A new study from FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) conclude that land degradation is an increasing problem in big parts of the world. The study has been ongoing for 20 years and show that more than 20 percent of all cultivated areas, 30 percent of forests and 10 percent of grasslands are undergoing degradation.
This is a big problem as 1.5 billion people depends on the land that is degrading and this can cause starvation for the people involved. This in turn can cause mass migration and destabilization.
Something that would help on land erosion is turning bigger parts of the agriculture industry to organic farming as this type of farming cares about erosion.
Cyprus is a popular travel destination for many people here in Norway. This small island in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea got its popularity because of the friendly, warm weather that we do not see very often here in the cold north.
I would love to some day visit Cyprus to experience the warmer climate and their unique culture.
When going there I would probably hire a car to easier get around on the island. A website called Rhino Car Hire lets you easily hire a car on Cyprus. You just have to fill out a form where you enter the dates you want to hire the car, your age and what kind of car you want to hire. Then the website give you a list of available cars that you can choose from with detailed information about each car.
Check out their Car Hire Cyprus offers if you are looking to hire a car on Cyprus.
The website also let you search for cars for hire worldwide if you are interested in hiring a car elsewhere.
As I have mentioned before on this blog I am moving to a new house in the southern part of Norway in about a month. In this new house I might need to do some renovation as the house is quite old. Using glass tiles to renovate the kitchen is one option that I am considering. It could also be nice to use glass tiles in the bathroom.
A glass tile company called Wholesalers USA has a wide variety of different types of glass tiles for sale. The glass tiles vary in both size and of course design. I especially like the stained glass tiles as they have a bit of a natural look to them.
They are also selling other items such as crafting books, magnets, picture frames and much more.
As they are shipping all over the world through USPS, international users can also shop from this firm without any trouble.
If you are buying glass tiles Wholesalers USA even have an ebook in pdf format that describe in detail how to install glass tiles in your home so there should not be any problems renovating your kitchen or bathroom with glass tiles.
Wholesalers USA also have an affiliate program. If you have a suitable website you can sell their products on your site and earn a nice commission.
According to an article on cnn.com there are some worrying things happening here in the arctic. Scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, USA claims that arctic sea ice might totally melt away in September.
During the last decades the Arctic ice has become thinner and thinner each year. Looks like it might totally disappear this summer, but it depends on what kind of weather the north will get.
This is good news for the greedy oil companies as this makes it easier to search for oil and gas in the arctic. I know that Statoil (the biggest oil company here in Norway) has made plans on drilling in the north. I hope our politicians have the guts to stop the madness before it is too late, but I doubt it as they are allowing drilling for oil in the sea right outside of Northern Norway where the big fish stocks are living.
The last few years the sea temperature has been pretty high here in Northern Norway, resulting in blooming of algae and jellyfish. This seems to have messed with the fish populations in the fjord where I live, as the big shoals of fish did not arrive during the summer like they usually do.
I hope the fishing will be better this summer, but this research might be an indicator of bad fishing.
In about a month I am moving from the northern part of Norway to the outskirts of Oslo in the south. I am not taking much with me, but if I were to bring all my belongings I would look for a moving company since using one makes moving so much easier than doing everything on your own.
A website that helps you find a good and cheap moving company is movers.com. They can help you by letting you search through a lot of different moving companies to find the best quotes.
You can simply enter your information about where you are moving from and where you are planing on moving to. You can also choose what size your move is so you can find the best prices. When you have entered this information movers.com will give you quotes from moving companies that operate in your area.
Movers.com checks all the different companies in their database so you can be sure that they do not offer services from moving companies that are not serious.
Movers.com are mainly for moving within the United States, but you can also search for international movers both for moving to and out of the United States.
If I were to move to USA I would probably use this service to find a moving company that could move my stuff from Norway.
Some truly great news from the U.S! The state of Florida has done a deal with US Sugar Corp that owns 800sq km (300sq miles) of land in the Everglades. The company will sell the land for $1.75bn to the authorities and then the land will be turned back into wetland.
US Sugar Corp used the land to grow sugar cane and it will end the the growing in six years.
The sugar cane industry has been blamed for destroying the unique environment in Everglades so this turn of events will probably help the ecosystem a great deal.
Lets hope other states and governments will do the same thing in the future.
Every summer I see many cruise ships sailing by here in Northern Norway. They are filled with tourists from all over the world that want to experience the exotic Norwegian coastline filled with deep fjords and midnight sun during the night. One day I would love to go on a cruise to experience other parts of the world that have a warmer climate than the one here in Norway.
A firm called Cruise Vacation Center offer a wide variety of different cruises and have sent over 250,000 passengers out on the mighty seas.
They offer cruises from companies like Princess Cruises that are known from the TV series “The Love Boat” where two ships from the cruise line were featured. With Princess Cruises you can get a bit different cruise experience by that they let you customize the trip to best fit your unique needs.
Another company they offer cruises from is Cunard Cruise Lines. This cruise liner are behind the famous and luxury ships Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth 2. Cunard Cruise Lines have been operating since 1840 so they have a lot of experience.
Cruise Vacation Center also offer cruises from Holland America Cruise Line that sails all over that world from the warm Caribbean to the exotic coast of New Zealand and Australia to the icy cold waters of Antarctica.
