Cook College: International Agriculture/Environment Certificate The International agriculture/environment Certificate Program has been designed asa supplement to the various academic majors at Rutgers, especially those at http://www.cook.rutgers.edu/www/students/certificate/iae.html
Extractions: The International Agriculture/Environment Certificate Program has been designed as a supplement to the various academic majors at Rutgers, especially those at Cook College pertaining to agriculture, food, and the environment. Courses selected from several curricula provide a better understanding of the relationship between these areas and social, cultural, historical, political, and economic factors as they relate to human issues. In short, the academic major provides the knowledge and skill base and the certificate program helps to establish a global perspective. This option should be particularly useful to students in applied science fields who wish to pursue careers in the international arena. In consultation with their academic advisers and the international environmental studies curriculum coordinator, interested students should select a sequence of courses, one from each of three subject areas (I,II,III), that relate to a particular topic such as agriculture, health, food, or environment management. The program also requires foreign language training (IV) and practical experience (V). In addition, Cook College courses that offer an international focus are listed following the certificate program. Students are encouraged to consider these as they select courses to fulfill major and elective requirements. The International Agriculture/Environment Certificate Program is designed to serve Cook College and other Rutgers students who wish to supplement their majors by expanding their understanding of issues and challenges faced in the international arena. The certificate program is administered through the international environmental studies curriculum. Interested students should consult with their advisers and Dr. George E.B. Morren, Cook Office Building, Room 208 (732/932-9153 x315).
Green Party Of Iran - Hezb-e-sabz Hayeh Iran Includes news articles about Iran's drought, air and water pollution, agriculture, flora and fauna. http://www.iran-e-sabz.org/news/news.html
The National Grange Rural family fraternity founded in 1867, the nation's oldest general farm organization. The Grange is comprised of families and individuals who share a common interest in community involvement, agriculture, and working together in a family environment. http://www.nationalgrange.org/
Extractions: Message from the President - Kermit Richardson In this, the second issue of the New Grange, we focus on the development of the Action Grange Program into the "new and improved" Grange Renewal Program, which is more inclusive and invites all Granges nationwide to participate and make some innovative-and even radical-changes in an effort to become more relevant to individual, families and the communities in which you live. In my view, Grange Renewal is like waking a sleeping giant. Read More Welcome National Grange Members. Special Offer Click Here Special Offer!
AGRICULTURE-ENVIRONMENT: NEW STUDY BACKS UP FEARS... agricultureenvironment NEW STUDY BACKS UP FEARS OTC 04.09.98 0213WASHINGTON, (Sep. 3) IPS - A just published scientific study http://www.netlink.de/gen/Zeitung/1998/980904.htm
Extractions: "This is a big deal," says Jane Rissler, a senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, a Washington-based advocacy group. "This study confirms one of the largest fears of what genetically modified plants can do. The flow of genes from biologically engineered species to wild species could change the genetic diversity and processes of whole ecosystems." Chemical and agribusiness corporations have developed a new generation of transgenic or biologically engineered crops that contain genetic traits from other plants, viruses, bacteria, and animals. These new plants are designed to perform in ways that could never have been achieved by scientists working with classical breeding techniques.
Agriculture, Environment & Telecommunications Summit Yolo Area Regional Network presents an agriculture, environment TelecommunicationsSummit Friday, May 15, 1998, 900 am 400 pm. http://www.yarn.org/aetsinvitation.html
Extractions: 1962 Hays Lane, Woodland, CA 95776 Yolo Area Regional Network (YARN) invites you to participate in a special Agriculture, Environment and Telecommunications Summit, Friday, May 15, 1998, at the Heidrick Ag History Center, 1962 Hays Lane, Woodland, CA. Yolo County's economy is primarily based on agriculture. In the emerging Information Age, rapid growth and complex change are effecting this and all other sectors of society. The Yolo Area Regional Network invites you to participate in a free public Summit to explore the ways in which new telecommunications systems and services can be deployed in this region to the mutual service and benefit of our changing agricultural and environmental interests and needs. The Friday morning Summit, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 pm. will feature a facilitated public roundtable discussion, plus panels, and special informational presentations. Organizations are invited to set up and showcase their information and wares on display tables surrounding the meeting space. Issues to be discussed include: How can the Internet be used and developed to provide improved access to ag. resources, best practices, new markets, strategies and economic opportunities?
