Drylands cover 40% of the earth’s terrestrial surface and are home to over 2 billion people, the majority of whom belong to the poorest people in the world (MA 2005b). Most of the ‘poorest’ people living in drylands are pastoralists, hunter-gatherers and other traditional communities that can be considered as indigenous peoples according to international standards (ILO Convention No.169 Article 1). Dryland ecosystems are characterized by the limited availability of water and consequently a more...
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The International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) is a research program that studies the phenomenon of Global Change. It seeks to:
• Analyze the interactive physical, chemical and biological processes that define Earth System dynamics
• The changes that are occurring in these dynamics
• The role of human activities on these changes
Created by ICSU in 1987, it is funded at about US$!.5 million per year with current participation of 37 countries.
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Martin Vosseler wakes each morning and walks towards the rising sun.
For seven months and counting, the retired Swiss doctor has crossed the United States to discuss the merits of solar power and other forms of renewable energy with whomever he meets. He has refused to accept car rides or travel via public transportation. Instead he chooses to walk all the way from Los Angeles to Boston.
'When people see me on the highway, sometimes on the freeway, thousands and thousands of people see thi more...
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From Poverty to Power is a major new book from Oxfam International that argues that ending the scourges of extreme poverty, inequality, and threatened environmental collapse is the greatest global challenge of the twenty-first century. The best way to tackle them is through a combination of active citizens and effective nation states.
Author Duncan Green believes:
· To understand development we need to think much more about politics and the role of the state
· Tackling inequality require more...
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The Learning for Sustainability (LfS) has been substantially revised and updated over the past few months as a guide to on-line resources for researchers and practitioners interested in supporting social learning and collective action. The site highlights the wide range of social skills and processes that are needed to support collaborative change initiatives, and structures these in a practical way. This brings links to several hundred annotated on-line resources together in one easy to access more...
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The mission of the Foundation is 'to enhance knowledge and promote the understanding of biological diversity for the benefit and sustainability of life on earth.' Its activities are primarily carried out via collaborations in developing countries and economies in transition. The Foundation Board of Trustees has expressed a particular interest in focusing its grant-making in Africa. The Foundation seeks to advance projects, or parts of biodiversity projects that focus on: (1) collecting data, (2 more...
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This project will focus on planting and managing trees in public areas and private backyards, providing the greatest potential for improving the local environment and helping curb pollution.
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