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G21 AFRICA

2007-12-10T15:49:36Z

Getrude:

== G21==

G21 AFRICA - WORLD SOCIAL FORUM NAIROBI: "Women have spoken out about their problems, including land, water and environment. They have also protested against the privatization of water services... Africa is rich in resources, and it is absurd for other countries to think that we can't afford facilities." -

http://g21.net/africa139.html

[[Category: Environment and energy]]
[[category: WSF Nairobi 2007]]

User:Getrude/BlogEntry: 2007 December 03 15:44:28 EAT

2007-12-10T08:31:34Z

Getrude:

== 'Climate change' or 'global warming'? ==

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Published on Sunday, December 9, 2007 by The McClatchy Newspapers
�Climate Change’�or �Global Warming’?
by Erika Bolstad
WASHINGTON —�As Congress considers legislation to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and slow global warming, delegates from around the world are in Bali, Indonesia, attending a United Nations conference on climate change.

They�re all choosing their words very carefully.

The phrases �climate change”�and �global warming”�carry very different - and often loaded - meanings, depending on who�s speaking.

” ‘Global warming’�gets people�s attention more,”�said Frank O�Donnell, the president of Clean Air Watch, a nonpartisan advocacy group based in Washington. ” ‘Climate change’�is softer. It�s why General Motors says �climate change’�and why the Sierra Club uses �global warming.’ ”

Republicans abandoned the phrase �global warming”�and started using �climate change”�in 2002 after a memo from political consultant Frank Luntz. His advice, aimed at giving Republicans strong language to dominate the debate on environmental issues, served to politicize the terms.

�Climate change”�has evolved into the preferred Republican term when political leaders talk about the effect of greenhouse gases. Democrats and many environmentalists continue to use �global warming.”

While Republicans may have been deliberate about making �climate change”�part of their political vocabulary, it�s also become the preferred scientific parlance.

�The reason it�s important to say �climate change’�is because it�s an all-encompassing term,”�said Brenda Ekwurzel, a climate scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, an environmental advocacy group. �In a way, it�s an evolution of our understanding. It also reflects the evolution of the scientific evidence. Scientists are confident enough to say this is unequivocal.”

But it remains a partisan issue, colored by political semantics. The language has allowed some skeptical leaders to differentiate between climate change - which has multiple causes - and global warming, which generally is described as being caused by human activity.

When Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, headed the Senate Commerce Committee in 2005, he created the now-defunct Global Climate Change and Impacts subcommittee. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had just as emphatic a name for the House of Representatives committee that was created this year when Democrats took over Congress: the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

As the Senate debated legislation this week that would slash greenhouse gases by 60 percent over the next four decades, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., criticized President Bush�s previous approach to the problem by zeroing in on his use of language.

�President Bush would not acknowledge the words �global warming’�until the past six months,”�Reid said Wednesday on the floor of the Senate. �He�s now at least been able to say the words and is doing some futile things to help. And even those small gestures are welcome to this country and the world.”

There�s �certainly not any concerted effort”�to use one phrase over the other when it comes to talking about the issue, said Kristen Hellmer, the communications director for the White House Counsel on Environmental Quality. That�s partly because �global warming”�has become the unscientific shorthand for the whole debate.

�I think that the president uses both,”�Hellmer said. �I can recall him saying both �global warming’�and �climate change.’�And I know that the president has said �global climate warming.’ ”

Hellmer said that the language emanating from the White House most likely would be �climate change”�because �that�s what it�s called.”

She pointed out that when she and Jim Connaughton, the chairman of the Counsel on Environmental Quality, travel to Bali next week, they�ll be attending the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Hellmer also noted that the main global scientific body on the issue - which received a Nobel Peace Prize recently along with former Vice President Al Gore - is known as the International Panel on Climate Change.

�We tend to look at what the experts and scientists call it,”�Hellmer said.

Most scientists call it �climate change”�unless they�re specifically talking about the warming of the earth.

�Global warming was the phrase used back in the 1980s and 1990s when the initial focus was on the globally averaged temperature of the planet,”�said Richard Rosen, the senior adviser for climate research within the climate program office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. �It was the focus of much of the research, and the concern that the globally averaged temperature was going to increase because of greenhouse gases.”

Since then, scientists have come to realize that �the issue involves much more than the globally averaged temperature,”�Rosen said.

