Climate Change

The impact of climate change on countries’ interdependence on genetic resources for food and agriculture

A publication by Sam Fujisaka, David Williams and Michael Halewood on interdependence, climate change and genetic resources for food and agriculture

Never an Empty Bowl: Sustaining Food Security in Asia

For the first time in history, the number of people suffering from chronic hunger reached one billion globally in 2009, with Asia accounting for approximately two-thirds of the world’s hungry.
The future looks even more daunting. Population growth, increasing demand from changing diets, dwindling land and water resources for agriculture, higher energy costs, and the huge [...]

Agrobiodiversity and Food Sovereignty: the Role of Indigenous Peoples

[ October 24, 2010; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] On behalf of the Indigenous Partnership for Agrobiodiversity and Food Sovereignty, being guided by Mr Phrang Roy, we wish to invite you to our Terra Madre Earth Workshop event titled “Agrobiodiversity and Food Sovereignty: the Role of Indigenous Peoples” to be held on Sunday 24 October at 15h00 in Turin, Italy.

Slow Food has entered into [...]

Photo Contest on Mountain Biodiversity

From 17 March to 10 May 2010, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) held a Photo Contest on Mountain Biodiversity to mark the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, as well as to raise awareness about the role of mountain biodiversity in sustaining life in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region and beyond. The [...]

DIVERSEEDS

As 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity the 2010 edition of the Vedere la Scienza Festival devoted a special session to Biodiversity. The Vedere la Scienza Festival, International Science Film Festival, was held in Milan from 22-28 March.
The DIVERSEEDS documentary, an Austrian film directed by Markus Schmidt, won the 2010 edition [...]