Monthly Archives: September 2011

Fighting desertification in Morocco (You Tube)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

VIDEO SEEN AT : http://youtu.be/kOMqFK4ysP4 Deutsche Welle Increasingly, arable land in Morocco is disappearing under the desert. Year by year, desertification poses a growing problem for farmers – and in Morocco, 50 percen tof the population lives from agriculture. Farmers … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification

Arenização (You Tube)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

VIDEO SEEN AT : http://youtu.be/IbCXqyIZPoY Arenização1.wmv  

Posted in Desertification, erosion

Desertificação e arenização (You Tube)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Read at : http://youtu.be/iwwmsTM5HKA Desertificação e arenização ==========================

Posted in Desertification

A Desertificação : Causas, consequênsias (You Tube)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Read at : http://youtu.be/6DPWWwMvip8 A Desertificação – 9ºD Trabalho de Bruno, José, Rodrigo, Rui Pereira =========================================

Posted in Desertification

Desertification : Causes, facts and solutions (You Tube)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

VIDEO SEEN AT : http://youtu.be/6elSxVJyqXY Desertification Causes, solution and facts about desertification. ======================================

Posted in Desertification

The Three Gorges Dam, A New Great Wall? (Envirowriters)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Read at : http://envirowriters.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/essay-1-causeeffect-the-three-gorges-dam-a-new-great-wall/ Essay #1 Cause/Effect: The Three Gorges Dam, A New Great Wall? Zhang Shang Maureen Sullivan ENGL F213X September 22th Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia and the third-longest river in the world has always been … Continue reading →

Posted in dams / lakes / reservoirs / tanks, Water

A problem from using groundwater (Envirowriters)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Read at : http://envirowriters.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/essay-1-causeeffect-a-problem-from-using-groundwater/ Essay #1 Cause/Effect: A problem from using groundwater Qingquan Liu Maureen Sullivan ENGL F213X September 22nd Right now, groundwater makes up about twenty present of world’s fresh water supply. In the daily life, groundwater can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Water

Artificial single-species forests causing severe social and environmental impacts (IPS)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Read at : http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105225 No Birds Sing in Monoculture “Forests” By Inés Acosta MONTEVIDEO, Sep 24, 2011 (IPS) – Artificial single-species forests are expanding fast in countries of the developing South, fuelled by low production costs and incentives from governments, … Continue reading →

Posted in Forestry

Feeding a growing population in a changing climate while sustaining ecosystems (Google / WRI Insights)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://insights.wri.org/news/2011/09/new-approach-feeding-world A New Approach to Feeding the World Submitted by Janet Ranganathan and Craig Hanson on September 23, 2011 This piece originally appeared in The Solutions Journal Can the current food production system … Continue reading →

Posted in ecosystems, food / food security

Global warming is simply not happening, and if it is, then it’s classified information (Google / TG Daily)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/58653-cia-classified-global-warming-as-top-secret CIA classified global warming as top secret by Sylvie Barak Global warming is simply not happening, folks, and if it is, then it’s classified information that must be kept secret by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, global warming