Climate Change/
Climate Crisis
WWF Takes on the Climate Crisis
As our planet heats up, the effects are being felt from the highest mountain peaks to the deepest ocean floors. Forests are enduring unprecedented droughts, coral reef systems are bleaching, and glaciers -- from Glacier National Park in the United States to the world's highest in the Eastern Himalayas -- are receding.
Nature isn't the only thing in harm's way. Rising sea levels are threatening low-lying islands and river deltas, putting millions of people at risk, and warming temperatures are resulting in the spread of infectious diseases.
"In 6 to 10 years we are going to see changes in our climate system that we won't be able to fix," warns Dr. Lara Hansen, WWF's chief climate scientist. "This is a massive, urgent issue and we need to have the foresight to make changes before it's too late." for more information click here
UNITES NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
United Nations Climate Change Conference -
Bali,
3 - 14 December 2007
The Conference, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, took place at the Bali International Convention Centre and brought together representatives of over 180 countries together with observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, and the media. The two week period included the sessions of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, its subsidiary bodies as well as the Meeting of the Parties of the Kyoto Protocol. A ministerial segment in the second week concluded the Conference. for more information click here
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Six degrees could change the world
ART OF LIVING
One of the key objectives of this program is to provide guidance to farmers to become self-reliant and build their inner confidence, to promote and revive organic farming and to educate farmers on water management and irrigation.
This initiative was taken in response to the increasing farmer suicides in India due to growing debts and economic uncertainties. It also educates farmers in the use of quality agricultural inputs and implements aimed at higher quality yield among others.
The Foundation is working closely together with faculties of various agricultural universities and colleges and the Government with the objective to provide best solutions to the farmers and to access available government subsidies.
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AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Seek out and support local farmers markets
They reduce the amount of energy required to grow and transport the food to you by one fifth. You can find a farmer’s market in your area at the
Buy organic foods as much as possible
Organic soils capture and store carbon dioxide at much higher levels than soils from conventional farms. If we grew all of our corn and soybeans organically, we’d remove 580 billion pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere!
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