Agriculture, Environment & Telecommunications Summit YARN Summit (May 15, 1998) Notes Introductions Richard Lowenberg, YARNDavid Rosenberg and Lynnel Pollock, Yolo County Supervisors. Background. http://www.yarn.org/aets.html
Extractions: David Rosenberg and Lynnel Pollock, Yolo County Supervisors Background Internet development: Department of Defense and NATO; scientific computing network; defense (high speed data and communication); email; early 1990s Internet became a public network; private sector involvement; public funding; WWW developed in Cern, Switzerland; new way of packaging data; browser; 2nd only to email in use; replaced older technology, i.e gopher. Connectivity: twisted copper, coax and fiber; transoceanic cables; satellites and terrestrial wireless Convergence: all technology becoming digital i.e. phones, television, computers; long term trends lean towards analog; organic communicicaiton; companies merging What is this evolving information society?: large as the Gutenberg revolution; impact on society comparable to automobile, electrification; a matter of choice (use it or not); a valuable tool; commercialization of communication; tv, radio ads; internet becoming more info-tainment; Internet technology. Poll of Summit attendees (partial)
Environment And Agriculture Together Promotes sound environmental and agricultural practices in the state. Includes organization news and information, and links. http://www.eatusa.org/
Extractions: World Relief Office ... Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Agriculture research plays a key role in reducing world hunger. The worlds population has grown enormously, yet the worlds land area is constant, and agricultural land area is continually reduced as urban areas expand. Thus agricultural research, which has a principal task to increase the productive capacity of agriculture resources, is vital. CGIAR is a worldwide network of agricultural research centers that play a key role in world agricultural research, together with the donors that support them. There are 16 research centers, including those for tropical agriculture, forestry, corn and wheat, dry lands agriculture, rice, potatoes, livestock and (saving) genetic resources. Two of them especially, those for corn and wheat, and rice, played a key role in the green revolution. Reach the centers individual web sites.
Wastewater Pollution In China Wastewater pollution has always been a major problem throughout the world. The lack of suitable water used for drinking, agriculture, and farming, has declined through the years. With a shortage of water throughout the world, proper methods of treating and recycling water is the key goal in sustaining our limited water resource supply. Geographically speaking, the wastewater pollution within China has affected the environment, society, and agriculture. http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/suscoasts/krismin.html
Extractions: Wastewater Pollution in China by Kris Min ABSTRACT Wastewater pollution has always been a major problem throughout the world. The lack of suitable water used for drinking, agriculture, farming, etc. has declined through the years. With a shortage of water throughout the world, proper methods of treating and recycling water is the key goal in sustaining our limited water resource supply. Geographically speaking, the wastewater pollution within China has affected the environment, society, and agriculture. The water pollution crisis in China has brought up an issue of efficient wastewater treatment methods to help alleviate their problems. Throughout this paper, we will discuss the topics on the effects of wastewater pollution towards the environment and the society (health factors, agriculture, economic impacts, etc). At the same time, proposals for wastewater treatment procedures and facilities to help the water crisis in China will be discussed. INTRODUCTION The lack of clean water has always been an issue of environmental concern all over the world. This environmental issue is mainly stressed in developing countries today. The main sources of water pollution are: industrial (chemical, organic, and thermal wastes), municipal (largely sewage consisting of human wastes, other organic wastes, and detergents), and agricultural (animal wastes, pesticides, and fertilizers) (Brower et.al, 1990). For the past several years, China has been affected with the water pollution crisis. Three examples of wastewater pollution crisis in China are the City of Tianjin, the Chao Lakes and Xian City.
ES & ANTHRO 149 Agriculture, Environment And Society World agriculture, Food and Population Environmental Studies149/Anthropology149/Anthropology 204. Next time taught Winter 2003 by David Cleveland. http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/faculty/clevelan/Courses/149/149intro.htm
Extractions: The challenge to agriculture has never been greater than it is at the beginning of the 21st century. World food production over the last 12,000 years has been able to keep up with the demand for food as farming spread from its centers of origin, and as farmers developed new crop varieties and technologies. Modern industrial agriculture and the green revolution have greatly increased yields. However, the human population of 6+ billion is currently doubling every 40 years, the negative impact of agricultural production on the Earth's natural resource base is increasing, the social and economic structure of agriculture is changing dramatically, and many millions of people continue to be malnourished.
Extractions: hosts the LEAD International Secretariat Home About LEAD Member Program Offices Contact us myLEADnet Events This page will take you to our database of events in sustainable development. Events Organized by LEAD Recent and Future Events Recent and future events sponsored by LEAD International and Member Programs Past LEAD International Events Archive of past LEAD International Training Sessions Past Virtual Conferences Archive of past virtual conferences Events on Sustainable Development Organized by Others. Recent and Future Events Conferences on sustainable development around the world and open to the public
Justice For Agriculture JAG Zimbabwe A group of concerned Zimbabweans focused on seeking a way forward on the land issue through the judiciary and the courts. Reports on land, food, environment and related issues. http://jagzim.netfirms.com/
New Zealand Digital Library 210 publications about agriculture, land management, development, environment and sustainability, food and nutrition, natural resource development, science, and technology. http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=ccgi
Animal Agriculture, Environment Community The US environmental Protection Agency US Department of agriculture's. operations(AFOs), and other sources continues to degrade the environment and puts http://agenvpolicy.aers.psu.edu/CAFOs/NationalStrategy.htm
ESA - European Society For Agronomy ESA is for agronomists, researchers and teachers who are concerned with basic and applied science in agronomy the relationships between crops, soils, climates and agricultural practices, and between agriculture and the environment. http://cru38.cahe.wsu.edu/esa/
Animal Agriculture, Environment Community is working with the agricultural community to control water pollution from the nationslargest livestock operations while keeping American agriculture viable http://agenvpolicy.aers.psu.edu/cafos/newrules.htm
Organic Online Portal The word organic on the label stands for a commitment to an agriculture that strives for a balance with nature, using methods and materials that are of low impact to the environment. http://www.organiconline.com.sg/
