. The crabs can travel up to 1.46 km (0.91 mi) in a day, and up to 4 km (2.5 mi) in total.
Terrestrial crabs have often evolved from freshwater crabs, since the physiological changes needed for living in fresh water are pre-adaptations for terrestrial living.On some oceanic islands, terrestrial crabs occupy the top of the energy pyramid.
Families of Freshwater Crabs from Asia
Potamidae
Gecarcinucidae
Parathelphusidae
source:
Wikipedia
The hustle and bustle of Melbourne coupled with Melbourne's biggest ScaleUps. Photos by Tim Carrafa.
Aambyvalley rd.,(Duttawadi rd.)Lonavala,Mah.,India
Probably Barytelphusa sp.
majority of Freshwater Crabs face extinction!
the alarming news from Westernghats.
www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/freshwater-crustace...
due to inherent limitations and fragmentation this may very well be a unidentified species.
Fresh Water Crab Families from Asia
Potamidae
Gecarcinucidae
Parathelphusidae
source:Wikipedia
The Yambou river tunnel / Le tunnel de la rivière Yambou
Voir le Français ci-dessous.
The construction of Argyle International Airport in St Vincent and the Grenadines was completed in late 2016. It commenced operations in 2017 after over eight years of construction.
The airport is located in a newly developing area known as Argyle, and includes a 9,000 feet runway. To construct the airport facility, mountains and homes were removed, land reclaimed, and a special tunnel was constructed over one of the largest and very important main rivers on the island, the Yambou River.
Such a project would have serious implications on the environment, and may have accelerated the effects of climate change in that area of the island if it wasn’t for the solution of such a tunnel.
The project highlighted and maintained the importance of the Yambou River, maintaining the flow of the river for the future, and retaining core elements of the river ecosystem.
This was done by constructing a 1,000-foot tunnel under the runway, which sustains the river’s flow.
Due to the unpredictable weather events associated with climate change, the tunnel was built to accommodate large amounts of water flow, which spans from west to east under the airport’s runway.
Aerial view showing the eastern side of the tunnel, this side exits the tunnel then flows into the sea.
La construction de l'aéroport international d'Argyle de Saint-Vincent et les Grenadines s'est achevée fin 2016. L’aéroport est ouvert en 2017 après plus de 8 ans de construction.
L'aéroport est situé dans une zone nouvellement développée connue sous le nom d'Argyle et comprend une piste de 9000 pieds (environ 2,7 kilomètres). Pour construire l'aéroport, des maisons ont été déplacées, des terrains ont été réhabilités puis assainis et un tunnel a été construit sur l'une des plus grandes et importantes rivières de l'île, la rivière Yambou.
Un tel projet aurait eu de graves répercussions sur l'environnement et aurait pu accélérer les effets du changement climatique dans cette région de l'île si la construction d'un tel tunnel n'avait pas été possible.
Le projet a permis de souligner et de préserver l'importance de la rivière Yambou, en maintenant le débit de la rivière pour les années à venir, et en conservant les éléments essentiels de l'écosystème de la rivière. Pour ce faire, il a été construit un tunnel de 1 000 pieds (environ 300 mètres) sous la piste, qui maintient le débit de la rivière.
En raison du risque accru de catastrophes naturelles lié au changement climatique, le tunnel, qui s'étend d'ouest en est sous la piste de l'aéroport, a été conçu pour accueillir de grandes quantités d'eau.
Vue aérienne du côté est du tunnel. L'eau sort de ce côté puis se jette dans la mer.
Peatlands provide vital ecosystem services for people and the environment.
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The hustle and bustle of Melbourne coupled with Melbourne's biggest ScaleUps. Photos by Tim Carrafa.
Students made posters of forest, lake, desert, ocean, swamp, river, mountain, or coastline ecosystem's living and non-living organisms.
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For the first time an ecosystem survey with R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen will be conducted in the coastal area of Gabon. Identification and abundance of birds, whales, fish, phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthos will be conducted in the period from 9-23 May. In addition environmental parameters such as temperature, salinity, current, chlorophyll and oxygen will be measured. A reception was help onboard the vessel before the start of the cruise and the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Security, the governor of Port Gentil, and the FAO representative in Central Africa, were among the distinguished guest.
4/02/2021
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Ada`s hands sewing patterns on cloth in her apartment.
Project title: Climate Change and Mountain Forests
Objectives: To contribute to the development of mountain regions in Latin America and Asia/Pacific, by enhancing the sustainable management of mountain ecosystems and the promotion of local economies in terms of production and marketing of mountain products. (Project linked to GCP/GLO/204/MUL. Close collaboration with GCP/PNG/006/EC and UNJP/PNG/004/UNJ).
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Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/Mirbek Kadraliev
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 35-70mm.
Apparently, Mono Lake is one of the oldest lakes in North America and thought to be about one million years old.
Freshwater, minerals and salts arrive in the lake via a long journey down streams that course the slopes of the Eastern Sierra Nevada. Once it all gets here, it has nowhere else to go. In this closed system, freshwater springs bubble up from the base of the lake. As that freshwater evaporates, a residue of calcium carbonate and other minerals/salts are left behind, forming columns and knobbly formations all around the lake. (Once upon a time, all these formations were under water.) The water left behind in the lake is very alkaline and 2.5 times as salty as the water in the sea, which is why the seabirds bob along at such a jaunty angle with their tails high up.
The flotation possibilities here are many and varied - if you are a bird that is!
Mono Lake, Mono County, California.