Monthly Archives: December 2011

Participatory forest management in The Gambia (Google / allAfrica / The Daily Observer)

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://allafrica.com/stories/201112230736.html Gambia’s Forestry Policy – an African Success Story The Daily Observer (Banjul) Amadou Jallow – 23 December 2011 Stakeholders in the forestry sector have confirmed that The Gambia’s forestry policy is recording … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, afforestation, reforestation, drylands

ETHIOPIA’S RURAL POOR TO BENEFIT FROM $100 MILLION IN UN LOANS AND GRANTS (UN News)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

New York, Dec 23 2011  3:05PM The United Nations agency tackling rural poverty is providing $100 million in financing for a programme to help poor households in Ethiopia gain access to financial services and diversify their income-generating activities. The $50 … Continue reading →

Posted in financial aspects, IFAD, poverty, rural development, Social dimensions

Buried Clay Pot Irrigation (Environmental Restoration)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.ecocomposite.org/restoration/claypot.htm Buried Clay Pot Irrigation By David A. Bainbridge Associate Professor United States International College of Business Alliant International University San Diego, CA 92131 The book Fan Sheng-chih Shu describes the use of buried clay pot irrigation … Continue reading →

Posted in irrigation

Food security is the elephant in the room (IRIN News)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94530 FOOD: WTO “must address” food security An exchange between two leading world officials on how trade affects food insecurity in countries has helped focus attention on the stalled Doha trade talks. Olivier de Schutter, UN Human … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security

Food aid is a blunt tool to address malnutrition (IRIN News)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94531 Analysis: Getting early warning right in the Sahel While severely high food prices and lower-than-average cereal outputs are already forcing some vulnerable Sahelians into distress responses, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) food security website … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, nutrition

If it’s not hunger relief, it’s health (Good News Network / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Here again there is a nice example of the importance of a school garden. http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/most-popular/denver-green-school-grows-ton-of-produce.html School Turns Abandoned Field into Organic Farm, Growing Ton of Produce for Cafeteria http://youtu.be/Nny9BpMQeKQ By Good News Network Just eight months ago, a one-acre plot … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, fruits, gardening kids, hunger / famine, malnutrition, micronutrients, nutrition, school gardens, small-scale farming, vegetables

Land grabs in Africa and energy policies of rich countries (allAfrica / Pambazuka News)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=26062 Foreign energy policy fuels famine in Africa Summary & Comment: Pambazuka News speaks to Oakland Institute about the findings of their latest round of in-depth research into land grabs in Africa, from the role played by … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels, land grab

Action Against Hunger Top “High-Impact” Agency (ACF)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/blog/action-against-hunger-named-among-top-high-impact-agencies?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+acf-usa%2Fnews+%28Action+Against+Hunger+%7C+Updates%29 Action Against Hunger Named Among Top “High-Impact” Agencies Philanthropedia’s panel of industry experts evaluated 52 international nonprofits & selected 11 as having the highest impact. Action Against Hunger has been named one of the top emergency … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine

UNCSD 2012 – Rio+20

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?page=view&nr=291&type=12&menu=20&str=Desertification “Desertification, drylands” (571 occurrences in 129 submissions)  

Posted in Desertification, drought, drylands

Reverse desertification program in Inner Mongolia (Google / Facebook / ABB)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

An award-winning ABB anti-desertification project in Inner Mongolia is helping to curb the annual sandstorms that choke Beijing and northern China each spring and disrupt supplies of vital electric power to millions of people. ABB anti-desertification project helps protect power … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, desert/desert gardening, afforestation, reforestation, drylands