Editorial
Elizabeth Dowdeswell,
Executive Director, UNEP
Food for All: the World Food Summit
Jacques Diouf explains the urgent need to agree on a far-reaching Plan of Action at the Summit
Securely sustainable
Nurul Islam says that the world can both feed itself
and protect the environment over the next quarter of a century
The era of scarcity is upon us
Lester Brown that food security is going to be the defining
issue of our time, as rising demand hits
the world's ecological limits
Fishing forever
Emma Bonino describes the European Community's work to ensure sustainable
fisheries
Greening the fields
Hans Jonsson describes Sweden's progress towards its official goal of having
the 'cleanest agriculture in the world'
A dangerous crossroads
Maciej Nowicki points a way ahead for Polish agriculture, hitherto unaffected by the
intensification
Sustainability works
Jules N. Pretty argues that 'sustainable intensification' is the way to feed the world
Farm the city
Jac Smit says that urban agriculture is vital for food security and sustainable development
Viewpoint: The real roots of security
Oscar B. Zamora argues that local control of biodiversity is the best way to achieve food
security
Getting off the pesticide treadmill
Barbara Dinham describes how partnerships to implement integrated
pest management boost yields, save money and protect the environment
Grassroots: Saving money - and seeds
Don de Silva
Woodman, spare those genes!
Abdou-Salam Ouedraogo and Ruth D. Raymond urge greater
management, conservation and use of forest genetic resources
UNEP News
How ecological agriculture changed my life
Gabino López: How ecological agriculture changed my life