Celebrity Chef and MSC investigator Raymond Blanc is asked by a student worried about overfishing if her University serves fish from sustainable sources. After taking a closer look, Raymond uncovers a clue which offers much relief to all involved!
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The World We Made (Alex McKay's Story from 2050), by leading environmentalist and broadcaster Jonathon Porritt. Buy your copy today: http://bit.ly/19WlteT In this episode we look at where we grow our food in 2050. How do we feed an ever growing population?
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The United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN), in collaboration and with financial support from the Public Health and Environment Department of WHO, have launched the photo contest Your FOOD, Your HEALTH, Your FUTURE! The initiative is aimed at young people aged 18 to 25 years affected by changes in their environment and wishing to voice their opinion on the links between climate change, nutrition and health.
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The Superfarmer fights for a brighter future by using sustainable farming techniques – increasing yields, less pollution. Film by Julia Dahr / Sør i fokus. www.superbonden.no
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The Expo will bring together high-level policymakers, solution providers, solution seekers and solution supporters at UNEP's Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, from 28 October-1 November. It will showcase and exchange scalable, replicable and innovative South-South development solutions that have significant development impact on-the-ground.
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The latest five-yearly puffin census has been completed on the Farne Islands and the results are good news! Find out what happened and see fascinating shots from “burrow cams” hidden under ground recording the secret lives of these plucky little birds.
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Change the way you think about food, we are literally eating the planet. Today we use 1/3 of the planet's surface to produce food, by 2050 we will need twice as much food. Today it takes one litre of water to create one calorie of food. What will it be in the future? Can we use less water and less fertilisers?
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Mangrove forests, such as the one of La Tirana in the coast of El Salvador, are part of a complex ecosystem that protects coastlines from erosion and filters coastal waters.
Communities living in and around these forests depend on this natural resource for their livelihoods and care for the biodiversity of these fragile ecosystems.
The Salvadoran government has proposed, as part of a US$ 277 million aid programas, to develop tourism projects along the country’s coastline which threaten the mangrove forests and local communities. This key proposal could be signed in September 2013.
If tourism projects are developed in the protected areas, as the government expects will happen as part of the US Millennium Challenge Fund 'Fomilenio' aid program, “the mangrove forests and communities who depend on these fragile ecosystems would be seriously affected”, says Ricardo Navarro, director of CESTA/ Friends of the Earth El Salvador.
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South South Cooperation is sweeping the globe. Find out how UNEP's South South Cooperation Exchange Mechanism is helping the southern hemisphere find solutions for an environmentally sustainable future for southern countries…and beyond.
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Discover our mission, our achievements and our passions, and meet a few of the people who make our work possible, in an inspiring video.
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