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Benno Hansen

UN report urges greater green efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean - 3 views

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shared by Benno Hansen on 19 Feb 10 - Cached
  • in Latin America and the Caribbean,” the rate of deforestation in the region is double the global average
  • targets contained within “MDG 7” is to integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes
  • from 1990 to 2005 the total surface of protected areas grew 120 per cent, consumption of ozone-depleting substances declined by 85 per cent and coverage of drinking water and basic sanitation rose by 10 per cent and 17 per cent, respectively
Benno Hansen

RIO+20 must build a new economic order - TH!NK ABOUT IT - 0 views

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  • In Rio, the United Nations must together build a new economic order.
  • While taking measures to tackle the crisis, we must separate growth from environmental damage.
  • we call on political leaders to renew their commitment to meeting the Millennium Development Goals and to adopt additional measures backed up with the necessary funding. We call on developed countries in particular to implement their commitment to allocate 0.7% of their gross national income to development aid.
Anne White

I Passed the UK Police Recruitment for 2011 - 2 views

started by Anne White on 11 Oct 11 no follow-up yet
Jasmine Stewart

Improved Business Practices with Full AQTF Compliance - 2 views

BluegemEXPLORE has the software that our RTO requires to help us maintain compliance with AQTF standards, automate our company's operations, and help us prepare for RTO registration. The software e...

Training Management Systems

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Benno Hansen

Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People -- Godfray et al. 327 (5967): ... - 2 views

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shared by Benno Hansen on 23 Feb 10 - Cached
  • more than one in seven people today still do not have access to sufficient protein and energy from their diet, and even more suffer from some form of micronutrient malnourishment
  • Increases in production will have an important part to play, but they will be constrained as never before by the finite resources provided by Earth’s lands, oceans, and atmosphere
  • a period of rising and more volatile food prices driven primarily by increased demand from rapidly developing countries, as well as by competition for resources from first-generation biofuels production
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  • agricultural land that was formerly productive has been lost to urbanization and other human uses, as well as to desertification, salinization, soil erosion, and other consequences of unsustainable land management
  • the world will need 70 to 100% more food by 2050
  • Low yields occur because of technical constraints that prevent local food producers from increasing productivity or for economic reasons arising from market conditions.
  • In the most extreme cases of failed states and nonfunctioning markets, the solution lies completely outside the food system.
  • Food production in developing countries can be severely affected by market interventions in the developed world, such as subsidies or price supports.
  • the environmental costs of food production might increase with globalization, for example, because of increased greenhouse gas emissions associated with increased production and food transport
  • Food production has important negative "externalities," namely effects on the environment or economy that are not reflected in the cost of food.
  • superior technologies may become available and that future generations may be wealthier
  • The introduction of measures to promote sustainability does not necessarily reduce yields or profits. One study of 286 agricultural sustainability projects in developing countries, involving 12.6 million chiefly small-holder farmers on 37 million hectares, found an average yield increase of 79% across a very wide variety of systems and crop types
  • Unexploited genetic material from land races, rare breeds, and wild relatives will be important in allowing breeders to respond to new challenges
  • Fair returns on investment are essential for the proper functioning of the private sector, but the extension of the protection of intellectual property rights to biotechnology has led to a growing public perception in some countries that biotech research purely benefits commercial interests and offers no long-term public good. Just as seriously, it also led to a virtual monopoly of GM traits in some parts of the world, by a restricted number of companies, which limits innovation and investment in the technology.
  • Roughly 30 to 40% of food in both the developed and developing worlds is lost to waste
  • unwanted food goes to a landfill instead of being used as animal feed or compost because of legislation to control prion diseases
  • retailers discard many edible, yet only slightly blemished products
  • In the developing world, losses are mainly attributable to the absence of food-chain infrastructure
  • About one-third of global cereal production is fed to animals
  • the argument that all meat consumption is bad is overly simplistic
  • There is no simple solution to sustainably feeding 9 billion people
Brian G. Dowling

STAND UP 2010 | Stand Against Poverty - 2 views

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  • Brian G. Dowling on 20 Aug 10
     
    The Blogger Unite Event is now registered with the Stand Up Take Action Millennium Campaign.
Brian G. Dowling

Committment to Global Food Security Sadly Lacking - 1 views

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FAO ONE AVAAZ change.org Food Security mdg1 UN

shared by Brian G. Dowling on 03 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Brian G. Dowling on 03 Jan 10
     
    I am going to be more outgoing (the word that more naturally arises is pushy) in support of the Millennium Development Goals by including posts from my blog Milestones for A New Millennium. This post is on Food Security. Give me a shout if you think that this is not a good idea.
Brian G. Dowling

