Universities, Institutions, Colleges and Schools Awarding Veterinary Degrees | World Veterinary Association

Universities, Institutions, Colleges and Schools Awarding Veterinary Degrees | World Veterinary Association: "This database expands on the Universities, Institutions, Colleges and Schools Awarding Veterinary Degrees database developed by Dr. David Scarfe. The WVA is grateful to Dr Scarfe for his contribution and maintenance of his database."

Halving Hunger | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Halving Hunger | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): "In 2000, the world’s leaders set a target of halving the percentage of hungry people between 1990 and 2015. This rather modest target constitutes part of the first Millennium Development Goal, which also calls for halving the proportion of people living in poverty and achieving full employment."

IRIN Global | GLOBAL: Why is feeding the hungry so controversial? | Global | United States | Food Security Aid Policy | Feature

IRIN Global | GLOBAL: Why is feeding the hungry so controversial? | Global | United States | Food Security Aid Policy | Feature: "NEW YORK, 14 June 2010 (IRIN) - The US Senate is expected to pass the Global Food Security Act, new legislation that would significantly expand the government's commitment to combating hunger worldwide with a broad range of measures and more money, and a special coordinator, or 'food czar', to oversee implementation of these provisions across agencies."

Research Areas & Approach: International Development Research Centre

Research Areas & Approach: International Development Research Centre: "IDRC has been contributing to building the field of ecohealth since 1996. Results include improved health and ecosystems, improved research capabilities in developing countries, and in many cases, positive changes in policies and common practices.
The Program supports many Communities of Practice in Ecohealth (COPEH) and other networks, the International Association for Ecology and Health and its journal, EcoHealth. It has also organized two international Forums to share knowledge between different groups,while strengthening and challenging the field."

6th International Conference on Emerging Zoonoses - WELCOME

6th International Conference on Emerging Zoonoses - WELCOME: "We take great pleasure in inviting you to join us for the 6th International Conference on Emerging Zoonoses, which will take place in Cancun, Mexico,
February 24 – 27, 2011."

Tribal and state ecosystem management regimes influence forest regeneration

ScienceDirect - Forest Ecology and Management : Tribal and state ecosystem management regimes influence forest regeneration: "Wild ungulates such as white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are highly valued wildlife assets that provide subsistence, economic and cultural benefits to hunters and rural communities. Yet, high density populations of these herbivores can contribute significantly to regeneration failures in a wide range of forest types. Pre-European settlement white-tailed deer densities were estimated to have been approximately 2–4 deer km−2, and similar densities have been recommended to balance contemporary forest regeneration and wildlife objectives."

IRIN Middle East | SYRIA: Act now to stop desertification, says FAO | Middle East | Syria | Early Warning Environment Food Security Water & Sanitation | News Item

IRIN Middle East | SYRIA: Act now to stop desertification, says FAO | Middle East | Syria | Early Warning Environment Food Security Water & Sanitation | News Item: "Photo: Stephen Starr/IRIN
Desertification threatens Syria
DAMASCUS, 15 June 2010 (IRIN) - An irreversible degeneration of some of Syria’s landmass could occur because of three consecutive years of drought, warns the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

“If desertification is not controlled, it threatens the land and our heritage,” Abdulla Tahir Bin Yehia, head of FAO in Syria, said. “The situation is terrible in Syria and has been worsened by the past years of low rainfall.”"

Activist Teacher: Global Warming: Truth or Dare?

Activist Teacher: Global Warming: Truth or Dare?: "Global warming is often presented as the greatest potential threat to humankind and as the greatest environmental and ecological threat on the planet. It is also presented as a problem that could be solved or contained by determined international collaboration - by political will if it were present."

How Global Warming and Capitalism Are Deeply Intertwined | Vision | AlterNet

How Global Warming and Capitalism Are Deeply Intertwined | Vision | AlterNet: "It is no accident that environmental crisis is gathering as social injustice is deepening and growing inequality is impairing democratic institutions."

BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch: Valuing nature, doing what with the numbers?

BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch: Valuing nature, doing what with the numbers?: "The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IBPES) will be loosely modelled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - presumably taking into account of whatever recommendations the ongoing review of IPCC practices come up with."

High-yield agriculture slows pace of global warming, say researchers

High-yield agriculture slows pace of global warming, say researchers: "ScienceDaily (June 14, 2010) — Advances in high-yield agriculture over the latter part of the 20th century have prevented massive amounts of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere -- the equivalent of 590 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide -- according to a new study led by two Stanford Earth scientists."

Agriculture, food production among worst environmental offenders, report finds

Agriculture, food production among worst environmental offenders, report finds: "ScienceDaily (June 9, 2010) — Earth is expected to be home to roughly 9 billion people by 2050 -- and everyone needs to eat. But a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme observes that growing and producing food make agriculture and food consumption among the most important drivers of environmental pressures, including climate change and habitat loss."

FDA should adopt risk-based approach to food safety, report recommends

FDA should adopt risk-based approach to food safety, report recommends: "ScienceDaily (June 8, 2010) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's abilities to discover potential threats to food safety and prevent outbreaks of foodborne illness are hampered by impediments to efficient use of its limited resources and a piecemeal approach to gathering and using information on risks, says a new report by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council."

IRIN, IPS Examine Pending U.S. Legislation To Address Global Hunger, FGM - Kaiser Global Health

IRIN, IPS Examine Pending U.S. Legislation To Address Global Hunger, FGM - Kaiser Global Health

IRIN reports on the Global Food Security Act, a bill aimed at expanding the U.S. government's role in combating hunger around the world. The legislation is co-sponsored by Sens. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.).

