Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

Guest blog by A.Z.M Nazmul Islam Chowdhury Innovator and Founder Pumpkin Plus Agro Innovation Limited Transforming lands, transforming lives https://youtu.be/7ZN92tAmdFg .The innovation comprises the demonstration and widespread adoption in 5 districts of North West Bangladesh of ‘sandbar cropping’, an innovative, simple, cost-effective technology which transforms silted barren lands created by flooding and, as a result, helps thousands of displaced, extreme-poor families surviving on the edge of mighty rivers to escape from extreme poverty and hunger; climate change and recent covid generated socio-economic shocks.   T he innovator Nazmul Chowdhury, fueled by the philosophy of E.F. Schumacher “How to help them, help themselves”, https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/how-to-help-them-help-themselves/ has come up with the idea to help erosion affected landless communities through low-cost affordable and accessible climate smart solution first in 2005, under Disappearin...

We, the Ministers and other heads of delegations, having met in person in Kunming, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, and remotely, on 12 and 13 October 2021, on the occasion of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, and at the invitation of the Government of the People's Republic of China,  Recalling the relevance of the 2050 Vision “Living in harmony with nature”,  Emphasizing that biodiversity, and the ecosystem functions and services it provides, support all forms of life on Earth and underpin our human and planetary health and well-being, economic growth and sustainable development, Concerned that the ongoing loss of biodiversity jeopardizes achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals,  Recognizing that progress has been made in the last decade, under the 2011-2020 Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, but deeply concerned that such progress has been insufficient to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets,  Acknowledging with grave concern that the...

Guest blog:  Mary Omble Wuya  is a gender and development expert, social scientist and researcher with over ten years experience.  She combines trainings and experience to deliver effectively and efficiently in areas of development and social science research. Author of   Reducing the Truama of Gender Based Violence: Gender Based Violence The issue of displaced persons in recent times has been a global problem especially in third world countries. The displacement across the globe is due to communal violence, economic dislocations natural disaster, internal armed conflicts, land/border conflicts, floods and drought, ethno religious conflicts and terrorist attacks.   Global experiences have shown that most displaced persons are vulnerable to threats to security and physical integrity, loss of contact with children and family members, inadequate and insecure shelter, discrimination in aids distribution, psycho-social stress, sexual and gender-based violence. ...

  Adam Islaam | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) originally from UNEP-WCMC site here. We are collectivel y failing to conserve the world’s biodiversity and to mobilize natural solutions to help curb global warming. A new study carried out by the Nature Map Consortium, shows that managing a strategically placed 30% of land for conservation could safeguard 70% of all considered terrestrial plant and vertebrate animal species, while simultaneously conserving more than 62% of the world’s above and below ground vulnerable carbon, and 68% of all clean water. In November, governments will convene in Glasgow under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Natural climate solutions for mitigation and adaptation will be high on the agenda, as illustrated by the recent  G7 Nature Compact  and the  Leaders’ Pledge for Nature  signed by 88 heads of government. In 2022, China will host the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Bio...

Online event -  You can get tickets on   Eventbrite ​ Date And Time:  Thu, September 30, 2021  6:00 PM-7:30 PM GMT Speakers will include:  Andrea Nicholas Founder of Green Tourism, a world leader in certification in travel and tourism and now aligned with Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency. Andrea has been appointed to the Edinburgh Climate Commission and chairs Catering Scotland’s Awards Committee. She will be talking about how tourism and hospitality businesses can take practical steps to help protect the 1.5° temperature rise. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreanicholasgreentourism/ ​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenTourismUK Website: https://www.green-tourism.com/pages/home   Professor Felix Dodds  International policy expert and adviser on sustainable development and climate change for more than 30 years. Previously executive director of Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future and campaigns director for the United Nations Associati...

Richard David Hames is an Entrepreneur, Strategic Futurist, Mentor & Author As a foresight practitioner Richard and his team have examined hundreds of topics, ranging from the future of conflict and work to taxation, business and society, food security, international terrorism, smart cities, financial services, health care, science and alternative energy. The Virtual Activist is a daily provocation, a meditative practice, a library, and a community intent on developing new 'ways of knowing' about issues of concern to the entire human family. The Virtual Activist takes activism to new levels, offering members the chance to engage with a community set on collective activism for conscious structural change. Suddenly, without much warning, humanity finds itself poised on the edge of a future stamped with uncertainty, ambiguity and volatility. Human civilization is caught in a perfect storm of disruptive elements. The speed of their convergence, and the manner in which we ...

This is from the host country China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment. I wonder if this will impact on the Glasgow Climate Summit?  "The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) will be held in Kunming, China, in two phases from October 11-15, 2021 and the first half of 2022, following a decision of the 14th Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on July 14 and ratification by the Chinese Government, the relevant officials of the Ministry of Ecological Environment said today. The first phase of the meeting will be held from 11 to 15 October 2021. Overseas personnel attend the meeting online, and relevant personnel in The Territory attend the meeting on the spot. The main contents include the opening ceremony, leaders' speeches, high-level meetings, general agenda, the issuance of the "Kunming Declaration" and other documents, as well as the holding of ecologi...