September 17, 2014
Agroecology and Ecoagriculture: Coming to Terms with the Terminology
Margie Miller
EcoAgriculture Partners
With the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food and Nutrition Security just around the corner, a colleague of mine was recently asked by a peer to explain the difference between agroecology and ecoagriculture. “Funny you should ask,” she replied, “we have a blog coming out on that in a few weeks.” Both of these phrases combine the roots “agr,” related to th ...
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March 31, 2014
Time is Now to Demand an Integrated Sustainable Development Agenda
Louis Wertz
EcoAgriculture Partners
The Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals’ tenth session opens today to deliberate and negotiate the post-2015 sustainable development agenda. It is not hyperbole to say that their recommendations to the UN General Assembly, set to be delivered in September, will have an enormous impact on the future of all life on earth. […] ...
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February 9, 2012
Ecosystem Conservation is Critical for Global Food Security
John Buchanan
Conservation International
Modern food systems have been very successful at producing vast amounts of food to feed our growing world. However, this has come at a high cost. Many waterways have become depleted or greatly polluted. An expansive amount of natural habitat has been lost or fragmented due to conversion to agriculture. And this loss and degradation […] ...
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