Tag: sustainable

Supporting Climate-Friendly Food Production

Dec 5, 2012

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Environment, Health and Medicine, Poverty, Technology (Biotech & Health)

Worldwatch Blogs: Supporting Climate-Friendly Food Production This [United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization] report, Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture: Supporting Climate-Friendly Food Production, discusses six sustainable approaches to land and water use, in both rural and urban areas, that are helping farmers and other food producers mitigate or adapt to climate change—and often both. They are:…
Global water crisis

Dec 4, 2012

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mwkruse

in Environment, Health and Medicine, Technology (Food & Water), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Christian Science Monitor: Global water crisis: too little, too much, or lack of a plan? This is a good piece about the growing challenges of freshwater supplies around the world. After detailing at length the challenges, the article concludes: … But the picture may not be as bad as it seems. While the projections about…