Agro Consulting S.A. - Agrobusiness And Organic Farming A Uruguayan company with an office in Spain offering advice in China, Mediterranean countries, Latin America and Europe on agriculture, environment and agroprocessing, including organic production and project evaluation and management. http://www.agro-sa.com
Devel-L: Agriculture/Environment Conference agriculture/environment conference. mailtoWLockeretz@INFONET.TUFTS.EDUMon, 20 Mar 1995 162823 EST http://library.wustl.edu/~listmgr/devel-l/Mar1995/0053.html
Extractions: Mon, 20 Mar 1995 16:28:23 EST mailto:WLockeretz@INFONET.TUFTS.EDU ********************************************************* * * * CALL FOR PAPERS * * * ********************************************************* Conference on ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT THROUGH AGRICULTURE Boston, Massachusetts November 16-17, 1995 Organized by: Tufts University, Center for Agriculture, Food and Environment American Farmland Trust Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture Papers are invited for a conference dealing with ways that agriculture can offer environmental benefits, rather than simply reducing the damage it imposes on the environment. The goal of the conference is to foster a new kind of strategic thinking about agriculture based on "win-win" approaches that jointly serve both agricultural and environmental interests. Some examples of environmental benefits that appropriately managed agricultural systems can provide include: o Refuges for wildlife species that thrive in suitable agricultural ecosystems and that are being deprived of other habitat.
Extractions: Platform planks adopted by the delegates at the National Convention in Washington, D.C., October 3, 1999 Keep our U.N. dues current, meet international obligations, and stay engaged in world affairs as the political and economic leader of the free world. Restore normal diplomatic and trade relations with Cuba. Establish a universal, single-payer health program for the states and the nation. Support fair crop prices for the family farmer. It is the responsibility of the American people to be stewards of the earth down to the seventh generation. We therefore support policies for clean air, clean water, endangered species, protection from toxic wastes and dangerous chemicals, and stabilization of world population growth. Eliminate subsidies to firms that pollute natural resources and threaten public health. Conserve open spaces for human enjoyment and natural habitats for wildlife. Safeguard state and national parks, national forests, wildlife refuges, rivers, lakes, seashores, wetlands, wilderness areas, America's farmlands and fisheries. Negotiate trade agreements with other nations to protect the global environment.
Extractions: Officials Unveil Marine Sanctuary Agriculture and Rural Lands Plan The long-term health of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary received a welcome boost today, thanks to a unique collaboration among farmers, government officials and environmentalists. At a ceremony held at the National Steinbeck Center, officials unveiled the Agriculture and Rural Lands Plan , an initiative to protect sanctuary waters while sustaining the economic viability of the region's agricultural industry. "The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is about bringing people together to solve tough issues, and that is what today's announcement represents," said William Douros, sanctuary superintendent with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "This plan focuses on voluntary conservation practices, strengthens relations with the agriculture community, and is good news for the region's rivers, wetlands, harbors, and coastal waters." The Agriculture and Rural Lands Plan is a unique collaborative effort crafted by the sanctuary's Water Quality Protection Program and the industry-led Farm Bureaus from six counties adjacent to the sanctuary. Strategies focus on improving technical assistance and education, funding and economic incentives for conservation measures, better coordination of the existing regulatory system to reduce barriers to implementing erosion control practices, and improving maintenance practices for rural roadways and public lands. A key element of the plan is an offer by the six-county Central Coast Farm Bureau Coalition to take a leadership role in establishing industry-led networks of landowners to address water quality issues.
2001 WTO Meeting Results For Agriculture, Environment, Etc. Summary of 2001 WTO meeting results for agriculture, environment, etc.,by Organic Consumers Assn. back to Organic Consumers Assn. http://www.organicconsumers.org/Corp/2001WTOsummary.cfm
Extractions: News Campaigns GE Food Organics ... back to Organic Consumers Assn. Stop Food Irradiation page How the agreement at the November 2001 WTO meeting in Qatar will affect agriculture, the environment, etc. [Notes added by OCA in red. It could have been worsedeveloping countries did obtain a politically important but nonbinding statement that they could obtain or manufacture generic drugs in the times of health crises, and the US and Europe's ambitious agenda for future talks was drastically scaled back. Nevertheless, there were many negative outcomesssee below.] ASSOCIATED PRESS: The 10-page declaration adopted by ministers at the World Trade Organization meeting agrees to negotiations among the organization's 142 members. It sets a deadline of January 1, 2005 for completing the talks covering the following issues: Agriculture : Cuts in tariffs, reductions of export subsidies "with a view to phasing out" substantial reductions in trade-distorting domestic subsidies. Services: Increasing access for banking, insurance and other companies and increasing opportunities for people to work in other countries.
