Worldwide urbanization, salination and desertification (Google Alert – Peakfood)
Read at : Google Alert for desertification Peakfood http://peakfood.co.uk/2007/07/20/they-dont-make-land-anymore/ They don’t make Land anymore July 20th, 2007 by JohnEven though there is still some...
View ArticlePastoralism in Africa (Google Alert / East African)
Read at : Google Alert for desertification The East African – Nationmedia http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/current/News/News2307072.htm Africa needs a common policy on pastoralism By FRED OLUOCH...
View ArticleFamily gardens, school gardens, roofs, balconies and windowsills for the...
Today, I received the new “About : Gardening” with interesting contributions of Marie IANNOTTI. My attention was immediately drawn to a message entitled “Plant A Row for the Hungry” (PAR). Indeed, I...
View ArticleSurvival of pastoralism in Africa (Technorati / Masabahouse / IRIN)
Read at : Technorati Masabahouse http://masabahouse.livejournal.com/137595.html “ONE LINK” – AFRICA: Can pastoralism survive in the 21st century? (IRIN) ISIOLO, 13 July 2007 (IRIN) – Pastoralism is...
View ArticleWater is a human right : let’s save it (Technorati / ucantalk2mom)
Read at : Technorati ucantalk2mom Water – will we soon be thirsty? Posted by Ida I love water – love to drink it, love to soak in it, love to look at it – love it. For several years I’ve … Continue...
View ArticleSaving Earth or Saving Profits (Google Alert / Mailstrom)
Read at : Google Alert / desertification http://mailstrom.blogspot.com/2007/11/saving-earth-or-saving-profits.html Saving Earth or Saving Profits From an article in December’s Socialist Standard–...
View ArticleThe effect of drought
Photo credit: Kevin Straight A Natural Southern California Landscape with an Aqueduct Visible in the Distance Dessication and Civilization by Kevin A. Straight Rain is necessary; for water is the...
View ArticleFrom farm to boda-boda
Photo credit: CIAT Blog Can the entrepreneurial spirit of young people be harnessed to encourage them to turn to agriculture? Credit: Georgina Smith / CIAT Farms without farmers? by Stephanie Malyon...
View ArticleCombating urban desertification: Trees and Health App
Tool shows where cities need trees most by Megan Treacy Urban tree mapping has become a popular thing and for good reason. Studies have shown that not only does living near trees make our bodies...
View ArticleThe people of Earth really love their cities
Photo credit: Citylab World Population split in half Half the World Lives on 1% of Its Land, Mapped by TANVI MISRA In the simple map above lies a stark spatial imbalance: half the people in the world...
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