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Opinion: Is A Lack Of Opportunity Or Commitment Keeping Young People Out of Ag?
2013-10-16 21:20:00| Beef
Charlie Kraus, Hays, KS Young people say they want to be ranchers and farmers, but do they really have the commitment? read more
Investing in people and evidence for sustainable farming
2013-10-16 09:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Food security is difficult to pin down. It can be explained simply as access to enough food. But behind that simplicity lies an interconnected web of factors -- from food prices to agricultural practices, nutrition, natural resources, technology, trade and social development. Breaking down such complexity to its component parts is artificial, but is often necessary to gain understanding. It is in that spirit that the collection of articles this week focuses on just one, but fundamental, aspect...
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Extreme weather 'keeps people poor'
2013-10-16 05:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: New research suggests that extreme weather events will keep people poor in many parts of the world. The authors argue that where disasters like drought are prevalent, they can be the most important cause of poverty. They say that up to 325 million people will be living in countries highly exposed to natural hazards by 2030. If aid is not used to reduce these risks, the progress made in fighting poverty could disappear. The report has been compiled by the Overseas Development Institute. It examines...
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Recognizing the Diversity of People on Bikes - a Q & A with Adonia Lugo
2013-10-15 23:55:31| PortlandOnline
Dr. Lugo will present at the PBOT Bicycle Brown Bag on Thursday, Oct. 17
Nine in 10 People in European Cities Breathe Dangerously Polluted Air, Study Says
2013-10-15 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: More than 90 percent of Europeans living in cities are exposed to harmful levels of air pollutants, according to a new assessment from the European Environment Agency. Concentrations of ground-level ozone, or smog, pose a danger to 97 percent of city populations, and levels of fine particulate matter (particles with a diameter less than 2.5 microns, known as PM2.5) exceed European standards for 91 to 96 percent of city-dwellers and that's with European standards for both pollutants exceeding World...
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