�It also impacts other parts of the climate system. Precipitation, Arctic sea ice, snowpack and glaciers,”�he said. �It�s sort of a recognition that a lot more is going on than the globally averaged temperature.”

McClatchy Newspapers 2007

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User:Getrude/BlogEntry: 2007 December 03 15:44:28 EAT

2007-12-10T08:24:18Z

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Category:Energy

2007-12-08T12:50:38Z

Getrude:

Civil G8 —�is your opportunity
to discuss global problems!
The Civil G8 2006: Are the waves of public opinion breaking against the cliff of officialdom?

The process has begun, and is gaining in strength, so let us now briefly review its prehistory, intermediate results, and try to predict its future...

http://en.civilg8.ru/Nairobi/

Environment and energy

2007-12-08T12:46:48Z

Getrude:

== Energy and Environement ==

"The World we all share is given to us in trust. Every choice we make regarding the earth, air, and water around us should be made with the objective of preserving it for all generations to come."

This is the page about Social Forum activities on Environment and energy.

[[Category:Actionable themes]]
[[Category: Environment and energy]]
[[category:Energy]]
[[category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]

Energy

2007-12-08T09:12:11Z

Getrude:

Civil G8 —�is your opportunity
to discuss global problems!

The Civil G8 2006: Are the waves of public opinion breaking against the cliff of officialdom?

The process has begun, and is gaining in strength, so let us now briefly review its prehistory, intermediate results, and try to predict its future...

http://en.civilg8.ru/Nairobi/

[[Category:Environment and energy]
[[category:Nairobi WSF 2007]

Energy

2007-12-08T09:02:18Z

Getrude:

Civil G8 —�is your opportunity
to discuss global problems!

The Civil G8 2006: Are the waves of public opinion breaking against the cliff of officialdom?

The process has begun, and is gaining in strength, so let us now briefly review its prehistory, intermediate results, and try to predict its future...

http://en.civilg8.ru/Nairobi/

[[Category:Energy]
[[category:Nairobi WSF 2007]

Environment and energy

2007-12-05T12:30:17Z

Getrude:

== Energy and Environement ==

Energy and Environment are essential for sustainable development. The poor disproportinately affected by Environment degradation and lack of access to clean, affordable energy services.
These issues are also global as climate change, loss of biodiversity and ozone layer depletion cannot be addressed by countries alone.
Human Beings have traditionaly adopted to changes in environment including climate change and climate variability. However such changes to a large extent were evolutoinary that required gradual and at time spontaneous adaptation. Consequeently Social system were able to draw upon their intrinsic resilience and allow for changes in environment conditions.

The larger of climate will be adverse effects.

"The World we all share is given to us in trust. Every choice we make regarding the earth, air, and water around us should be made with the objective of preserving it for all generations to come."

[[Category:Actionable themes]]
[[Category: Environment and energy]]

Environment Alert

2007-12-05T11:59:46Z

Getrude:

Environmental Alert (EA)is a Non Governmental development Organisation born out ot the need to address the alarmingly low levels of agricultural productivity in the country, high levels of food insecurtiy and low incomes in both rural and against rapid degradation of natural resources on which community livelihood depends.

Environment Alert is also a 1st prize winner of one of the most prestigious awards for environnmental sustainability in the World, the the Energy Globe Award.

EA'S Mission
To contribute to improved livelihoods of vulnerable communities by enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainable natural resources management.

EA'S Vision
Envisage communities free from hunger and managing their natural resources sustainably.
Reported by Getrude Lema

[http://www.envalert.org Environmental Alert]
[[Category:Environment and energy]]
[[category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]

Protecting Natural Resources

2007-12-05T08:10:56Z

Getrude:

== Title:Protecting Natural Resources ==

'''Time''':9:00 – 11:00am

'''Name of organizers''':Global Forest Coalition

'''Number of participants''':Male – 40, Female – 60, Total – 100

'''Key Speakers Profile'''

Simon

'''Summary of issues covered/discussed'''

Local production and consumption of biomass plays an important role in sustainable livelihood strategies of, in particular, rural women in developing countries. However, international trade in biomass is already cuasing a negative impact on food sovereignity, rural livelihoods, forest and other ecosystems and these negative impacts are expected to accumulate rapidly.

