- "Renowned ethnobotanist Nancy Turner brings together decades of experience working with First Nations in the Pacific Northwest. In The Earth's Blanket, she explores the wealth of ecological knowledge and the deep personal connection to the land and its history that is encoded in indigenous stories and lifeways, and asks what they can teach all of us about living in harmony with our surroundings."
- "The purpose of this Act is to provide the legal framework for developing and implementing a Federal Sustainable Development Strategy that will make environmental decision-making more transparent and accountable to Parliament."
- online directory of sustainable food in Canada and the US
- type in your city/location and find sustainable farms, restaurants, stores, CSA (Centres for sustainable foods)
- "Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture – farming with future generations in mind. Syngenta provides two main types of products: seeds and crop protection. We hold a leadership position in crop protection and rank third in the high-value commercial seeds market."
Food Sustainability, Security & Development - International
- this site provides the full report, and also includes a 12 min video overview, a PowerPoint presentation, Fact Sheet, and Q&A (re: who wrote the report, why, etc.)
- includes information on food safety, radiation impacts, factory farms, case against Perdue, genetically engineered food, consumer labels, arsenic in food, global grocer, rBGH, and more
- "Since its release in 2005, WFP's video game to teach children about the logistical challenges of delivering food aid in a major humanitarian crisis has been downloaded over 6 million times, and has an estimated network of 10 million players worldwide!"
- "a multilateral mechanism to assist in the implementation of pledges made by the G20 in Pittsburgh in September 2009. The objective is to address the underfunding of country and regional agriculture and food security strategic investment plans already being developed by countries in consultation with donors and other stakeholders at the country-level."
- "builds partnerships and develops innovative media strategies that increase public awareness of the relationships among food, water and energy systems."
- "created in 2003 by the nonprofit organization GRACE to help consumers understand the problems with our food supply and offer viable solutions and alternatives." - "celebrates local sustainable food, educates consumers on food-related issues and works to build community through food"
PT I - Women in agriculture: closing the gender gap for development , PT II - World food and agriculture in review, PT III - Statistical annex, References, and Special chapters of The State of Food and Agriculture
- includes sections on : Trends in resources use, Stresses in ecosystems, Drivers of chaning production and consumption patterns, Policy & voluntary responses, and New technologies & finance.
The VIU community acknowledges and thanks the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun and Tla’amin, on whose traditional lands we teach, learn, research, live and share knowledge.
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