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Turkey goes zero waste in agriculture

7 March 2021

The country now aims to recycle every byproduct that agricultural activities cause, from the moment the seed is planted to harvest.

https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/turkey-goes-zero-waste-in-agriculture/news

 

5 ways to transform our food system to benefit people and the planet

5 March 2021

We produce enough food but nearly 1 in 10 people still don’t have sufficient to eat and 3 billion cannot afford a healthy diet.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/5-ways-transform-food-system-sustainable/

 

Biopesticides are shaping how the world views agriculture

1 March 2021

Changing the perception of agriculture, not only in the West but increasingly all over the world, is at the heart of biologicals development going forward.

https://www.croplife.com/special-reports/biologicals/biopesticides-are-shaping-how-the-world-views-agriculture/

We can't plant or log our way out of climate change

5 March 2021

Protecting existing natural forests is also the best strategy for shoring up natural flood control, and ensuring stable supplies of clean drinking water, and protecting biodiversity.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/05/opinions/trees-climate-logging-danna-smith/index.html     

 

Wasting food just feeds climate change, new UN environment report warns

4 March 2021

This has substantial environmental, social and economic impacts, according to the report, which points out that eight to ten percent of global greenhouse gas emissions are associated with unconsumed food.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/03/1086402 

 

Climate change: Will China take a 'great leap' to a greener economy?

4 March 2021

Last September, Chinese President Xi Jinping surprised the world by announcing that the country would reach net zero emissions by 2060 and would peak their carbon use before 2030.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56271465                

Amid changing climate, drought-tolerant cactus pear could become an invaluable source for sustainable food, biofuel: study
5 March 2021
This crop has a higher heat tolerance, which would make it more adaptive globally, as countries prepare to bear extreme temperatures due to climate change.
 
California faces ‘critically dry year' 
5 March 2021
The state's largest reservoirs – responsible for maintaining the state's water supply throughout the year – also experienced low levels this year, storing only about 38 percent and 68 percent of their capacity.
 

Historic drought deepens in the West as the window for rain, snow closes

4 March 2021

According to the U.S Drought Monitor, which has published weekly maps since 2000, the 2020 drought is the worst, in terms of its geographical scope, in more than 20 years.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/03/03/drought-worsens-west/

The Himalayan hazards nobody is monitoring

5 March 2021

The Himalayas have the largest number of glaciers on Earth outside the poles and they have lost billions of tonnes of ice due to accelerated melting caused by global warming.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56247945

 

Floods submerge 275 houses in Tetouan, Northern Morocco 

2 March 2021

The overflow of water in the city’s drainage system caused disastrous flooding in some areas and severe property damage according to local authorities in the city.

https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/03/336387/floods-submerge-275-houses-in-tetouan-northern-morocco/

 

Environmental disasters across the globe in February 2021

2 March 2021

February saw a host of environmental disasters, including floods in Turkey and Japan, a powerful volcanic eruption in Italy's Mt. Etna, and heavy monsoon rains in Indonesia.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/environment/environmental-disasters-across-globe-in-february-2021/2161600

   

 
Seed diversity is vital to the future of food
7 March 2021
By identifying exceptional varieties and crossing them to existing local selections, we can improve vegetable varieties adapted to Hawaii’s challenging conditions.
 

Importance of new technologies for crop farming

7 March 2021

Increased use of monitoring technology will greatly expand the amount of information available regarding what affects plant growth and well-being.

https://www.thecropsite.com/news/17982/importance-of-new-technologies-for-crop-farming/

 
The world's top countries for food security
5 March 2021
The Index measures 59 factors on the state of food affordability, availability, quality, safety, and natural resources/resilience in 113 countries.
Cordua irrigation district joins historic lower yuba river accord
4 March 2021
The model water management agreement ensures water supplies for cities and farms and reduces conflict over water use.
 

This is how to save the world's forgotten freshwater fish

4 March 2021

A new report from a coalition of 16 conservation groups warns that almost a third of freshwater fish species face extinction because of human activity.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/report-one-third-of-freshwater-fish-face-extinction/

 

Surface irrigation won't improve 'dramatic groundwater depletion in North India

3 March 2021

India occupies 4% of the land but holds 16% of the world population, thus water resource -- its spatiotemporal availability and increasing withdrawal with time.

http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=108278

                                                             

How can we restore the Aral Sea basin?

5 March 2021

The Aral Sea in Central Asia, once the world’s fourth-largest inland water body, has nearly disappeared.

https://news.globallandscapesforum.org/49952/how-can-we-restore-the-aral-sea-basin/

 

Biosolids: Never ending problem or increasing opportunity?

3 March 2021

Recycling biosolids from the wastewater treatment process is a sustainable way of achieving a regenerative, circular economy that eliminates waste and enhances the environment.

https://www.waterworld.com/wastewater/reuse-recycling/press-release/14198669/biosolids-never-ending-problem-or-increasing-opportunity

 

Asia primed for rare blue bond sales to fund sea protection

3 March 2021

Few places in the world have a greater need for a new type of sustainable debt to fund water projects and protect the oceans than Asia, with its more than 100,000 kilometers of coastline.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-03/asia-primed-for-rare-blue-bond-sales-to-fund-ocean-protection

IUCN World Conservation Congress Conference
IUCN World Conservation Congress Conference schedule 3 – 11 September 2021 in Marseille, France
 
9th World Water Forum March 21 - 26, 2022, Diamniadio (Dakar) – Senegal with the theme "Water security for peace and development."
 
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the French government have agreed to hold the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille.
 
IWRA World Water Congress 13 SEPTEMBER 2021 - 17 SEPTEMBER 2021, DAEGU, KOREA
 
Hellenic Open University presents meeting on Sustainable Waste Technology Management
Patras Greece, March 2021
 
2022 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28)
The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the UNFCCC is expected to take place from 7-18 November 2022, at a location to be determined.

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