Monthly Archives: February 2009

BUMPER RICE HARVESTS COULD BRING DOWN PRICES BUT POOR MAY NOT BENEFIT (UNNews)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews BUMPER RICE HARVESTS COULD BRING DOWN PRICES BUT POOR MAY NOT BENEFIT, WARNS UN New York, Feb 25 2009  1:00PM The consumer cost of rice, a staple for much of the world, could fall this year … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, FAO

PLANTED FORESTS INCREASINGLY CRITICAL TO FUTURE WOOD SUPPLIES (UNNews)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews PLANTED FORESTS INCREASINGLY CRITICAL TO FUTURE WOOD SUPPLIES, SAYS UN AGENCY New York, Feb 27 2009  2:00PM Planted forests – which provided wood that is renewable, energy efficient and environmentally friendly – have become increasingly critical … Continue reading →

Posted in FAO, Forestry

URGENT FUNDING NEEDED TO AVERT WORSENING MALNUTRITION, DISEASE IN SOMALIA (UNNews)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews URGENT FUNDING NEEDED TO AVERT WORSENING MALNUTRITION, DISEASE IN SOMALIA – UN New York, Feb 25 2009  7:00PM Without an immediate infusion of funding, the already grave malnutrition and disease levels in Somalia will worsen, the … Continue reading →

Posted in food crisis, malnutrition

Agriculture in the Rainforest (RAC)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

Please have a look at the RAC website http://www.rac.ac.uk/ for info on a seminar on Agriculture in the Rainforest Dr John S Conway BSc PhD FGS FRGS FHEA MNADP Director, MSc International Rural Development Director, BSc Countryside Management Chair, Research … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture

Liberia : ‘IDEAL VILLAGE’ LATEST PROJECT BY UN PEACEKEEPERS

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews ‘IDEAL VILLAGE’ LATEST PROJECT BY UN PEACEKEEPERS TO BOOST LIBERIA’S FOOD SECURITY New York, Feb 26 2009 10:00AM A new 150-acre agricultural village, complete with poultry, a fish pond and school and community-based farms, is the … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, Social dimensions

Frozen Soil is getting lesser and lesser on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau due to the global warm (Google / China Highlights)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://chinahighlightstravel.blogspot.com/2009/02/frozen-soil-is-getting-lesser-and.html Frozen Soil is getting lesser and lesser on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau due to the global warm It is reported that the frozen soil which is also called tundra on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau are disappearing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, drought

Drought a Growing Threat to World Agriculture, Food Production (Google / Global Warming is Real)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/2009/02/26/drought-a-growing-threat-to-world-agriculture-food-production/ Drought a Growing Threat to World Agriculture, Food Production The UN Convention to Combat Desertification and World Meteorological Association are calling for greater international action and coordination as a continuation of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Desertification, drought, food / food security, UNCCD, WMO

Afghanistan’s drought and food crisis threatens millions (Google / Ekklesia)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://ekklesia.co.uk/node/8802 Afghanistan’s drought and food crisis threatens millions, says church agency By agency reporter 27 Feb 2009 The most severe drought in a decade is fuelling a grave food crisis in Afghanistan that … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, food / food security, food crisis

Cyprus races to save wilting forests hit by drought (Google / Reuters)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE51P3XO20090226 Cyprus races to save wilting forests hit by drought By Sarah Ktisti NICOSIA (Reuters Life!) – Conservationists in Cyprus are in a race against time to save the island’s forests from being … Continue reading →

Posted in deforestation, drought, Forestry

Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change Bulletin (ENB / IISD)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

Read at : Earth Negotiations Bulletin <enb@iisd.org> Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change Bulletin – Vol. 135 No. 2 – Third International Workshop on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change Bulletin Volume 135 Number 2 – Friday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change