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Soil Atlas 2015 – Press Conference
EINLADUNG ZUR PRESSEKONFERENZ Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, IASS, BUND und Le Monde Diplomatique veröffentlichen den ersten Bodenatlas mit Daten und Fakten zu Acker, Land und Boden Einladung zur Pressekonferenz am Donnerstag, 08. Januar 2015, 10.30 Uhr Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Schumannstr. 8, 10117 Berlin Mit: Barbara Unmüßig, Vorstand Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Prof. Klaus Töpfer, Exekutivdirektor Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Hubert Weiger, Vorsitzender BUND Warum wird Land immer teurer? Wieviel Boden geht jedes Jahr verloren? Wie viele Quadratkilometer Acker- und Weideflächen „importieren“ wir für unsere…
Find out more »Internationale Grüne Woche
Die Internationale Grüne Woche - Gründungsjahr 1926 - findet 2015 zum 80. Mal statt. Sie ist eine in ihrer Ausrichtung einzigartige internationale Ausstellung der Ernährungs- und Landwirt-schaft, sowie des Gartenbaus. Gleichzeitig ist die IGW der Ausgangspunkt für das Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) mit über 65 Ressortministern.
Find out more »8th Green Me Film Festival
For the third time we are looking forward to present an international film award for green feature films and documentaries in 2015 at the Green Me Film Festival in Berlin, Germany. The program of the Festival will be bilingual in English and German. The prize, up to 16.000 Euros and the Green Me Award, for the winner films will be announced by environmentalists and celebrities from the film industry on the Green Me Award Gala at TIPI am Kanzleramt in…
Find out more »Tutzing Conference: Soils, Food Security, and Sustainable Land Management
The Evangelische Akademie Tutzing, in cooperation with Biovision – Foundation for Ecological Development, Zurich (CH), the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Dessau-Roßlau (D), the Global Soil Forum – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam (D), and the Millenium Institute, Washington DC (USA) hosts the three day event which will focus on the possible means of implementation for the SDGs, including the enabling environment, related to soils and sustainable land management at all levels of governance. Monitoring, accountability, and reporting of the sustainable use of soils and land management will be addressed.
Find out more »Urban Soil Carbon Water Summit
It’s dry and getting drier here in the arid West. But drought is just a symptom of something much more insidious called desertification – creating a man-made desert out of a historically dry area. In order to influence policy and projects aimed at reducing the effects of climate change, the Urban Soil Carbon Water Summit Partners invite you to join the dialogue and claim a leadership role in building the formula for abundance and urban resiliency: Living Soil + Carbon Sequestration +…
Find out more »Nexus 2015: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference
The Conference brings together scientists and practitioners working in government, civil society and business, and other stakeholders to focus on how and why the nexus approach can be used on local and international levels. The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and collaborators are hosting the Nexus 2015: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference on March 15-17 in Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Find out more »World Water Day
Water and energy are closely interlinked and interdependent. Energy generation and transmission requires utilization of water resources, particularly for hydroelectric, nuclear, and thermal energy sources. Conversely, about 8% of the global energy generation is used for pumping, treating and transporting water to various consumers. In 2014, the UN System – working closely with its Member States and other relevant stakeholders – is collectively bringing its attention to the water-energy nexus, particularly addressing inequities, especially for the 'bottom billion' who live…
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