Homepage | GirlUp | United Nations Foundation | Uniting Girls to Change the World - 1 views

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  • Brian G. Dowling on 02 Jun 10
     
    United Nations addresses these issues particular to girls across the globe with the launch of GirlUp, a campaign that "gives American girls the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for programs of the United Nations that help some of the world's hardest-to-reach adolescent girls." According to the campaign's website, "girls have the opportunity to become educated, healthy, safe, counted, and positioned to be the next generation of leaders."
Brian G. Dowling

Make Noise for the Millennium Development Goals // Bloggers Unite - 1 views

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  • Brian G. Dowling on 30 May 10
     
    A Bloggers Unite event in support of the Stand Up Take Action Campaign MAKE NOISE for the MDGs
Brian G. Dowling

MDG MONITOR :: Tracking the Millennium Development Goals - 1 views

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shared by Brian G. Dowling on 29 Aug 10 - Cached
  • The MDG Monitor is designed as a tool for policymakers, development practitioners, journalists, students and others to: TRACK progress through interactive maps and country-specific profiles LEARN about countries' challenges and achievements and get the latest news SUPPORT organizations working on the MDGs around the world Have Your Say
  • Brian G. Dowling on 29 Aug 10
     
    WHAT IS THE MDG MONITOR? The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With the 2015 target date fast approaching, it is more important than ever to understand where the goals are on track, and where additional efforts and support are needed, both globally and at the country level.
Brian G. Dowling

International Women's Day // Bloggers Unite - 1 views

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  • Brian G. Dowling on 03 Jan 10
     
    One of the Bloggers Unite events that can be seen being in support of Millennium Development Goal No. 3 Gender Equity
Brian G. Dowling

Fashionable Earth » Blog Archive » International Day for the Eradication of P... - 1 views

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  • Brian G. Dowling on 18 Oct 09
     
    The Fashionable Earth Organization is a nonprofit organization created to provide information, resources and programs that promote sustainable living and eco-friendly design. Our mission is to motivate, inspire and inform the consumer population toward being more green and eco-friendly, through our au courant mantra "reduce, reuse, restyle!"
Natural Skincare

Natural Skin Care Products - 1 views

I always want my skin to look fair and natural. I have been using many skin care products, yet, I obtain no change. My skin did not even improve. I am looking for a natural skin care product that...

natural skin care

started by Natural Skincare on 14 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Brian G. Dowling

Development Gateway : About - 1 views

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  • Brian G. Dowling on 02 May 10
     
    Another online resource that can be used in implementing the Millennium Development Goals. Development Gateway provides Web-based platforms that make aid and development efforts more effective around the world. It focuses on three areas where even small investments in information and communications technology can make a major difference:
Brian G. Dowling

How to best use this site and this group - 1 views

I am still trying to come up with the best way of using Diigo and this group to promote the Millennium Development Goals. The reality is that this is a part time, learn-while-doing effort. It is ...

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started by Brian G. Dowling on 31 Dec 09 no follow-up yet
Brian G. Dowling

UN Women - 1 views

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shared by Brian G. Dowling on 11 Jul 10 - Cached
  • The establishment of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women — to be known as UN Women — is a result of years of negotiations between UN Member States and advocacy by the global women’s movement. It is part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact.
  • The establishment of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women — to be known as UN Women — is a result of years of negotiations between UN Member States and advocacy by the global women’s movement. It is part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact.
  • Brian G. Dowling on 11 Jul 10
     
    In an historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously on 2 July 2010 to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide.
Benno Hansen

"We Made a Devil's Bargain": Fmr. President Clinton Apologizes for Trade Policies that ... - 1 views

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shared by Benno Hansen on 09 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Since 1981, the United States has followed a policy, until the last year or so when we started rethinking it, that we rich countries that produce a lot of food should sell it to poor countries and relieve them of the burden of producing their own food, so, thank goodness, they can leap directly into the industrial era. It has not worked. It may have been good for some of my farmers in Arkansas, but it has not worked. It was a mistake.
  • you just can’t take the food chain out of production. And it also undermines a lot of the culture, the fabric of life, the sense of self-determination
  • We should have continued to work to help them be self-sufficient in agriculture.
Brian G. Dowling

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty // Bloggers Unite - 1 views

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shared by Brian G. Dowling on 03 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Brian G. Dowling on 03 Jan 10
     
    I participated in the Bloggers Unite event last year. It fits in with Millennium Development Goal No. 1 End Poverty
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