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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 […]
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Lorenzo Perissinotto in the Field

Lorenzo Perissinotto, Professor of Marine Biology, Zoology and Entomology at Rhodes University, South Africa, in the field discussing species, in particular invertebrates, and their environment.
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Sustainable Marine Resource harvesting – Local divers

The small mining community of San Juan de Marcona, one of five districts in the province of Nazca, Southern Peru, depends on the port and most of its 20 thousand inhabitants who are fishermen and local divers who practice sustainable marine resource harvesting. The major industry here is the Marcona Mine, but fishing has been […]
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Oceans Around Africa ~ Risk Reduction and Vulnerable Ecosystems (Part 1)

In this panel presentation, speakers present on the Effects of Climate Change on Oceans focusing in particular on Africa in the global context, also in conjunction with the IPCC-AR5 Report at COP 22, Marrakech. Prof. Dr Hans-Otto Pörtner of Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven (AWI), Ocean biologist, Climate researcher and Co‐Chair IPCC WGII – globally, there […]
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Marcus Asner – US Attorney – Prosecutor Bengis Case

Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 8 – US Attorney, Marcus Asner, currently a lawyer in New York, was a federal prosecutor between 2000 to 2009 in Manhattan, and prosecuted amongst others, the James Bengis South and West coast Rock lobster and Patagonian toothfish […]
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KRYSTAL TOLLEY – LIZARD SCIENTIST – ON EXTINCTIONS OF A SPECIES IMPACT

LIZARD SPECIALIST, Principal Scientist: Molecular Ecology Programme, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, South Africa, KRYSTAL TOLLEY interviewed on a field trip into the mountains of the Couga basin E. CAPE describes the interaction between all species, the way they are responding to changing environmental conditions caused by climate change and the impact of […]
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Organised Crime – Discussion

Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 19 – Discussion – Global Security and Organised Crime – Inspection of Unseaworthy Vessels leads to uncovering of further crimes such as human trafficking, money laundering. Prosecution of Crimes
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COP 20 US Center Panel Speakers on Ocean Acidification & Adaptation

COP 20 Lima,US Center Panel Speaker Dr. Carol Turley, Snr Scientist at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK, speaks on CO2 emissions intensifying global ocean acidification at an unprecedented rate and it’s impacts on all marine species. Dr. Elizabeth Jewett (NOAA) introduced the panel speaker, Dr Carol Turley, amongst others, and proceeded to start the panel […]
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CLIMATE IMPACTS AFRICA – AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ADAPTATION

COP 22 Agriculture – Science to Action ~ FAO Dep. Director and Coordinator for Natural Resources – Climate Change Impacts in Africa. Maria Helena Semedo (FAO Deputy Director) explained that Agriculture should be “considered a solution and not a threat”, adding that FAO’s work on climate change is aimed at strengthening resilience of smallholder farmers […]