Mining – Gunter Pauli
Gunter Pauli discusses Mineral Wealth and the need to rethink minerals as an engine for development
Mining and Oil – Tar Sands – Canada – Indigenous Environmental Network
Indigenous Environmental Network is a NPO working on behalf of indigenous communities located in areas where Tar Sands are being mined for oil. They are suffering from increasing levels of illness and cancers.
Mining and Oil – Tar Sands – Canadian Youth Protest
Demonstration by Canadian Youth at COP 20 concerning the lack of a coherent climate policy for Canada that would protect the rights of its citizens to a clean environment. Steven Harper’s government
Money and Wealth – Charlie Fraser – Foundation for Common Good
Charlie Fraser from the Foundation for Common Good discusses how money works to protect the position of the wealthy and how this would be different in a sustainable world economy – See further information f-f-c-g.org/team/
Nutrition for Health – Heidi du Preez – Food Scientist
Heidi du Preez discusses healthy nutrition – naturalnutrition.co.za/about-us/heidi-du-preez/ Heidi du Preez is a registered Professional Natural Scientist, who obtained her master degree in Food Science. She worked as a Food Scientist in the food industry for six years. While living in the UK for three years, and as a Food Scientist with a personal interest […]
Ocean Acidification – Alicia Harold Carly – OCEANA
Ocean Acidification – Alicia Harold Carly, a Marine Scientist from Oceana.org, discusses how the acidification of oceans is leading to negative impacts on marine species, crashes in marine ecosystems and a decline in coral reefs.
Ocean Pollution – Russell Weston
Ocean Pollution – Russell Weston discusses False Bay Park, the dump site and its effect on the Wetland area, the water table and the surrounding farms. We need to find better ways to recycle and deal with waste production than dumping.
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
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
Per Erik Bergh – Stop Illegal Fishing – Botswana
Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 2 – Per Erik Bergh, Stop Illegal Fishing, Secretary, Botswana, the difficulty is that most of these crimes are committed far out to sea and there is no oversight. We are motivating governments to intervene.
Permaculture – Farmers in Zimbabwe
Farmers in Zimbabwe have been trained in Permaculture and sustainable farming by a Botswanan NPO. They use natural resources to produce crops. For example, their compost is made from raw cow dung processed by worms.
