COP 20 Smallholder Farming Systems for Future Resilient Agriculture
In an interview at COP 20, Lima, with a speaker from Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), who spoke on the issue of smallholder farmers having the simultaneous roles of ‘Risk’ and ‘Information’ managers in today’s farming environments with the added complexities and challenges of climate change as well. In terms of farming systems, farmers need […]
COP 21 – Martin Kopp, Lutheran World Federation, France
Spiritual Dimension – Martin Kopp, Justice Advocacy Officer of the Lutheran World Federation, France – Mobilise their constituency, Interfaith One-Day Conference
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.
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.
SOILS OF AFRICA ~ SOIL CARBON AND HEALTH WITH PROF. RATTAN LAL
At COP 22 Agriculture Day – Science to Action presentation, Prof. Rattan Lal of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Centre at Ohio State University, speaks on the Sustainable Management of Soil Carbon and Soil Health in Africa and the establishment of soil thresholds in the root zone of Africa. In addressing soil carbon and soil […]
Carbon Reduction – Al Gore
COP 20: Al Gore was optimistic about the agreements being reached. He spoke about the inadequacies of GDP at measuring the most important economic realities that we face, for example depletion of natural resources, the production of pollution and other negative externalities. In addition, positive externalities such as social inequality, healthcare, communication and networking are […]
COP 21 – Joachim Pilz – Spiritual Consciousness – Raising for Climate Change
The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Joachim Pilz, Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University – Spiritual Consciousness-Raising to Reverse Climate Change
Prof Jan Glazewski – UCT
Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 9 – Prof Jan Glazewski – Environmental and Maritime Law – UCT SA – 31 countries and 200 participants at the symposium – very important step towards dealing with fish crime.
Solutions
It is already too late for any gradual transition – especially since action to save the world still depends on the whim of individual countries, organisations and industry. YET Minimum Immediate Actions to Curtail and Reduce Green House Gases: • Stop production of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuel sources. • Stop methane produced from […]
COP 16 Dr.Keith Paustian Nitrogen & Soil Carbon Mngmt.
COP 16 CANCUN Dr. Keith Paustian speaks on effective nitrogen and soil carbon management in agriculture.
Helen Zille – Sustainable Development
Helen Zille, Premier of Western Cape speaks about Africa having leapfrogged the industrial revolution and headed straight for sustainable technology. Innovations coming out of Africa are excellent for combating the problems that have arisen from the Industrial Revolution in the rest of the world.