Biofuels are a disaster in the making. International demand for biofuels is already surpassing the supply in countries, like Malaysia and Brazil giving push to the expansion of destructive crops oil palm and sugar cane.

There is nothing green or sustainable to imported or exported biofuel.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Corporations should be held accountable for any social and environmental damage that has occurred.

The expansion of biofuels trade has political backing and so must be fought political as well
'''
Report by''':Loum Godfrey

'''Title''':Protecting Natural Resources: Food and Energy Sovereignty

'''Time''':9:00 – 11:00am

'''Name of organizers''':Friends of the Earth, Global Forest Coalition

'''Number of participants''':Male – 40, Female – 60, Total – 100

'''Key Speakers Profile''':William

'''Summary of issues covered/discussed'''

Food is a basic need. There is more than enough safe and healthy food to feed the world who can�t get enough to eat.

Food, sovereignity is about people taking control over their food and agriculture. Friends of the Earth believes that countries and communities should be able to:

- Decide their own food and agrulatural policies
- Choose locally produced GM free food
- Support family farmers and their domestic markets

In developing countries, securing enough food depends on access to natural resources including land, seeds and fish. In the global food economy communites are struggling to compete with transnational corporations for access to basic needs and our environment is losing out.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Food insecurity is not only for the fisher folks or the farmers. It is a concern for everyone. It is not in the hands of the capitalist or those profiting but it is in the hands of all those suffering to regain control over the natural resources.
'''
Report by''':Loum Godfrey

Related website �http://www.foe.co.uk/trade
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Control of our Natural Resources

2007-12-05T07:48:30Z

Getrude:

Regaining Control of our Natural Resources
22-23 January, 2007
Moi International Sports Centre
Nairobi, Kenya

CIEL co-organized this two-day workshop with a wide range of organizations, including among others, the Council of Canadians Blue Planet Project; Focus on the Global South; Friends of the Earth International; the Global Forest Coalition; Oilwatch Africa; Via Campesina; and the World Forum of Fishworkers and Fish Harvesters

This event involved a diverse array of civil society actors, especially from Africa, to discuss the impacts and underlying causes of the commodification of various natural resources. The workshop allowed the speakers and participants to analyze different regional concerns; and to exchange ideas about effective campaign solutions, strategies and tools. The workshop focused on the following natural resources: land/seeds; fisheries; forests; biodiversity; energy; minerals; and water.

The first day of the workshop involved exchanging ideas about effective campaign solutions, strategies and tools to maintaining and restoring community/indigenous management of natural resources and related knowledge. Speakers discussed successful community management projects and campaigns, particularly how these projects have been protected, initiated, promoted, and developed, as well as the key difficulties.

In addition, the first day of the workshop involved an exchange of ideas about the experiences of direct action and nationalization of natural resources (with a particular focus on Bolivian and the Venezuelan examples) and examined the related impacts on communities' access and the sustainable use of natural resources.

The second day of the workshop focused on exchanging ideas about effective campaign solutions, strategies and tools involved in making, changing and using the law. Particular attention was paid to how communities can use, change and make laws to help regain access to or prevent the destruction of their natural resources and environment. In addition, the workshop looked at how to use national courts to change corporate practice and seek redress. The focus of this session was on oil, mining, water, and forests.

The second day also focused on the potential role of new technologies and market mechanisms. More specifically, this part of the workshop focused on whether the emerging new technologies are likely to help or hinder people's access to natural resources, and how the market mechanisms impact local communities and their access to natural resources and a clean environment. The focus in this session was on nanotechnology and new markets in biofuels, carbon and environmental services.

The workshop was followed by a strategy meeting of the organizers to discuss follow-up, including building a network and creating advocacy tools.
Reported by Getrude.

[[category:Environment]]
[[category:Natural Resources Control]]
[[category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]

Environment Alert

2007-12-05T07:34:13Z

Getrude:

Environmental Alert (EA)is a Non Governmental development Organisation born out ot the need to address the alarmingly low levels of agricultural productivity in the country, high levels of food insecurtiy and low incomes in both rural and against rapid degradation of natural resources on which community livelihood depends.

Environment Alert is also a 1st prize winner of one of the most prestigious awards for environnmental sustainability in the World, the the Energy Globe Award.

