Category Archives: cities / urbanisation

Saving Earth or Saving Profits (Google Alert / Mailstrom)

Posted on November 30, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert / desertification http://mailstrom.blogspot.com/2007/11/saving-earth-or-saving-profits.html Saving Earth or Saving Profits   From an article in December’s Socialist Standard– translated from a leaflet distributed by socialists in France. The environment is not under threat from industrial production as … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, cities / urbanisation, conservation, Ecology - environment, economy, energy/bioenergy/biofuels, fertilizer - nutrients, greenhouse gases, pesticides / herbicides, pollution, Social dimensions | Leave a comment

Water is a human right : let’s save it (Technorati / ucantalk2mom)

Posted on August 2, 2007 by

Read at : Technorati ucantalk2mom Water – will we soon be thirsty?  Posted by Ida  I love water – love to drink it, love to soak in it, love to look at it – love it. For several years I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in cities / urbanisation, Climate / climate change, Desertification, financial aspects, public health, Social dimensions, Water | Leave a comment

Survival of pastoralism in Africa (Technorati / Masabahouse / IRIN)

Posted on August 2, 2007 by

Read at : Technorati Masabahouse http://masabahouse.livejournal.com/137595.html “ONE LINK” – AFRICA: Can pastoralism survive in the 21st century? (IRIN) ISIOLO, 13 July 2007 (IRIN) – Pastoralism is under threat – from climate change, shifting global markets and increased competition for land … Continue reading →

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Family gardens, school gardens, roofs, balconies and windowsills for the hungry (Willem / About: Gardening)

Posted on August 2, 2007 by

Today, I received the new “About : Gardening” with interesting contributions of Marie IANNOTTI. My attention was immediately drawn to a message entitled “Plant A Row for the Hungry” (PAR). Indeed, I have been spending the major part of my … Continue reading →

Posted in capacity building, cities / urbanisation, container/bottle gardening, desert/desert gardening, Desertification, family gardens, food / food security, Gardening / Horticulture, gardening kids, gender, hunger / famine, local (indigenous) knowledge, malnutrition, poverty, public health, refugees, Research / science, rooftop gardening, school gardens, Social dimensions, Soil, sustainable development, Technologies, Water, women/youth and desertification | Leave a comment

Pastoralism in Africa (Google Alert / East African)

Posted on July 25, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert for desertification The East African – Nationmedia http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/current/News/News2307072.htm Africa needs a common policy on pastoralism By FRED OLUOCH  Special Correspondent African countries will soon be required to embrace a common policy on pastoralism to reduce … Continue reading →

Posted in capacity building, cities / urbanisation, Climate / climate change, conservation, Ecology - environment, education, Pastoralism / animal husbandry, poverty, rural development, Social dimensions, sustainable development | 4 Comments

Worldwide urbanization, salination and desertification (Google Alert – Peakfood)

Posted on July 22, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert for desertification Peakfood http://peakfood.co.uk/2007/07/20/they-dont-make-land-anymore/ They don’t make Land anymore July 20th, 2007 by JohnEven though there is still some relatively small areas of underused land in parts of the old Soviet Union and elsewhere, worldwide … Continue reading →

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