The bill, which IRIN reports is expected to pass the Senate before moving on to the House of Representatives, "would allocate several billion dollars over five years to research and development, to enhance 'food security, agriculture productivity, rural development, poverty and malnutrition alleviation, and environmental sustainability.'" It would also create a "food czar" position to coordinate the implementation of the bill. The new funding in the bill is "'in addition, and complementary, to food aid provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture,' most of which is not permitted to be purchased in the areas where a food crisis is occurring," the news service notes.

Sustainability Science

Sustainability Science: "Sustainability Science probes interactions between global, social, and human systems, the complex mechanisms that lead to degradation of these systems, and concomitant risks to human well-being. The journal provides a platform for building sustainability science as a new academic discipline which can point the way to a sustainable global society by facing challenges that existing disciplines have not addressed."

Traditional Food Crops Provide Community Resilience in Face of Climate Change | Worldwatch Institute

Traditional Food Crops Provide Community Resilience in Face of Climate Change | Worldwatch Institute

Event Guide - Aid Forum Online

Event Guide - Aid Forum Online: "The Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) is an annual event for humanitarian aid and development solutions.
Within a trade-show setting, AIDF comprises conference sessions looking at aid and development effectiveness in the delivery of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The intention is to move towards a global framework for aid effectiveness. There will also be a procurement network examining how business can best work with NGO, UN and government entities. Participants will discuss policy, the needs of the sectors, and exchange best practice at the same place that they can see, touch and experience products central to delivery.
Use the links on the Left han"

UNSCN - SCN News

UNSCN - SCN News: "Current issue SCN News 38: Climate Change: Food and Nutrition Security Implications, early 2010." Diversify food sources; go local, suggests renowned agriculturalist and development expert Hans Herren in the latest news publication by the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN). "

Rescuing Ecosystems Can Save Trillions Of Dollars

World Environment News - Rescuing Ecosystems Can Save Trillions Of Dollars: U.N. - Planet Ark: "A few million dollars invested by governments in restoring nature could prevent far greater losses of the free services that ecosystems provide to people around the world, a U.N. report said on Thursday.

In the study released before World Environment Day on June 5, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said nations could boost their economies by replenishing dying forests, marshes, coral reefs and riverbanks.

'What are the real economic value of some of these resources? Wetlands, of which half have been destroyed, have an economic value of $7 trillion per year,' Tim Kasten, a UNEP natural resources expert, told reporters in Nairobi.

'All together these services are providing up to $70 trillion per year of economic benefit,' Kasten said."

Vision of Humanity

Vision of Humanity: "The 2010 rankings are here! This year 149 nations of the world have been ranked by their peacefulness and the results have stimulated some very interesting analysis"

The Global Economic Crisis and Developing Countries: Effects, Responses and Options for Sustainable Recovery

The Global Economic Crisis and Developing Countries: Effects, Responses and Options for Sustainable Recovery

UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet | Environment | guardian.co.uk

UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "A global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of climate change, a UN report said today.

As the global population surges towards a predicted 9.1 billion people by 2050, western tastes for diets rich in meat and dairy products are unsustainable, says the report from United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) international panel of sustainable resource management."

Foundation Notes | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Foundation Notes | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Needs growing for millions facing hunger in Sahel region, UN agency warns

Needs growing for millions facing hunger in Sahel region, UN agency warns: "Over 10 million risk hunger in the Sahel
28 May 2010 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned of growing needs in the Eastern Sahel region of West Africa, one of the most destitute regions in the world, where some 10 million people are facing extreme hunger due to drought and poor harvests.
Thomas Yanga, WFP Regional Director for West Africa, said that despite efforts by governments, humanitarian agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the situation in eastern Mali, northern Cameroon, Chad and Niger is critical.

Hunger is pushing more and more people from the countryside into cities where they are searching for food to feed their families, he noted."

Ensuring food security for all-Comments & Analysis-Opinion-The Economic Times

Ensuring food security for all-Comments & Analysis-Opinion-The Economic Times: "The National Food Security Bill, 2010 that aims to provide subsidised foodgrain to the very poor is welcome, but its definition of ‘food security’ is too narrow. The Rome declaration on World Food Security (at the World Food Summit in 1996) states that “we, the heads of state and government ... reaffirm the right of everyone to have (physical and economic) access to safe and nutritious food, consistent with the right to adequate food and the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger.” India is a signatory to this declaration.

The architects of the food security bill have either forgotten the Rome declaration or ignored it. Not only that it has defined food security in a narrow sense — minimum quantity of foodgrains to poor families at subsidised rates — it is also inconsistent with the fundamental right to life of every citizen, particularly when one looks at the issue in the context of various Supreme Court orders."

Needed: An ethical approach to development partnerships - Mahendra Shah

Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - Opinion: "The world food demand is projected to increase more than two-fold in the next four decades. The challenges ahead to achieve food security for all and deliver the more than sixty year old Universal Right to Food are formidable. Today there are a billion people living everyday wit chronic hunger. Land degradation, rising water scarcities and declines in agricultural productivity are rampant in many parts of the world.
Unlike the efforts that mobilised the 1970s Green Revolution that resulted in more than doubling of the world food production, today there is a lack of public sector commitment to invest in agricultural research, essential for new and sustainable green-enhanced crop productivity - and a blue-efficient water use - revolution."