Monthly Archives: March 2009

Desertification is a focal subject : 400.000 visitors of this blog

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

Today, I am very happy to announce that we are approaching visitor No. 400.000 on this blog.  It shows clearly that desertification, drought and poverty are global problems in which numerous people are interested. Thanks for the appreciation for my … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, poverty

Gendered Voices from the WWF5 (Gender & Water Community)

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

Read at : Gender & Water Community http://rspas.anu.edu.au/blogs/gwnblog/ Gendered Voices from the WWF5 See two interviews by David Max Brown on youtube from the WWF5. Sadly, one of the two interviewed died shortly afterwards in a car crash. Here is … Continue reading →

Posted in gender, Water

2nd World Congress of Agroforestry: Early Bird Registration Now Open (CGIAR)

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

Read at : “Kimwaki, Jacinta (ICRAF)” <J.KIMWAKI@CGIAR.ORG> 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry: Early Bird Registration Now Open The Congress Secretariat is pleased to announce that registration is open for WCA2009.  Participants who register by 30 April 2009- Early Bird Registration- … Continue reading →

Posted in agroforestry

MAJOR NEGOTIATIONS FOR NEW UN CLIMATE CHANGE PACT (UNNews)

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews MAJOR NEGOTIATIONS FOR NEW UN CLIMATE CHANGE PACT KICK OFF IN GERMANY New York, Mar 29 2009 11:00AM The first round of United Nations-backed negotiations designed to culminate in an ambitious new international climate change treaty … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change

BILLION TREE CAMPAIGN GROWS PAST 3 BILLION MARK (UNNews)

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews BILLION TREE CAMPAIGN GROWS PAST 3 BILLION MARK, SAYS UN AGENCY New York, Mar 30 2009 12:00PM An effort to fight climate change through reforestation, seeded at the grassroots level, has now blossomed into a woodland … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, UNEP

Ecologic Newsletter No 73

Posted on March 27, 2009 by

Read at : Ecologic Newsletter <newsletter@ecologic.eu> Ecologic Newsletter No 73 – March 2009 Contents: 1. Arctic at stake ˆ Experts call for improvements in governing climate-change adaptation 2. Trade and Climate Change ˆ Triggers or Barriers for Climate-Friendly Technology Transfer … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Ecology - environment

Zimbabwe: Researchers developing new ways to purify water (AfricaFiles / Inter Press Service News Agency)

Posted on March 27, 2009 by

Read at : AfricaFiles Africa InfoServ <infoserv@africafiles.org> No. 20456: Zimbabwe: Researchers developing new ways to purify water — Ecology Title: Zimbabwe: Researchers developing new ways to purify water Author: Busani Bafana and Zahira Kharsany, Bulawayo Category: Ecology Date: 3/25/2009 Source: … Continue reading →

Posted in Water, water management

NEW FINNISH-UN PARTNERSHIP for forest protection (UNNews)

Posted on March 27, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews NEW FINNISH-UN PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO HELP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PROTECT FORESTS New York, Mar 27 2009 9:00AM The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Government of Finland have launched a new four-year, $14 million … Continue reading →

Posted in FAO, Forestry

MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 66 (IISD)

Posted on March 27, 2009 by

Read at : MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 66 IISD RS is pleased to announce that the newest issue of MEA Bulletin is now available. To access the 66th issue directly, visit: http://www.iisd.ca/mea-l/meabulletin66.pdf.  To read past issues and to sign … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, CST, Desertification, UNCCD

Better food safety crucial for Africa (SciDev.Net)

Posted on March 27, 2009 by

Read at : SciDev.Net http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/better-food-safety-crucial-for-africa.html Better food safety crucial for Africa Source: African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development 19 March 2009 | EN Africa must protect its food supplies from contamination by prioritising and investing in food production … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security