EA'S Mission
To contribute to improved livelihoods of vulnerable communities by enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainable natural resources management.

EA'S Vision
Envisage communities free from hunger and managing their natural resources sustainably

[http://www.envalert.org Environmental Alert]
[[Category:Environment and energy]]
[[category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]

Water Privatization and International Disputes

2007-12-05T07:29:22Z

Getrude:

this is Presented by Lawyers' Environmental Action Team (LEAT).
21/01/2007 KASARANI
Is Donated by CIEL.

The case of Biwater vs Tanzania.

Co-organized with the Lawyers' Environmental Action Team (LEAT), this workshop discussed a number of issues raised in the Biwater-Tanzania dispute, which is currently pending at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). At issue in that dispute was the cancellation of the ten-year contract awarded to the British water company Biwater to manage and operate the water and sewerage system in Dar es Salaam, Kibaha and Bagamoyo in Tanzania. The government of Tanzania cancelled the contract after two years, claiming that the foreign investor had failed to improve the supply for millions of people, that no new domestic pipework had been installed, and that the company had not spent the money it had promised, leading to a decline in water quality and a decrease in revenue collection.

The workshop aimed at clarifying the nexus between the right to water, foreign investment, privatization of essential services, and the involvement of international financial institutions; identifying ways to increase awareness about the implications of countries' obligations under bilateral investment treaties (BITs); and promoting increased transparency and participation in arbitration processes.

A brief synopsis of the speakers and discussion follows:

Clarence Kipobota of the Legal and Human Rights Centre in Tanzania informed the audience on the events leading to the dispute between Biwater and the government of Tanzania.
Rugemeleza Nshala of LEAT focused on the problems relating to water privatization encountered in Dar es Salaam.
Vicky Cann of the World Development Movement (WDM) discussed the role of international financial institutions (IFIs), such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, and the international bidding process.
Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder of CIEL introduced the role of bilateral investment treaties (BITs), particularly focusing on the BIT between the United Kingdom and Tanzania. She also discussed the current Biwater case before the ICSID Tribunal and the amicus curiae brief that five civil society organizations submitted-CIEL, LEAT, LHRC, TGNP, and IISD.
Sofia Plagakis of CIEL elaborated on the role of transparency in the Biwater case, focusing specifically on the confidentiality order that was issued by the ICSID Tribunal.
Agnes Namuhisa of Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives moderated the session on campaign strategies in the Biwater case.
Wenonah Hauter from Food and Water Watch (FWW) discussed the water privatisation attempts that occurred in Latin America, focusing on Cochambamba, Bolivia, as well as the anti-privatization protests that have taken place in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. She also discussed the importance of collaboration among international civil society organizations.
Deus Kibamba of the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) focused on local strategies to halt the privatisation of essential services, contending that civil society must put pressure on the Tanzanian government not to give in to privatisation of public utilities.
The workshop led to a lively exchange of information and experiences among Kenyan locals, and civil society organizations from Africa and elsewhere, as well as social movements campaigning on issues related to investment, water privatization and international financial institutions. Audience participants represented 29 countries from 5 continents. The discussion was very extensive and covered the different local and regional experiences based on the diversified background of the participants.

CIEL has prepared an overview of Tanzania's obligations under bilateral investment treaties to Tanzanian partners as a basis for future more targeted campaigning on foreign investment policy-making in Tanzania and in the region.
Reported by Getrude Lema

[[category:Environment and energy]]
[[category:Water]]

Water Privatization and International Disputes

2007-12-05T07:25:21Z

Getrude:

Environment and energy

2007-12-05T07:01:06Z

Getrude:

== Energy and Environement ==

Energy and Environment are essential for sustainable development. The poor disproportinately affected by Environment degradation and lack of access to clean, affordable energy services.
These issues are also global as climate change, loss of biodiversity and ozone layer depletion cannot be addressed by countries alone.
Human Beings have traditionaly adopted to changes in environment including climate change and climate variability. However such changes to a large extent were evolutoinary that required gradual and at time spontaneous adaptation. Consequeently Social system were able to draw upon their intrinsic resilience and allow for changes in environment conditions.

The larger of climate will be adverse effects.

