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January 20, 2013
The planet earth, on which we live in communities, is being increasingly ‘ruptured’ because of human activities; its carrying capacity is under great stress because of demographic pressures. The pressure is especially affecting the people living in the dry areas because of the marginal and fragile nature of the resources they have access to. There […]
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January 20, 2013
The energy transition that powered the Industrial Revolution helped create a new economic and social class by raising the incomes and changing the occupations of a large fraction of society who were then employed in rural, agrarian economies. The next energy transition will occur under fundamentally different socioeconomic conditions. Future energy systems must supply adequate […]
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January 20, 2013
Environmentalists really like conferences. Apparently, they also like having conferences to talk about planning more conferences. World leaders have just announced that they do not intend to actually sign a treaty on climate change in Copenhagen this December, a conference that has widely been referred to as “the most important meeting in history.” The leaders […]
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January 20, 2013
Africa is the second largest continent in the world after Asia, and with a total land area of more than 3,025.8 million hectares (ha), its landmass is more than three times that of the United States of America. Of Africa’s 53 countries, Sudan is the largest, covering 250.39 million ha and Seychelles the smallest, covering […]
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January 20, 2013
Since humanity first set forth upon the seas, the issue of sovereign control over the oceans has been an ongoing concern. Prior to the 20th century, the oceans had been subject to the freedom of the seas doctrine. This principle, adopted in the 17th century, limited national rights and jurisdiction over a narrow band of […]
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January 20, 2013
Rivers are of immense importance geologically, biologically, historically and culturally. Although they contain only about 0.0001% of the total amount of water in the world at any given time, rivers are vital carriers of water and nutrients to areas all around the earth. They are critical components of the hydrological cycle, acting as drainage channels […]
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January 20, 2013
The concept of “green growth” is one which has understandable political currency, highlighted by its prominence in this year’s Rio+20 meeting hosted by the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. In promising to reconcile the goals of low-carbon and sustainable development with other valued outcomes — such as job creation, poverty reduction and economic growth […]
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January 20, 2013
Surely I am not easy to come by, so with hard work and juggling from one job to another I am found. With love, care and gratitude I am handled. Within a short time of my arrival a strange and unacceptable problem arises, thousands and thousands of miles away from me and I’m needed. With […]
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June 25, 2014
Africa runs on agriculture. Seven out of ten Africans depend on Agriculture for their livelihoods.In Kenya, agriculture directly contributes 24 percent of the GDP annually,which is directly valued at Kshs 342 billion. Agriculture accounts for 65 percent of Kenya’s exports, 18 percent of formal employment and an even much higher percentage of informal employment. Despite these […]
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June 24, 2014
The FAO’s Committee on Forestry (COFO) is marking this week (23rd June-27th June)as World Forest Week in Rome, Italy. Over 600 participants are in attendance to review the state of the world’s forests, examine forest policies, promote sustainable production and consumption of forest goods and services. COFO is FAO’s highest forestry statutory authority and bring together heads of forest […]
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May 20, 2014
The Rio + 20 Summit in 2012 provided an impetus for increased use of markets for solving environmental problems, through the ‘green economy’ mantra to conserve the natural capital of the earth. Market approaches are based on the principle that ecosystem goods and services can be traded hence the development of water, biodiversity, carbon markets […]
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May 20, 2014
A song that is infamous all over Africa is that of unemployment. Africa’s economic powerhouse South Africa has not been left out of this symphony. The country has over 4.5 million unemployed people and an enormous potential in creating green jobs. Arthi Sanpath, a journalist from South Africa takes a panoramic view of green growth […]
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