Discussion by three Nutritionists – Heidi du Preez and Beatrice Rabkin, Regarding Nutrient-dense food in its most original form, preferably home-grown, wild foods
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister adn Environmentalist, India – We need to understand that Global Warming is already upon us, we have already lost quality of life, now we are discussing life itself. Each country needs to take action with or without legislation.
The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr Gina Radford – Reducing Carbon Footprint of the NHS in the UK. Education of public and health professionals, Leading by example – TLC = Turn-off equipment, Lights off and Close the door
Permaculture – John Turner – Organic Farming is now more popular than Genetically Modified (GM) Foods. We have to change because the Industrial system has such a negative impact on the planet as it uses mineral dollars instead of solar dollars. GM has gone out of fashion. The feedback from farmers is that they do […]
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/
Permaculture – Kurt Amman – Rozendal Permaculture Farm – Organic Farming since 1985 – Chemical Fertilisers and Pesticides replaced with Biodynamic Organic Fertiliser
The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Isis Alvarez works for the Global Forest Coalition – a group of social movements, NGOs and Indigenous People’s Organisations, which protects indigenous people’s rights when international forestry policies destroy livelihoods.
Cancun Climate Summit, Mexico, December 2010 – Kenya has superior wind power to the North Sea offshore winds. They have already constructed a 350MW windpower farm and have a Geothermal capacity of 17000MW. Kenya is taking the leaad in controlling their own destiny through the Public Private Partnerships in renewable energy, particularly wind farms.
The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Fuelling the Fire – the Big Polluters Bankrolling COP21, Tamar Lawrence-Samuel, Corporate Accountability International, Olivier Hoedeman, Corporate Europe Observatory, Asad Rehman, Friends of Earth, The Negative Influence of Transnational Corporations on Climate Policy
Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 13 – Bernard Liedemann, DAFF – The need for a Multi-national body to be established to deal with crime on the high seas.