"The World we all share is given to us in trust. Every choice we make regarding the earth, air, and water around us should be made with the objective of preserving it for all generations to come."
Reported by Getrude

[[Category:Actionable themes]]
[[Category: Environment and energy]]

User:Getrude/BlogEntry: 2007 December 03 15:51:01 EAT

2007-12-05T06:45:29Z

Getrude:

Energy and Environment
Energy and Environment are essential for sustainable development. The poor disproportinately affected by Environment degradation and lack of access to clean, affordable energy services. These issues are also global as climate change, loss of biodiversity and ozone layer depletion cannot be addressed by countries alone.

Human Beings have traditionaly adopted to changes in environment including climate change and climate variability. However such changes to a large extent were evolutoinary that required gradual and at time spontaneous adaptation. Consequeently Social system were able to draw upon their intrinsic resilience and allow for changes in environment conditions.

The larger of climate will be adverse effects.

"The World we all share is given to us in trust. Every choice we make regarding the earth, air, and water around us should be made with the objective of preserving it for all generations to come."

[[category:Environment]]

User:Getrude/BlogEntry: 2007 December 03 15:51:01 EAT

2007-12-05T06:43:11Z

Getrude:

File:Making trade work for women.pdf

2007-12-05T06:16:50Z

Getrude:

This is collection data During wsf at Kasarani Nairobi. It's presentation about the likely impact of the Economic Partnership Agreements on Women's right and Gender Equality.
Is ponsored by One World Action, Bradley's close London. http://www.oneworldaction.org
Is presented by Namibia Development Trust.
Reported by Getrude Lema

File:Making trade work for women.pdf

2007-12-05T06:08:39Z

Getrude:

This is collection data During wsf at Kasarani Nairobi. IS sponsored by One World Action, Bradley's close London. http://www.oneworldaction.org
Is presented by Namibia Development Trust
Reported by Getrude Lema

File:Making trade work for women.pdf

2007-12-05T06:01:41Z

Getrude:

This is collection data During wsf at Kasarani Nairobi.
I participated in one presentation concerning gender issue and ask facilitator to copy his presentation in my flash. i don't remember his name but he is from Namibia. lets share
Getrude.

File:Making trade work for women.pdf

2007-12-05T06:00:28Z

Getrude:

File:Making trade work for women.pdf

2007-12-05T05:50:24Z

Getrude:

Environment Alert

2007-12-04T16:11:23Z

Getrude:

Environmental Alert (EA)is a Non Governmental development Organisation born out ot the need to address the alarmingly low levels of agricultural productivity in the country, high levels of food insecurtiy and low incomes in both rural and against rapid degradation of natural resources on which community livelihood depends.

Environment Alert is also a 1st prize winner of one of the most prestigious awards for environnmental sustainability in the World, the the Energy Globe Award.

EA'S Mission
To contribute to improved livelihoods of vulnerable communities by enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainable natural resources management.

EA'S Vision
Envisage communities free from hunger and managing their natural resources sustainably

[http://www.envalert.org Environmental Alert]
[[Category:Action theme]]
[[Category:Environment]]

Environment Alert

2007-12-04T16:09:26Z

Getrude:

Environment Alert

2007-12-04T16:06:50Z

Getrude:

Environment Alert (EA)is a Non Governmental development Organisation born out ot the need to address the alarmingly low levels of agricultural productivity in the country, high levels of food insecurtiy and low incomes in both rural and against rapid degradation of natural resources on which community livelihood depends.

Environment Alert is also a 1st prize winner of one of the most prestigious awards for environnmental sustainability in the World, the the Energy Globe Award.

EA'S Mission
To contribute to improved livelihoods of vulnerable communities by enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainable natural resources management.

EA'S Vision
Envisage communities free from hunger and managing their natural resources sustainably.

[[[[www.envalert.org]]]]

Environment Alert

2007-12-04T16:06:18Z

Getrude:

User:Getrude

2007-12-04T13:24:28Z

Getrude:

== WSF PROJECT ==

[[Image:Getrude1.jpg|thumb |hi! This is Getrude]]

Hello!

My name is Getrude Lema. I'm working in Law firm called Law Associates Advocates as Assistant Librarian.
I'm feel very proud to be in this Project.
among for what i learn here also its help me in my work place.

User:Getrude

2007-12-04T13:23:42Z

Getrude:

== WSF PROJECT ==

[[Image:Getrude1.jpg|thumb |hi!This is Getrude]]

Hello!

