Category Archives: Media – Press

BRIDGES OVER TROUBLED WATERS (Book, VUBPRESS)

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

CROSSTALKS presents BRIDGES OVER TROUBLED WATERS Since 1990, 1.7 billion people have gained access to safe drinking water, but 884 million people are still without. By 2050, at least one in four people is likely to live in a country … Continue reading →

Posted in books/publications, Water

Desertification Indicators (Google / Wiley)

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119977759.ch3/summary Desertification Indicators: From Concept to Practice Anton Imeson1,2 Published Online: 21 FEB 2012 DOI: 10.1002/9781119977759.ch3 Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Summary This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Approaches to desertification … Continue reading →

Posted in books/publications, Desertification

UN FOOD RELIEF AGENCY PARTNERS WITH HUNGER GAMES FILM (UN News) + (Comment by Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

New York, Feb 23 2012  6:05PM The United Nations food relief agency <”http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/world-food-programme-and-feeding-america-partner-hunger-games“&gt; announced today its partnership with the producers of the upcoming film <i>The Hunger Games</i>, based on the best-selling science fiction novels, to raise awareness about hunger around … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, Media - Press, Videos

Radio spots to raise awareness on proper hygiene, water treatment, and storage (Acted)

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.acted.org/fr/node/4281 PODCAST Radio spots help reduce malnutrition in Kenya Community-based women’s groups receive hygiene training in in Soweto, Samburu East District, Kenya MARALAL, Kenya [ACTED News] – Limited access to clean water is showing negative impacts on … Continue reading →

Posted in human life, Media - Press, public health, Social dimensions, Water

A Green Revolution for trees (Agricultural Biodiverssity Weblog)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Read at : http://agro.biodiver.se/2012/01/a-green-revolution-for-trees/ A Green Revolution for trees by LUIGI Prof Roger Leakey, sometime of ICRAF (among other places), where he pioneered tree domestication in support of rural livelihoods, and now Vice Chairman of the International Tree Foundation, has … Continue reading →

Posted in books/publications, Forestry

Are these five media innovations really working to reduce hunger ? (WorldWatch Institute / Willem Van Cotthem’s comment)

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Read at : Five Media Innovations that Help Feed the Planet “Worldwatch researchers offered a diverse selection of sustainability posts last week. In this one, we discussed five media innovations that are working to reduce hunger around the world. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, container/bottle gardening, family farming, family gardens, food / food security, hunger / famine, kitchen garden, malnutrition, Media - Press, permaculture, school gardens, urban agriculture/farming, urban gardening, vegetables, Videos

GIS and Desertification in the Arab World (Google / IDOSI)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.idosi.org/mejsr/mejsr8(6)11/7.pdf Estimating Desertification in the Arab World Using GIS Approach Ali Mansour Ali Saad and Noresah Mohd Shariff Geography Programme, School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Malaysia Middle-East Journal of … Continue reading →

Posted in books/publications, Desertification, GIS / remote sensing

A new Global Framework on Climate Services (Google / United Nations Radio)

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2011/10/information-on-climate-helps-poor-farmers/ Information on climate helps poor farmers Providing scientific information about climate and weather patterns particularly in developing countries helps farmers to engage in agriculture and fight desertification. That’s according to the head … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, Media - Press

Book : ‘Desertification, Land Degradation and Sustainability’ (A. IMESON / Wiley)

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.wiley-vch.de/publish/en/books/forthcomingTitles/EN00/0-470-71449-2/?sID=clcu8dkaosc16kovdrhlgad636 Imeson, Anton 1. Edition – November 2011 ca. 44.90 Euro 2011. 352 Pages, Softcover ISBN-10: 0-470-71449-2 ISBN-13: 978-0-470-71449-2 – John Wiley & Sons Detailed description Desertification offers a comprehensive overview of the subject and … Continue reading →

Posted in books/publications, Desertification, land / land degradation, sustainable development

A social media campaign (Google / WebWire)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – images of the Africa Drought http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=144518 World Vision supporters launch global online campaign to make #FamineNoMore WEBWIRE Social networks seen as crucial to spread the word, boost donations amidst difficult fundraising climate and waning … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, Media - Press