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Newsletters Online2007 : News of Studies and Projects2007 has been another interesting year for IID, its Risk Science Group has expanded its activities, its mainstream international consulting services have been maintained as summarised under each country below. Its Development Fund activities have also continued with a new book and more research grant success and a significant input into developing ideas to sequester carbon by rehabilitating degraded forests, agricultural lands and other systems in the tropics. A process called Carbon Bio-sequestration. This works makes use of the company's extensive rural development experience in the tropics and is explained in more detail on the special carbon bio-sequestration web page. The company has also formed a link with the University of Adelaide under its mentoring program.More Information... 2006 : News of Studies and ProjectsIID undertakes more worldwide studies and projects.More Information... 2005 : Land Repair Fund Study & Other ProjectsIID’s report for the Centre for Natural Resource Management (CNRM) the Land Repair Fund Study was completed and a company formed to facilitate investments identified in the study.More Information... 2004 : News of Studies and ProjectsIID undertakes worldwide studies and projects.More Information... 2003 : National Action PlanNational Action Plan. IID was contracted by Land and Water Australia and Land Repair Australia, to prepare an information memorandum for presentation to institutional investors for a fund to acquire degraded land.More Information... 2002 : IID wins a major management contract in MongoliaIID wins a major management contract in Mongolia to assist the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to modernise its service to agriculture in the 4 western Aimags of Hovd, Zhavkhan & Uvs. IID is the lead contractor in the management of the $US14 million ADB financed Mongolian Agricultural Sector Development Project.More Information... 2001 : Catchment Management Seminar for the Mekong River Commission (MRC)IID was contracted to prepare and deliver a Catchment Management Seminar for the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat staff as part of the planning stage for a MRC State of the Basin Report intended to an annual report for publication on the MRC web site.More Information... 2000 : Strategic Plan for the Mekong River Commission Agriculture Irrigation and Forestry ProgramIID provided a team leader and a junior professional under it’s mentoring program (link to mentoring page, Stuart Higgins) to assist the MRC and officers from each of the Mekong riparian states to prepare a new strategy for it’s Agriculture Irrigation and Forestry Program. The work was undertaken as an iterative series of participatory processes over a period of one year.More Information... Strategic Plan for MyanmarThe Institute was commissioned by the United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) to prepare a $US300 million strategic economic development plan for the Government of Myanmar to be linked to government and community activities to eliminate the growing of opium and the local abuse of opiates.More Information... Activities of IID members in the Centre for Systemic DevelopmentAustralia - Bruce McKenzie, Bob Macadam.Papua New Guinea - Bob Macadam. More Information... IID Wins Contract to Evaluate 'Salt Loving' GrassesIID was awarded a contract by NyPa Incorporated through its Australian subsidiary to supervise two R & D projects spanning Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria. The value of the projects total some $A1.2 million and involves collaboration with the Departments concerned with Agriculture in those states, together with the University of Melbourne.More Information... New IID Office in ChinaShanghai is one of the great growth areas in the world as the port of the Yangste river basin, home of some 400 million people. Mr Song Jisheng a long time associate of the Institute's founding members has agreed to provide the Institute with its Chinese base.More Information... IID's Technical Support for MembersIID has continued its software development to facilitate members putting together bids for international projects.More Information... Participatory Planning and the World BankIID has been contracted to assist in managing a contract to develop and deliver education in participatory planning for World Bank staff and third nationals.More Information... R & D Links with AsiaIID members have been involved in research related to trees and small holder dairy development in Thailand and Laos for some three years.More Information...
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