My name is Getrude Lema. I'm working in Law firm called Law Associates Advocates as Assistant Librarian.
I'm feel very proud to be in this Project.
among for what i learn here also its help me in my work place.

User:Getrude

2007-12-04T09:44:10Z

Getrude:

== WSF PROJECT ==

[[Image:Getrude1.jpg|thumb]]

Hello!

My name is Getrude Lema. I'm working in Law firm called Law Associates Advocates as Assistant Librarian.
I'm feel very proud to be in this Project.
among for what i learn here also its help me in my work place.

File:Getrude1.jpg

2007-12-04T09:39:15Z

Getrude: Im Getrude Lema from Tanzania. this is when im in Nairobi to attend training about wsf.

Im Getrude Lema from Tanzania. this is when im in Nairobi to attend training about wsf.

User:Getrude/BlogEntry: 2007 December 04 09:30:28 EAT

2007-12-04T06:48:28Z

Getrude:

E-library on the social forums process

The Open Elibrary defines itself (on its website) as an

E-library on and for social transformation is an online open and collaborative space for sharing and consulting on the social movements and social transformation web-bibliographic and multimedia resources
http://www.openelibrary.info/

User:Getrude/BlogEntry: 2007 December 03 15:44:28 EAT

2007-12-04T06:47:32Z

Getrude:

this is Tanzania Library Association website. http://www.tla.or.tz

User:Getrude/BlogEntry: 2007 December 04 09:30:28 EAT

2007-12-04T06:32:20Z

Getrude:

User:Getrude

2007-12-04T05:43:22Z

Getrude:

== WSF PROJECT ==
Hello!
My name is Getrude Lema. I'm working in Law firm called Law Associates Advocates as Assistant Librarian.
I'm feel very proud to be in this Project.
among for what i learn here also its help me in my work place.

Category:Environment and energy

2007-12-03T16:04:47Z

Getrude:

== Energy and Environment ==

Energy and Environment are essential for sustainable development. The poor disproportinately affected by Environment degradation and lack of access to clean, affordable energy services.
These issues are also global as climate change, loss of biodiversity and ozone layer depletion cannot be addressed by countries alone.

Human Beings have traditionaly adopted to changes in environment including climate change and climate variability. However such changes to a large extent were evolutoinary that required gradual and at time spontaneous adaptation. Consequeently Social system were able to draw upon their intrinsic resilience and allow for changes in environment conditions.

The larger of climate will be adverse effects.

"The World we all share is given to us in trust. Every choice we make regarding the earth, air, and water around us should be made with the objective of preserving it for all generations to come."

Environment and energy

2007-12-03T16:01:32Z

Getrude:

Environment and energy

2007-12-03T16:00:13Z

Getrude:

Environment and energy

2007-12-03T15:59:34Z

Getrude:

== Energy and Environement ==

Energy and Environment are essential for sustainable development. The poor disproportinately affected by Environment degradation and lack of access to clean, affordable energy services.
These issues are also global as climate change, loss of biodiversity and ozone layer depletion cannot be addressed by countries alone.
Human Beings have traditionaly adopted to changes in environment including climate change and climate variability. However such changes to a large extent were evolutoinary that required gradual and at time spontaneous adaptation. Consequeently Social system were able to draw upon their intrinsic resilience and allow for changes in environment conditions.
The larger of climate will be adverse effects.

"The World we all share is given to us in trust. Every choice we make regarding the earth, air, and water around us should be made with the objective of preserving it for all generations to come."

Protecting Natural Resources

2007-12-03T15:28:39Z

Getrude:

== Title:Protecting Natural Resources ==

'''Time''':9:00 – 11:00am

'''Name of organizers''':Global Forest Coalition

'''Number of participants''':Male – 40, Female – 60, Total – 100

'''Key Speakers Profile'''

Simon

'''Summary of issues covered/discussed'''

Local production and consumption of biomass plays an important role in sustainable livelihood strategies of, in particular, rural women in developing countries. However, international trade in biomass is already cuasing a negative impact on food sovereignity, rural livelihoods, forest and other ecosystems and these negative impacts are expected to accumulate rapidly.

