Monthly Archives: January 2011

UNCCD News Alert Nº 02/02/2011

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Read at : Land Degradation Announcement List <land-l@lists.iisd.ca> UNCCD News Alert Nº 02/02/2011 10 – 21 January 2011 COP 9 follow-up CRIC 9: The report on the Update on the progress made on the implementation of paragraphs 1 to 3 … Continue reading →

Posted in CRIC, CST, Desertification, UNCCD

Friends of Container Gardening Project in Malawi (Sandie ROACH on Facebook)

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

Read on Facebook: Sandie Roach posted in “ Friends of Container Gardening Project in Malawi“.   CONTAINER GARDENING PROJECT IN MALAWI Container Gardening project founder and Coordinator, Patrick Harry at the project site, 2010, Piyasani village, Lilongwe, Malawi. BACKGROUND Container … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, Ecology - environment, Forestry

New solar energy desalination process (Green Prophet)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/01/solar-desalination/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+greenprophet+%28Green+Prophet%29 Solar Desalination Tech Tested By Emiratis Maurice Picow Hopefully, the UAE’s new solar energy desalination process will help create more green water. Abu Dhabi’s Environment Agency is testing a new solar energy desalination system that is … Continue reading →

Posted in desalinisation, solar energy

Abu Dhabi is to green up desert oil fields using composting of waste products (Green Prophet)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/01/abu-dhabi-microhumus-to-compost-oil-industry-wastes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+greenprophet+%28Green+Prophet%29 Abu Dhabi to Compost its Oil Industry Wastes Susan Kraemer Abu Dhabi is to green up desert oil fields using composting of waste products, including those from the oil industry itself. The French start-up company Microhumus … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecology - environment, environmental degradation, pollution, Technologies

Many tree species might become extinct due to climate change (Green Prophet)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/01/trees-climate-change/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+greenprophet+%28Green+Prophet%29 Trees That Don’t Stand a Chance Against Climate Change Karin Kloosterman Sad news so soon after the Jewish New Year for the trees: Many tree species might become extinct due to climate change if no action … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, conservation, Ecology - environment

How to Grow Food in Your Polytunnel (City Farmer News / Green Books)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.cityfarmer.info/2011/01/21/how-to-grow-food-in-your-polytunnel/ Linked by Michael Levenston By Andy McKee and Mark Gatter Green Books October 22, 2010 Are you using your polytunnel to its full potential? If so, not only will it provide you with tomatoes and cucumbers … Continue reading →

Posted in books/publications, food / food security, Gardening / Horticulture

The “good food revolution” (City FarmerNews / The Times Union)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.cityfarmer.info/2011/01/23/urban-farms-taking-root/ Urban farms taking root Linked by Michael Levenston Organic farming meeting learns communities can grow with good food http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Urban-farms-taking-root-972353.php By Cathy Woodruff The Times Union January 23, 2011 Excerpt: SARATOGA SPRINGS — Urban agriculture is about … Continue reading →

Posted in urban agriculture/farming

Kenya: The role of culture in child nutrition (AfricaFiles / IRINNews)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24854 Summary & Comment: While the majority of Kenyan women in urban areas shun breastfeeding for fear of losing their breast shape, in rural areas of Kenya, lack of proper education and cultural beliefs cause 60 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, malnutrition

Many farmers in Mali are boycotting cotton this year and instead are planting cereals (AfricaFiles / IPS)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24867 Mali: Cotton and food security closely linked Summary & Comment: Discouraged by falling prices for cotton and poor administration at the state-owned Malian Textile Company,  Cotton isn’t edible, but observers say that the shift could weaken … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security

Ending hunger to reach Millenium Development Goals (AfricaFiles / Health E News)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24873 Summary & Comment: Without nutritional food, children in Eastern and Southern Africa have always face the onslaught of stunted growth. But as UNICEF and the World Food Programme agree to tackle the problem, numbers of affected … Continue reading →

Posted in hunger / famine, malnutrition, UNICEF, WFP