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May, 2016

  • 18 May

    COP 21 Mangrove Swamps in the Philippines

    This video we hear about how the natural infrastructure of the Philippines is being damaged and lost. The central part of the Philippines is losing its wetlands at a rapid rate. There have been massive impacts on the poorest communities and that have resulted from the loss of the coastal ...

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  • 18 May

    John Turner – Organic Farmer

    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 ...

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  • 18 May

    Luke Boshier – Sustainable Farming – Part 3

    Luke Boshier discusses building methods with compacted soil and 3% cement – wattle and daub methods. The way the poorer people in the area build at the moment shows a victim mentality – they do not knead the clay properly or add mealie husks/grass to the mix so their houses ...

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  • 18 May

    Luke Boshier – Sustainable Farming – Part 2

    Permaculture farm – Kwa-Zulu Natal – Umgazi River – Luke Boshier – discussion on how aid and grants create dependency and destroy local farming

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  • 18 May

    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 ...

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  • 16 May

    COP 21 – Discussion regarding commitments by USA and China to COP21

    This video sees a panel discussion about the commitments from the USA and China to cop21 as we know they are the big two economies but also massive polluters. The American speaker reminds us that the movement in the United States Is not getting slower rather it is growing and ...

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  • 16 May

    COP 21 Kirsty Lewis – Met Office, Hadley Centre

    The University of Earth –  Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Kirsty Lewis leads the Climate Security Team at the Met Office, Hadley Centre and is engaged in research about the effect of Climate Change of Global Food Security particularly for the most vulnerable

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  • 16 May

    COP 21 Alexandra Bonnet – Local Government Paris

    The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Alexandra Bonnet is manning a stand to do with the local government and citizen response to global warming in Paris. The projects undertaken can be compared to those of other localities wishing to make a difference.

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