Biofuels are a disaster in the making. International demand for biofuels is already surpassing the supply in countries, like Malaysia and Brazil giving push to the expansion of destructive crops oil palm and sugar cane.

There is nothing green or sustainable to imported or exported biofuel.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Corporations should be held accountable for any social and environmental damage that has occurred.

The expansion of biofuels trade has political backing and so must be fought political as well
'''
Report by''':Loum Godfrey

'''Title''':Protecting Natural Resources: Food and Energy Sovereignty

'''Time''':9:00 – 11:00am

'''Name of organizers''':Friends of the Earth, Global Forest Coalition

'''Number of participants''':Male – 40, Female – 60, Total – 100

'''Key Speakers Profile''':William

'''Summary of issues covered/discussed'''

Food is a basic need. There is more than enough safe and healthy food to feed the world who can�t get enough to eat.

Food, sovereignity is about people taking control over their food and agriculture. Friends of the Earth believes that countries and communities should be able to:

- Decide their own food and agrulatural policies
- Choose locally produced GM free food
- Support family farmers and their domestic markets

In developing countries, securing enough food depends on access to natural resources including land, seeds and fish. In the global food economy communites are struggling to compete with transnational corporations for access to basic needs and our environment is losing out.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Food insecurity is not only for the fisher folks or the farmers. It is a concern for everyone. It is not in the hands of the capitalist or those profiting but it is in the hands of all those suffering to regain control over the natural resources.
'''
Report by''':Loum Godfrey

Related website –�www.foe.co.uk/trade
[[category:Environment and energy]]

Protecting Natural Resources

2007-12-03T15:28:15Z

Getrude:

== Title:Protecting Natural Resources ==

'''Time''':9:00 – 11:00am

'''Name of organizers''':Global Forest Coalition

'''Number of participants''':Male – 40, Female – 60, Total – 100

'''Key Speakers Profile'''

Simon

'''Summary of issues covered/discussed'''

Local production and consumption of biomass plays an important role in sustainable livelihood strategies of, in particular, rural women in developing countries. However, international trade in biomass is already cuasing a negative impact on food sovereignity, rural livelihoods, forest and other ecosystems and these negative impacts are expected to accumulate rapidly.

Biofuels are a disaster in the making. International demand for biofuels is already surpassing the supply in countries, like Malaysia and Brazil giving push to the expansion of destructive crops oil palm and sugar cane.

There is nothing green or sustainable to imported or exported biofuel.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Corporations should be held accountable for any social and environmental damage that has occurred.

The expansion of biofuels trade has political backing and so must be fought political as well
'''
Report by''':Loum Godfrey

'''Title''':Protecting Natural Resources: Food and Energy Sovereignty

'''Time''':9:00 – 11:00am

'''Name of organizers''':Friends of the Earth, Global Forest Coalition

'''Number of participants''':Male – 40, Female – 60, Total – 100

'''Key Speakers Profile''':William

'''Summary of issues covered/discussed'''

Food is a basic need. There is more than enough safe and healthy food to feed the world who can�t get enough to eat.

Food, sovereignity is about people taking control over their food and agriculture. Friends of the Earth believes that countries and communities should be able to:

- Decide their own food and agrulatural policies
- Choose locally produced GM free food
- Support family farmers and their domestic markets

In developing countries, securing enough food depends on access to natural resources including land, seeds and fish. In the global food economy communites are struggling to compete with transnational corporations for access to basic needs and our environment is losing out.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Food insecurity is not only for the fisher folks or the farmers. It is a concern for everyone. It is not in the hands of the capitalist or those profiting but it is in the hands of all those suffering to regain control over the natural resources.
'''
Report by''':Loum Godfrey

Related website –�www.foe.co.uk/trade
[[category:Environment and energy
]]

Protecting Natural Resources

2007-12-03T15:25:43Z

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== Title:Protecting Natural Resources ==

'''Time''':9:00 – 11:00am

'''Name of organizers''':Global Forest Coalition

'''Number of participants''':Male – 40, Female – 60, Total – 100

'''Key Speakers Profile'''

Simon

'''Summary of issues covered/discussed'''

Local production and consumption of biomass plays an important role in sustainable livelihood strategies of, in particular, rural women in developing countries. However, international trade in biomass is already cuasing a negative impact on food sovereignity, rural livelihoods, forest and other ecosystems and these negative impacts are expected to accumulate rapidly.