Extractions: Findings reports on ongoing operational, economic and sector work carried out by the World Bank and its member governments in the Africa Region. It is published periodically by the Africa Technical Department on behalf of the Region. Sub-Saharan Africa's demographic, agriculture and environmental problems are closely linked in a nexus of mutually reinforcing causality chains. Key linkages are found in traditional crop production and livestock husbandry methods, traditional land tenure and land use practices, traditional responsibilities of women in rural production and household maintenance, and traditional methods of utilizing woodland and forest resources. These systems and practices, well suited to people's survival needs on Africa's fragile resource endowment when population densities were low and populations stable or growing only slowly, came under increasing strain with the rapid acceleration of population growth that began when mortality rates declined sharply in the 1950s while birth rates remained high. The pace of evolution of these systems has been inadequate in the face of dramatically intensifying pressure of more people on finite stocks of natural resources. This study, Reversing the Spiral : The Population, Agriculture and Environment Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
UK GovTalk - GCL agriculture, environment and natural resources SubHeadings Waste management Waterresources Plants and animals Land Horticulture Energy and fuel environmental http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/interoperability/gcl.asp?term=499
Extractions: Summary: Total Environment Centre and the Nature Conservation Council of NSW have today called on Craig Knowles, Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning to immediately introduce a planning instrument to stop the uncontrolled expansion and trail of destruction left by the high-impact cotton industry across the countryside, threatening the sustainability of NSW agriculture. The groups also called on major parties to detail how they will protect the environment, sustainable agriculture and rural communities by overhauling pesticide legislation. Total Environment Centre and the Nature Conservation Council of NSW have today called on Craig Knowles, Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning to immediately introduce a planning instrument to stop the uncontrolled expansion and trail of destruction left by the high-impact cotton industry across the countryside, threatening the sustainability of NSW agriculture. The groups also called on major parties to detail how they will protect the environment, sustainable agriculture and rural communities by overhauling pesticide legislation. "The cotton industry should be treated like all other high-impact polluting industries and be forced to be made accountable for the pollution it creates. Peter Austin, columnist for The Land commented (28.1.99) that 'Too often, the cotton industry seems to be calling the tune, trusting to its financial and political 'clout' to subdue opposition''.
Planistat Consultancy In Economics And Statistics Consultancy in economics and statistics. Statistics, economic studies, surveys, training, and information processing/dissemination in areas that include the environment, social research, economics and agriculture. http://www.planistat.com/
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The National Trust Environment & Conservation Homepage Details original documents on environmental issues, nature conservation, sustainability, archaeology, agriculture, buildings, rural development, forestry, volunteers, and gardens. http://www.ntenvironment.com/index.htm
New Page 1 agriculture, environment and Natural Resources. We support naturalresource management programs that provide for a sustainable and http://www.multdems.org/forums/ag_enviro/
Extractions: Home Calendar News Legislators ... Contribute Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources We support natural resource management programs that provide for a sustainable and healthy economy and environment. We support protecting, strengthening and enforcing Oregon's policies ensuring clean air and water, safe waste disposal, community recycling, land-use planning, biological diversity, global warming reduction, energy efficiency, and viable and sustainable agricultural and forestry sectors. Adopted March 10, 2002 Democratic Party of Oregon's Legislative Agenda This forum is dedicated to supporting and pursuing adoption into law the platform and legislative agenda of the Democratic Party of Oregon. Democrats are encouraged to make use of this forum to keep each other informed about legislation and to encourage action which will support the goals of the party.
Home Under the motto of Farmers helping farmers , KFA provides political and public information about agriculture in the region which include topics such as finance, farm impact on environment, land use and members' services. http://www.ofa.on.ca/kent/
Ukonline.gov.uk: Quick Find - Topics Local services, agriculture, environment and natural resources. Key websites. Farming. agriculture and environment Biotechnology Commission. http://news.ukonline.gov.uk/Quickfind/QFTopIndex/0,1586,1701~801b22~fs~en,00.htm
Home Provides a comprehensive service in the study, design, construction, supervision and management of several projects water and environment, dams, transportation, buildings, industry, and agriculture. http://www.cec.com.jo/
Extractions: Welcome to CEC CEC is the first Consulting Engineering Firm to be certified for ISO 9001 in Jordan and the Middle East ISO 9001 CEC has an excellent name for Quality Client satisfaction is our ultimate objective Name: Eng. Aziz Sajdi Position: President / Partner Specialization: Project Management Qualification: B.Sc. Civil Engineering - 1954, Egypt Name: Eng. Izzat A. Sajdi Position: Vice President / Partner Specialization: Qualification: B.Sc. Civil Engineering - 1980, England Name: Mr. Mutaz A. Sajdi Position: Specialization: Qualification: B.Sc. Physical Science - 1986, USA main@cec.com.jo
Communicating Information On Research And Development Provides professional communication services on developmentoriented topics in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, natural resources, and the environment http://www.communica-international.com/
Lesotho Thoughts Observations on Lesotho environment and agriculture. http://members.tripod.com/Allan_Searle/Lesotho.html
Extractions: [A journal for Lesotho Peace Corps Volunteers Photo by Beau used in above image. Upland soils with thick vegetation fetter and liberate water, so there is not too much in some ( flood ) years nor too little in other ( drought ) years. If this is not common knowledge, we are apt to hear a lot of cloud cursing; flood and drought are two sides of the same coin. So, there is a great need to increase vegetative cover beginning with higher elevations. Yet at the same time both the people population and its intimately linked animal population (dowry, status, and celebration) continue to rise, demanding more from less. To impose radical ideas on the landscape may brush off the familiarity Basotho have with certain work and dietary staples. Soon the herdboys will be pulling all-nighters to allow their cows to graze extra just before plowing (at precisely the time of year when over-grazing is most damaging to a pasture). So there is a binding, not only to what needs to be done and how to do it, but also to when it needs to be done. Ultimately, projects need not accept these boundaries but must try to supply basic food and fit with existing labor patterns.
