This film shows you the central shocking secrets about climate change, but also the solutions we already have that can avoid climate breakdown. As someone who teaches climate change at University, I was becoming increasingly worried that my students did not understand some of the most important facts about climate ...
Read More »MARIUS – FARMERS REVERSING CLIMATE CHANGE
Important: Watch “Alan Savory” on “How to fight desertification and end climate change“ People can have a reference to the clip that is there, but these are strategies that were developed for large extensive areas, what we call grazing lands, which are a component. It also fits into a context ...
Read More »A forest garden with 500 edible plants could lead to a sustainable future
Instead of neat rows of monoculture, forest gardens combine fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables together in one seemingly wild setting. This type of agroforestry mimics natural ecosystems and uses the space available in a sustainable way. UK-based Martin Crawford is one of the pioneers of ...
Read More »EXTINCTION REVOLUTION FEB 8 2019
The SONA State of the Nation Address is to be given that night. These young people – Part of The Extinction Rebellion are protesting. We are here today to protest against our government not telling us the truth about the dangers and threats that climate change is bringing to our ...
Read More »ALIOU SALL FISHERIES IN SENEGAL
Aliou: My name is Aliou Sall, coming from Senegal, West Africa. I’m a Fisheries social anthropologist. When I talk about fisheries, I’m referring to small scale fisheries. Judy: That’s the kind of fisheries that we believe are most sustainable are small scale fisheries. Aliou: Yes of course. It’s the most ...
Read More »THULI MADONSELA SPEECH HIGHLIGHTS
THULI MADAONSELA SPEAKS ON ETHICAL CONSTITUTIONALISM AT UCT SUMMER SCHOOL 2019 Thuli Madonsela – The Ex Public Protector who challenged the Zuma administration. (The full speech will follow soon) “I want to engage you this afternoon on the issue of ethical governance and constitutional ethics. And as we can see, my ...
Read More »UNODC LARGE OCEAN NATIONS MARITIME AWARENESS
MR KOLVE NOBRE DE CAVALHO – ATTORNEY GENERAL OF REPUBLIC OF SAN TOME AND PRINCIPE Question from the Audience: Do we easily give that sort of universal jurisdiction when it comes to fisheries crime. That would be document fraud, human trafficking and all that. that is the main question. For piracy, ...
Read More »Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic
CAMILLA BRUCKNER – DIRECTOR – UNDP NORDIC REPRESENTATION OFFICE The US city itself represents in many ways the transition to sustainability that the sustainable development goals, the SDG’s as they are known popularly, what to promote. This building was designed by a Danish architectural firm called 3 times n. The ...
Read More »FISH CRIME 4 COPENHAGEN 2019 LARGE OCEAN NATIONS PART 2
Many of the Large Ocean Nations are small island developing states. A thriving fishing industry based on fair competition and the sustainable use of the ocean is crucial for a viable blue economy that will support the well being of their populations, but large ocean nations have limited capacity to ...
Read More »FISH CRIME CONFERENCE 2018 LARGE OCEAN NATIONS 3
Jamaica is located in the Carribean and we are smack between two major shipping lanes. We are also geostrategically located between the demand countries for narcotics in North America and the supply country countries in South America. Most importantly, the coastal waters in Jamaica are one of the most overfished waters ...
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