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Small farmers using organic practices can feed the world and cool the planet
… a new paradigm to feed the world while empowering the poor and mitigating climate change and biodiversity loss. English points out that small farmers already produce 70 percent of the …
Book review: Consulting the Genius of the Place, by Wes Jackson
… been a leading voice of the agrarian movement over the last four decades. The themes of place, biodiversity and the virtues of perennial plants that have figured in his previous books converge …
Fr. Sean McDonagh reports from the climate change conference in Mexico
… multilateral processes. That is why it has not signed Law of the Sea, the UN Convention on Biodiversity, the Catajena Protocol on Biosafety and many others. On Dec. 6, ministers from the …
Fr. Sean McDonagh: The acidification of the oceans
… biological diversity in coral reefs. Studies have shown that that at least one quarter of the biodiversity of the oceans are found in coral reefs. Because of their wealth in species, coral … swimming in the ocean. If the oceans become more acidic there will be a serious decline in biodiversity, and thereby affecting a whole raft of species, including humankind as the oceans …
Fr. Charles Brandt: The land as sacred commons, sacramental commons
… land”. In 1949 he published his classic work the Sand County Almanac, in which he emphasized biodiversity and ecology. As a young forester in New Mexico he was assigned the task of …
Sustainability, justice on the borderland
… rich multicultural legacy of the Borderlands, Santuario Sisterfarm is dedicated to cultivating biodiversity and cultural diversity -- and living in right relationship with the whole Earth …
Santuario Sisterfarm combines sustainability with justice on the Texas-Mexico borderlands
… rich multicultural legacy of the Borderlands, Santuario Sisterfarm is dedicated to cultivating biodiversity and cultural diversity — and living in right relationship with the whole Earth …
Good news on ocean life
… coming back. "Environmental good news stories are rare, especially in the area of protecting biodiversity. We are told by competent scientists that extinction is rampant among plants, …
Catholics take lead in sustainability
… of productivity in vast agricultural areas, the pollution of rivers and aquifers, the loss of biodiversity, the increase of natural catastrophes, and the deforestation of equatorial and …
Brazil's bishops sound alarm about the Amazon
… Marajó. “The Amazon is like a garden rich in natural resources and with an absolutely unique biodiversity,” Verzeletti said, “which is continually being colonized, plundered and exploited. …
This land is my teacher
… that. Creator is not exclusive, so there’s no reason we should be. They tell us, “The more biodiversity you have, the richer your soil is going to be.” It’s like that with people. The more …
Eco-skeptics put spin on Benedict's message
… of productivity in vast agricultural areas, the pollution of rivers and aquifers, the loss of biodiversity, the increase in extreme weather, and the deforestation of equatorial and tropical …
Monsanto spotted at Climate Change Conference, given the \"Angry Mermaid Award\" as the worst corporate lobbyist
… that might be opposed to GM technology. You expect to find them at the U.N. Convention of Biodiversity (CDB) rolling out Dr. Peter Raven, president of St. Louis’ Missouri Botanical Garden, to tell everyone that GM crops are great for biodiversity as he did in a seminar organized by the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences and the …
Benedict issues forceful environmental message
… of productivity in vast agricultural areas, the pollution of rivers and aquifers, the loss of biodiversity, the increase in extreme weather, and the deforestation of equatorial and tropical …
Fr. Sean McDonagh interview
… in 2004, there is only one paragraph on Climate Change and one paragraph on the destruction of Biodiversity. For a Church which claims to be Pro-Life and which has access to researchers in …
Healthy eating vs. feeding the world
… all show that sustainable approaches are capable of feeding the world, approaches that respect biodiversity and would support millions of small farmers, most of whom are women. The old …
Aid groups promote climate change solutions
… crisis can be seen in terms of excessive borrowing: We have borrowed from the atmosphere and biodiversity of the future and now these loans will have to be repaid," she said. To alleviate …
GMOs are going to create famine and hunger
… suddenly in 1845, one pathogen wiped them out. I began to learn a lot about the importance of biodiversity. The pro-GMO argument is comparable to what we used to hear from the bankers. They … so, because we're dealing with very serious issues. Humankind has a very bad record of moving biodiversity around to the wrong places. It's like the guy who brought rabbits out to Australia …
Vatican studies genetically modified crops
… that "refusing GM technology will hold back efforts to alleviate poverty and hunger, to save biodiversity and protect the environment." Robert Paarlberg of Wellesley College charged that the …
Creation care: A return of love for love
… the Earth and acting in right relationship. After examining the issue of Earths declining biodiversity, driven by habitat loss and human exploitation, the authors ask: How can we humans, … Creation uses St. Francis Canticle of Creation as the basis of a theological reflection on biodiversity and the humans place in it. -- Teresa Malcolm The Canticle reminds us that we …