COP 20 US Center Presenters Natalya Gallo & Nelson Lagos Ocean Acidification, Upwelling and Deoxygenation
COP 20 Lima US Center Panel Presenters Natalya Gallo (Scripps Inst.), Nelson A. Lagos (CiCC) on: Ocean acidification, ocean deoxygenation & upwelling impacts on the marine eco-systems & communities that depend on sea harvesting for their livelihoods. This can be associated with the impacts of climate change and/or greater CO2 content in the atmosphere driving […]
Luke Boshier – Sustainable Farming – Part 1
Permaculture farm – Kwa-Zulu Natal – Umgazi River – Luke Boshier – discussion on community land that will be developed. Workshops for 200 people (lifeskills), 60 people (food gardens), other courses on building, water and sanitation. The soil is dead from repeated burnings which has destroyed all micro-organisms in the soil; top soil has been […]
COP 21 – Dr Lynn Wilson – Seatrust Institute
The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr Lynn Wilson, Executive Director of Seatrust Institute – an environmental research and educational nonprofit organization. Our project teams are actively working on environmental science and policy issues both locally and globally, placing SeaTrust Institute in a position to gather grassroots knowledge for research […]
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.
COP 20 Al Gore Flawed GDP System
Al Gore speaks about the flawed GDP system which only measures growth and the impact on finite resources, lack of investment in education, health & family services. A Sustainability measurement system needs to be implemented in business plans & included in government policies globally.
COP 20 FSC & Landscape.org interviews on FSC certification & Peru crop faming at higher elevations
COP 20 LIMA Interview with FSC spokesperson on: Protection of forest bio-diversity, soil, waterways are checked controlled by certified organisations. Non compliance will result in the loss of FSC certification. Interview with spokesperson from Landscapes.org on impacts of growing potato crops at higher than normal elevations in Peru, due to the spread of insect and […]
COP 21 US Centre 2015 Paris – Question Time – Collapse of Agriculture
The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: UNFCC Int, Collapse of Agriculture, Question time for Heads of State
COP 21 – USA and China – Commitments to New Climate Change Regulations
The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP21 Paris 2015: Discussion regarding commitments by USA and China to COP21 – May Boeve (350.org), Jane Drake Hamilton (Fresh Energy), Alden Meyer (Institute of Concerned Scientists), Keya Chatterjee (US Climate Action Network)
Marcel Cruse – Smart Fish
Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 5 – Marcel Cruse – Indian Ocean Smart Fish Project – This is a programme for the Implementation of a Regional Fisheries Strategy for the Eastern and Southern Africa – Indian Ocean Region
Kaisa Kosonen – Green Peace Interview On Energy
In this interview with Mother Channel, Kaisa Kosonen of Greenpeace, Finland, speaks at COP 20, Lima, Peru, on changing energy sources and opens the interview by stating that there have been enormous breakthroughs in renewable energy in last 5 years, citing the reduction in prices of solar panels by 80% over this period and that […]