Nibbles: Primary forests, Lima Declaration
- “…old-growth rainforests are the greatest celebration of life on earth.” Well, maybe.
- Chefs make a stand. Ooooooh, scary.
Live, interactive, participatory UN webcast on biodiversity in a week
Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the CBD and Monique Barbut, CEO and Chair of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), will discuss the CBD’s bold plans and the importance of taking action now to avert even more serious loss of biodiversity; how the entire UN system is driving to make the UNBD a lasting success, and the role of the GEF.
Or so it says here. Anyway, go and submit a question, and don’t forget to listen in on 20/9/2011 at 17:00 BST and hear what they have to say about agrobiodiversity. If anything.
State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture in the offing
Readers will be overjoyed to learn that the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has requested FAO to spend the next five years preparing what will be the first ever report on The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. You can comment on the concept note until 15 November 2011 to cgrfa “at” fao.org.
Nibbles: Gardens, Food/nutrition jargon, Photos, Pacific livestock, Durian descriptors, Oysters, Thai breeders, Meat-reducing, Gender, Chinese fortification, G20
- Community veggie gardens in Cape Town.
- BNSP? WTF?
- AoB adds botanical picture search. Will nothing stop these guys? And meanwhile… Sheesh, is there something in the air today?
- How can Pacific livestock adapt to climate change? And don’t say they should learn to swim.
- How NOT to describe a durian.
- The continuously imminent demise of the Chesapeake Bay oyster.
- Plant breeders go on the rampage in Thailand.
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall turns out not to be a made-up name. Pity.
- Kenya’s agriculture increasingly depends on women. MIL unavailable for comment.
- “…because our idea of “adding more” has shaped the way we treat micronutrient deficiencies through food fortification globally, trying to integrate this in China is turning out to be problematic.” I bet it is.
- Montpellier G20 meeting looking for “effective and innovative research partnerships for development and better impact of research from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.” I hope they brought their pyjamas.