OUR PLANET 8.4
November 1996
Food
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 Islamsays 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
How ecological agriculture changed my life
Gabino López: How ecological agriculture changed my life
Home | Contributors | Hot Links |
Feedback - Environment Forum | Subscription | Mailing List
In case of difficulties with this site please contact the webmaster at:
ccypert@pacific.net.sg
Copyright©1999 Banson
All rights reserved.