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COP 21 Deforestation and Beef Production in South America
The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Presentation on market driven, export driven beef and soybean production in South America leading to large-scale deforestation to create farms and cattle ranches. Most emissions (70%) are due to the deforestation and change in land-use with only 20% due to enteric fermentation.
COP 22 ~ Climate Change Effect on Deep Ocean Biodiversity realms
Dr Lisa Levin (Dir. Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography) introduces a panel of specialists during a Group discussion on Climate Change in the Deep Half of the Planet, at COP 22, Marrakech 2016. The discussion centers around the largest habitat on Earth – Deep Ocean, more than >200m below […]
COP 20 IFOAM Panel Speakers on Organic Smallholder farming
COP 20 Lima Panel Speakers from the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) on: The inclusion of positive Small-holder Organic Farming climate change impacts in the IPCC climate action negotiation agenda. Agriculture is at the forefront of climate change impacts with, droughts, floods & extreme weather impacting on food security and loss of farming […]
Mark Marcovino – Law Enforcement and Moving Sushi
Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 7 – Marco Marcovino, EU Commission for Monitoring, Control and Surveillance of Fisheries; Multi-party Task team in Tanzania on Environmental Organised Crime, and leads an NPO called Moving Sushi, which provides ope access to an International Marine Database […]
GLOBAL FORESTRY ISSUES AND DEFORESTATION EMISSION REDUCTIONS
In this Mother Channel interview at COP 22, with Christopher Martius (Principal Scientist Climate Change, CIFOR) – We work globally on forests and forestry issues, particularly in the Tropics and also on Climate Change problems related to forests and deforestation. One of our research aspects is a comparative study on mechanisms to reduce emissions from […]
Who?… What? is affecting the Future of Our Seas and Marine Ecosystems?
In an exclusive interview with Mother Channel, Assoc. Prof. Colin Attwood from the Dept. of Biological Sciences, UCT speaks about his focus on Marine Ecology, Conservation and Fisheries which involves inter alia, the evaluation of the role of marine protected areas in conservation and fisheries, monitoring and assessment of coastal fish stocks, particularly recreational fisheries, […]
A Key Challenge and “Urgent” Need to Replenish the Arable Soils of Africa!
At this Science to Action Day at COP 22, Marrakech, Ms Charlotte Hebebrand, Director General – International Fertilizer Association (IFA), speaks on Climate-Smart Agriculture ~ What Role for Fertilisers? The presentation opened with a summary on the state of African soils by highlighting key issues, viz; 75% of arable land in sub-Saharan Africa is degraded […]
Panel and Discussion
Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 15 – Question regarding Transnational Crime on the high seas and Criminal Jurisdiction
COP 20 – Christiana Figueres – UNFCCC – Ocean Warming
COP 20: Lima, Peru: December 2014: Christiana Figueres, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) speaks about Ocean Warming and the gap it is giving the human race by absorbing excess heat/CO2 and becoming acidified.
COP 21 ROBERT MADJITA NGO ON INNOVATIVE FARMING PROJECTS UGANDA
COP 21 PARIS. Robert Madjita Deputy Director of EMELEE Environmental Management NGO Uganda speaks on, innovative agriculture pilot project in Uganda using efficient techniques for crops and animals using drought resistant plants. Construction of water efficient irrigation systems.
COP 21 – Prof Patrick Rampal – Health Professionals and the Environment
The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Prof Patrick Rampal speaks on the lack of Environmental Education for Health Professionals
Lorenzo Perissinotto on Wild Fish resources
Lorenzo Perissinotto, Professor of Marine Biology, Zoology and Entomology at Rhodes University, South Africa, briefly talks about fishing and aqua culture.
COP 21 Brighter Green – Meat as a driver of Deforestation
The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Executive Director of Brighter Green, Mia MacDonald, and Associate Wanqing Zhou presents a film narrated by Wen Bo of the Global Exploration Fund, on the increased demand for meat in China since the 1990s and the introduction of western fast foods into their economy. […]
Dr JT Reager Talks about how NASA uses it Satellites to Monitor sub-surface Water Storage and Hydrologic Extremes and Global
Talks about how NASA uses it Satellites to Monitor sub-surface Water Storage and Hydrologic Extremes and Global