Biofuels are a disaster in the making. International demand for biofuels is already surpassing the supply in countries, like Malaysia and Brazil giving push to the expansion of destructive crops oil palm and sugar cane.

There is nothing green or sustainable to imported or exported biofuel.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Corporations should be held accountable for any social and environmental damage that has occurred.

The expansion of biofuels trade has political backing and so must be fought political as well
'''
Report by''':Loum Godfrey

'''Title''':Protecting Natural Resources: Food and Energy Sovereignty

'''Time''':9:00 – 11:00am

'''Name of organizers''':Friends of the Earth, Global Forest Coalition

'''Number of participants''':Male – 40, Female – 60, Total – 100

'''Key Speakers Profile''':William

'''Summary of issues covered/discussed'''

Food is a basic need. There is more than enough safe and healthy food to feed the world who can�t get enough to eat.

Food, sovereignity is about people taking control over their food and agriculture. Friends of the Earth believes that countries and communities should be able to:

- Decide their own food and agrulatural policies
- Choose locally produced GM free food
- Support family farmers and their domestic markets

In developing countries, securing enough food depends on access to natural resources including land, seeds and fish. In the global food economy communites are struggling to compete with transnational corporations for access to basic needs and our environment is losing out.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Food insecurity is not only for the fisher folks or the farmers. It is a concern for everyone. It is not in the hands of the capitalist or those profiting but it is in the hands of all those suffering to regain control over the natural resources.
'''
Report by''':Loum Godfrey

Related website –�www.foe.co.uk/trade
[[category:environment and energy]]

Protecting Natural Resources

2007-12-03T15:23:57Z

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== Title:Protecting Natural Resources ==

'''Time''':9:00 – 11:00am

'''Name of organizers''':Global Forest Coalition

'''Number of participants''':Male – 40, Female – 60, Total – 100

'''Key Speakers Profile'''

Simon

'''Summary of issues covered/discussed'''

Local production and consumption of biomass plays an important role in sustainable livelihood strategies of, in particular, rural women in developing countries. However, international trade in biomass is already cuasing a negative impact on food sovereignity, rural livelihoods, forest and other ecosystems and these negative impacts are expected to accumulate rapidly.

Biofuels are a disaster in the making. International demand for biofuels is already surpassing the supply in countries, like Malaysia and Brazil giving push to the expansion of destructive crops oil palm and sugar cane.

There is nothing green or sustainable to imported or exported biofuel.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Corporations should be held accountable for any social and environmental damage that has occurred.

The expansion of biofuels trade has political backing and so must be fought political as well
'''
Report by''':Loum Godfrey

'''Title''':Protecting Natural Resources: Food and Energy Sovereignty

'''Time''':9:00 – 11:00am

'''Name of organizers''':Friends of the Earth, Global Forest Coalition

'''Number of participants''':Male – 40, Female – 60, Total – 100

'''Key Speakers Profile''':William

'''Summary of issues covered/discussed'''

Food is a basic need. There is more than enough safe and healthy food to feed the world who can�t get enough to eat.

Food, sovereignity is about people taking control over their food and agriculture. Friends of the Earth believes that countries and communities should be able to:

- Decide their own food and agrulatural policies
- Choose locally produced GM free food
- Support family farmers and their domestic markets

In developing countries, securing enough food depends on access to natural resources including land, seeds and fish. In the global food economy communites are struggling to compete with transnational corporations for access to basic needs and our environment is losing out.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Food insecurity is not only for the fisher folks or the farmers. It is a concern for everyone. It is not in the hands of the capitalist or those profiting but it is in the hands of all those suffering to regain control over the natural resources.
'''
Report by''':Loum Godfrey

Related website –�www.foe.co.uk/trade
[category:environment and energy]

Environment and energy

2007-12-03T15:15:58Z

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Environment and energy

2007-12-03T15:05:46Z

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2007-12-03T15:04:11Z

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2007-12-03T15:03:56Z

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2007-12-03T15:02:50Z

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2007-12-03T15:02:13Z

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2007-12-03T15:01:38Z

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2007-12-03T15:01:15Z

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Energ and [Environment] are essential for sustainable.

Environment and energy

2007-12-03T15:00:43Z

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Energ and Environment are essential for sustainable.