[The role of
ecological agriculture in development of Croatian rural areas.]
Not exact matches
The solar energy might be collected
in vast greenhouses that would also be part of the labor - intensive
agriculture of the
ecological civilization.
Participants (ages 18 - 28) spend their mornings working and learning important practical life skills
in regenerative
agriculture, renewable energy, and
ecological sustainability.
In order to facilitate knowledge and experience sharing within and beyond the African (Ecological) Organic Movement, as well as accelerate the uptake of Organic Agriculture, the Africa Office of IFOAM — Organics International works with local training and coaching institutions in project implementatio
In order to facilitate knowledge and experience sharing within and beyond the African (
Ecological) Organic Movement, as well as accelerate the uptake of Organic
Agriculture, the Africa Office of IFOAM — Organics International works with local training and coaching institutions
in project implementatio
in project implementation.
Continued research and innovation is needed to improve production techniques and yields, the
ecological sustainability of organic
agriculture, and the social responsibility and fairness
in its value chains.
The future of food — Scenarios and the effect on natural resource use
in agriculture in 2050
Ecological Economics.
Two years ago, Carlo Leifert, the leader of the review and a professor of
ecological agriculture at Newcastle University
in England, led a similar review, finding that organic fruits and vegetables had higher levels of some antioxidants than their conventionally grown counterparts.
This is despite growing high - level recognition of the benefits of
ecological based
agriculture and organic
in particular as a solution to the MDG 1: Extreme Poverty & Hunger:
A Political
Ecological Analysis of Organic
Agriculture in the» Model for Development».
Biodiversity and
ecological agriculture offers us alternatives that are 3500 % richer
in vit A than Golden Rice.
A collegiate background
in Food Science,
Ecological Agriculture and Botany has also greatly influenced her work with DRAM Apothecary.
In 2005 the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, which monitors the state of the world's forests every few years, reported that 13 million hectares of global forests are lost annually, including 6 million hectares of what are described as primary forests - some of the most biologically diverse ecological systems in the worl
In 2005 the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, which monitors the state of the world's forests every few years, reported that 13 million hectares of global forests are lost annually, including 6 million hectares of what are described as primary forests - some of the most biologically diverse
ecological systems
in the worl
in the world.
March 2011 The authors of a paper published
in a supplement to the Food and Nutrition Bulletinin March 2011 make a case for approaching
agriculture as an
ecological system serving human nutrition.
Comparing to neighbouring Rwanda, whose food production is
in a much better state, Burundi has more conducive
ecological conditions for
agriculture, such as vast plains.
She has previously covered
agriculture, fisheries and biofuels, with a focus
in scientific research and
ecological conservation.
They analyzed four of the most common drivers of social -
ecological change
in indigenous lands: introduction of advanced health care, abandonment of traditional religious and taboo beliefs, the conversion of land outside the indigenous area for large - scale
agriculture, and the introduction of external food resources.
A landmark review of over 1000 papers documenting
ecological change
in the United States has found that a shifting climate is affecting
agriculture, biodiversity, and land and water resources from the mountains of Alaska to the sands of Death Valley.
When man breaks good ground for
agriculture, he effects a deflection
in the natural process of
ecological succession.
But land, water and fertilisers are already
in short supply
in many areas, and expansion of agricultural land will put further pressure on biodiversity, increase greenhouse gas emissions, and perhaps bring us closer to
ecological tipping points that could strain the global life - support systems upon which
agriculture itself depends.
I think the evidence is pretty clear that for instance, local, labor — intensive, low - input
agriculture is the smartest option from much of the world, both
in terms of providing jobs, security, stability and food, and
in making those
ecological systems robust enough to withstand the damage that's coming, that's already here.
These unfolding discoveries suggest that complex biology is at work, leading the EPA's advisors to say that the «potential scale» of RNA used
in agriculture «warrants exploration of the potential for unintended
ecological effects.»
Long before the advent of
agriculture, hunter - gatherers began putting down roots
in the Middle East, building more permanent homes and altering the
ecological balance
in ways that allowed the common house mouse to flourish, new research
in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates.
In my research I employ an ecological and historical perspective to study social complexity, urbanism, and agriculture in Mesoameric
In my research I employ an
ecological and historical perspective to study social complexity, urbanism, and
agriculture in Mesoameric
in Mesoamerica.
According to Daycha Siripatra of the Alternative
Agriculture Network
in Thailand and the director of Technology for Rural and
Ecological Enrichment, vitamin A deficiency will not be solved by golden rice technology since it does not address the key to the problem of poverty, which is landlessness.
«If you buy organic fruits and vegetables, you can be sure you have, on average, a higher amount of antioxidants at the same calorie level,» according to lead researcher Carlo Leifert, a professor of
ecological agriculture at Newcastle University
in England.
It might have been used as a kind of agricultural laboratory, as each one of the terraces presents climatic conditions of different
ecological zones, showing that the Incas had an astonishing knowledge
in geography, meteorology and
agriculture.
