EU and FAO step up action against desertification in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific
From World News Report Recent successes show that problems related to desertification and land degradation are not insurmountable. Brussels/Rome – The European Union (EU) and FAO in collaboration with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) have launched…
Scientists slam latest Doomsday climate report
From Newsmax Climatologists and other experts are blasting a new climate change report from the Obama administration, calling it a “litany of doom” that objective scientists won’t take seriously. The National Climate Assessment (NCA), an 840-page report compiled by 300…
Urban, peri-urban agriculture widespread, but need more support of governments
From FnBnews.com ‘Growing greener cities in Latin America and the Caribbean’, a recently-published Food and Agricultural Orgainsation (FAO) report found that urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) was widespread in Latin America and the Caribbean, but realising its full potential required…