Your institution (zoo or aquarium) is in the process of joining the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). This Manual has been developed by the Technical Assistance (TA) Committee to assist during the “Candidate for Membership” (CfM) period. Institutions need to meet several criteria to comply with the standards for EAZA membership. Documents produced by EAZA are used as guidelin…
The city is in the midst of a significant physical, social and cultural transformation and the strong State economy has created unparalleled city based investment opportunities for private and government sectors with transport, infrastructure, hotel, office and residential developments underway. Perth is experiencing a step change not seen in more than 40 years, brought on in response to a grow…
Public transparency is included in the Standard to ensure that communities potentially affected by activities of the crustacean farm have access to information to ensure that the farm is operating responsibly within the country’s legal system. ASC believes that this increases the probability of both the communities and farmers acting as responsible neighbours. The ASC Shrimp Standard intends …
Particular attention must be paid to the wheelchair, as it is considered to be part of the player. Contravention of the following rules will result in the wheelchair being banned from the game. A protective horizontal bar at the front/side of the wheelchair must be 11 cm from the floor at its most forward point and throughout its whole length. Such a bar may be straight, angled or curved betwee…
Doctors feel that keeping up to date with developments in medicine and participating in courses related to their own professional development are important to them. There are understandably some differences by age in terms of prioritisation of education, training and career development. Younger doctors and doctors in training are more focused on training, development and being mentored, saying…
Our current environment presents unique challenges, but also some opportunities. Changing technology, an historic shift in the markets for cultural and entertainment goods, and rapidly evolving consumer preferences all mean the assumption that literary fiction is in a precarious place must be explored in depth. This report, which was commissioned and funded by Arts Council England and prep…
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L) has high productivity per unit area and its versatility in utilization makes it the second most important food crop in Kenya after maize. Potatoes are grown twice annually (long and short rains) and it is estimated 1.5 million tonnes are produced on about 161,000 hectares of land. This is worth between Ksh 40-50 billion each year and compares well with annual maize …