Monthly Archives: May 2011

Aflaj water system, an ancient technique to channel water from distant sources to villages (Green Prophet)

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/05/aflaj-ancient-channels-keep-water-flowing-in-the-desert/ Aflaj: Ancient Channels Keep Water Flowing In The Desert Arwa Aburawa Gulf States such as the UAE may now depend on expensive desalination technology for their water, but in the past they relied on more sustainable … Continue reading →

Posted in canals, water conservation / harvesting

A productive and self-contained ecosystem: the Perrmaculture Garden (Gardening Tips ‘n Ideas)

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Read at : http://www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2011/05/permaculture-garden-how-to-start-one.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GardeningTipsnIdeas+%28Gardening+Tips+%27n%27+Ideas%29 A Permaculture Garden: How to Start One A permaculture garden is s) that is built to require very little maintenance. Permaculture gardens are not usually limited to one function but may serve a number of different … Continue reading →

Posted in permaculture

Examining how family farmers have fared in this high-price environment (Food for Freedom)

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Read at : http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/family-farmers-worse-off-despite-high-prices/ Family Farmers Worse off Despite High Prices By The Real News Network http://youtu.be/xC9t-JT-HV0 Tim A. Wise: Family farmers caught in the middle between corporate monopolies TRNN interviews Timothy A. Wise, Research Director of the Global Development … Continue reading →

Posted in family farming, small-scale farming

A high-tech purifier that not only filters water (EMWIS / SEMIDE)

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Read at : http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/news/2011/05/striking-stone-israeli-firms-offer-technology-slake-world-s-thirst Striking the stone Israeli firms offer technology to slake the world’s thirst MOSES parted the waters. Strauss aims merely to separate the waters from their yucky impurities. On May 18th in Shanghai Israel’s second-largest food and … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, Technologies, water management

A project or innovation implemented by an NGO, individual or small business (EMWIS / SEMIDE)

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Read at : http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/news/2011/05/nestle-prize-outstanding-project-area-water-nutrition-or-rural-development Nestlé Prize for outstanding project in the area of water, nutrition or rural development Deadline: 30 June 2011 All Countries The Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value honours a project or innovation implemented by an NGO, … Continue reading →

Posted in nutrition, rural development, Water

Some innovative large and small-scale water supply projects (EMWIS / SEMIDE)

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Read at : http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/news/2011/05/blue-gold-water-supply-middle-east The Blue Gold: Water Supply in the Middle East More so than any other region, countries in the Middle East rely heavily on technology to guarantee their water supply. Elisabeth Fischer profiles some innovative large and … Continue reading →

Posted in Water, water management

Water usage in north Africa and the Middle East is unsustainable (EMWIS / SEMIDE)

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Read at : http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/news/2011/05/when-arab-world-dries When the Arab world dries up Water usage in north Africa and the Middle East is unsustainable and shortages are likely to lead to further instability – unless governments take action to solve the impending crisis. … Continue reading →

Posted in drought

Efficient charcoal Ugastoves reducing charcoal use, protecting forests and saving money (IPS)

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Read at : http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55640 Uganda Stoves Saving Fuel and Forests By Wambi Michael KAMPALA, May 16, 2011 (IPS) – Carbon finance is putting new and efficient charcoal stoves into hundreds of thousands of kitchens in Uganda – reducing charcoal use … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels, wood stoves

Illegal logging of precious wood in Madagascar (IPS)

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Read at : http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55703 Illegal Logging Spreading in Madagascar By Lovasoa Rabary-Rakotondravony ANTANANARIVO, May 19, 2011 (IPS) – The transitional authorities in Madagascar are struggling to overcome the problem of illegal logging of precious wood. In spite of an April … Continue reading →

Posted in deforestation, illegal logging

Deforestation has led to severe ecological damages and low levels of productivity in Bolivia (IPS)

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Read at : http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55710 Deforestation Devours Rich Ecosystems By Franz Chávez LA PAZ, May 19, 2011 (IPS) – Occupations of land for agriculture over the last four decades in Bolivia, whether by individuals or in organised collective initiatives, have led … Continue reading →

Posted in deforestation, Ecology - environment