Karl Schroeder: If there is any life on Earth
in 100 years, I foresee either an
ecological catastrophe, with the majority of species extinct, the oceans stagnant, the arctic and Antarctic desolate and lifeless, and billions of people living
in complete ignorance of how things could be,
in massive urban centres; or, a world
in which climate change was solved early and completely through innovations
in power generation and carbon sequestration, where
agriculture has gone to vertical farming and North America has largely been rewilded back to forest and open prairie, and where extinct species are regularly recreated by genetic engineering and reintroduced.
Main sustainable development activities include organic
agriculture and green tourism on the Desna river as well educational activities developed
in the context of the «Desnianski Zori»
ecological camp for schoolchildren.
Climate and
ecological impacts are creating deep problems
in agriculture.
Places for urban
agriculture, away from park and recreation areas,
in cities, contribute to economic and
ecological sustainability, as... Read article
The brief promotes climate - smart
agriculture, where: agricultural development is directed along pathways that lead to sustainable increases
in agricultural productivity; social and
ecological resilience are increased
in order to contribute to climate change adaptation; and
agriculture is used to support the achievement of national food security and development goals.
The work presented
in this volume stems from a Conference on
Ecological Agriculture held
in Ethiopia
in 2008.
Despite Blomqvist et al.'s reservations, Footprint results show that: (1) most countries are
in ecological deficit, increasingly dependent on potentially unreliable trade
in biocapacity; (2) humanity is at or beyond global carrying capacity for key categories of consumption, particularly
agriculture (factoring
in soil loss and ecosystem degradation would reveal additional deficits); (3) global carbon waste sinks are overflowing; and (4) the aggregate metabolism of the human economy exceeds the regenerative capacity of the ecosphere (and the ratio is increasing).
Amazingly, with an enrollment of only about 800 students (for the record — that's roughly the same size as my high school), the college offers majors
in Environmental Studies, Renewable Energy &
Ecological Design, Wilderness & Outdoor Therapy, Sustainable
Agriculture & Food Production, Animal Conservation & Care and numerous minor options
in the environmental and sustainability space.
In practical terms, the law requires the government to transition from non-renewable to renewable energy; to develop new economic indicators that will assess the ecological impact of all economic activity; to carry out ecological audits of all private and state companies; to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; to develop policies of food and renewable energy sovereignty; to research and invest resources in energy efficiency, ecological practices, and organic agriculture; and to require all companies and individuals to be accountable for environmental contamination with a duty to restore damaged environment
In practical terms, the law requires the government to transition from non-renewable to renewable energy; to develop new economic indicators that will assess the
ecological impact of all economic activity; to carry out
ecological audits of all private and state companies; to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; to develop policies of food and renewable energy sovereignty; to research and invest resources
in energy efficiency, ecological practices, and organic agriculture; and to require all companies and individuals to be accountable for environmental contamination with a duty to restore damaged environment
in energy efficiency,
ecological practices, and organic
agriculture; and to require all companies and individuals to be accountable for environmental contamination with a duty to restore damaged environments.
Nonetheless, African farmers are well poised to adopt
ecological agriculture, given that many of these sustainable practices are already
in place and contributing to food production.
This flying insect decline is probably caused by land use factors (
agriculture, possibly insecticides like neonicotinoids, possibly amplified by inert effects of «
ecological sinks»
in the landscape) and independent of climate development.]
The most striking feature of urban
agriculture, which distinguishes it from rural
agriculture, is that it is integrated into the urban economic and
ecological system: urban
agriculture is embedded
in - and interacting with - the urban ecosystem.
Food Tank had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Harpinder Sandhu about the application of the principles of
ecological economics
in agriculture and food systems and how the TEEBAgriFood report thinks outside the lens of productivity.
Through ECEAT - Poland and ICPPC, Lopata provided training
in organic
agriculture, promoted
ecological tourism and the development of local markets.
Ways to reduce fossil fuel inputs to food systems include the use of farm machinery powered by renewable electricity or farm - produced biofuels; the localization of food systems to reduce transport (perhaps entailing vertical urban
agriculture); the adoption of organic and
ecological production practices to reduce the need for nitrogen fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides; and an overall reduction
in the consumption of highly processed foods.
More generally, with limited large - scale
agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon so far, arguably the biggest deforestation threat comes from colonization by Andean migrants with little or no knowledge of sustainable tropical horticulture and who can have devastating
ecological impacts.
Environmentalists everywhere will welcome the news that the United Nations is backing more
ecological agriculture; not just for its green benefits but
in order to produce an estimated doubling of yields
in areas affected by food shortages.
In this area, locals will gather every two weeks to engage in and discuss food systems and the effect agriculture has on culture, society, and ecological system
In this area, locals will gather every two weeks to engage
in and discuss food systems and the effect agriculture has on culture, society, and ecological system
in and discuss food systems and the effect
agriculture has on culture, society, and
ecological systems.
When you look at
ecological well - being small and medium - scale organic
agriculture has systemic health benefits — often better carbon sequestration
in soil, better resilience to drought, et cetera.