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1) A severe locust outbreak in East Africa that is putting 5 million people at risk of starvation and is exacerbating existing food insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A single square kilometer of locusts can consume as much food as 35,000 people.
2) A study finding that coronavirus antibodies may only last 2-3 months in people after infection, suggesting potential limited immunity. Antibodies decreased to undetectable levels in 40% of asymptomatic people compared to 12.9% of symptomatic people within 8 weeks.
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Towards synergies between food security and biodiversity conservation: an out...joernfischer
- production focus is too narrow
- need to look at other issues, e.g. female education
- even better, use a systems approach
- systems have leverage points (sensu Meadows 1999)
- the most influential points of intervening in systems are changing the system goals and questioning the paradigms underpinning the systems
- it follows that we ought to challenge the global systems for food security and biodiversity conservation -- they are based on paradigms that are not achieving either of these two goals very well
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DRIVERS FOR EMERGING ISSUES IN ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH
Metrics and sustainable diets was the focus of a presentation by Thomas Allen of Bioversity International delivered at the Joint Conference on Sustainable Diet and Food Security co-organized by the Belgian Nutrition Society, The Nutrition Society and Société Française de Nutrition on 28 and 29 May 2013 in Lille, France under the auspices of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies, a conference on Sustainable Diet and Food Security. : A system approach to assessing Sustainable Diets. Read more about Bioversity International’s work on diet diversity for nutrition and health
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/diet-diversity/
Improving diet diversity, quality and ecosystem sustainability. By Federico Mattei Bioversity International. Read more about Bioversity International’s work on diet diversity for nutrition and health. http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/diet-diversity/
Towards synergies between food security and biodiversity conservation: an out...joernfischer
- production focus is too narrow
- need to look at other issues, e.g. female education
- even better, use a systems approach
- systems have leverage points (sensu Meadows 1999)
- the most influential points of intervening in systems are changing the system goals and questioning the paradigms underpinning the systems
- it follows that we ought to challenge the global systems for food security and biodiversity conservation -- they are based on paradigms that are not achieving either of these two goals very well
Introducing the Technical Consortium for Building Resilience to Drought in th...ILRI
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One in seven people on earth goes to bed hungry each night. Ensuring that enough healthy, nutritious food is available for people everywhere is one of the most critical challenges we face.
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Global public health security covers a wide range of complex and daunting issues, including the health consequences of human behavior, climate change, weather-related events and infectious diseases, as well as natural catastrophes and man-made disasters, all of which are discussed here.
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1. JULY DIARY
Issue No. 4
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The most serious desert locust outbreak in 70 years.
It comes as many of the countries in the region are
already struggling to manage food insecurity caused by
the COVID-19 pandemic. A square-kilometre swarm can
consume the same amount of food in one day as 35,000
people. Swarms of locusts have invaded vast swathes of land
in India since April 11th this year.
The locusts which entered India were about 10-12 days old
and were flying huge distances in search of food. Since the
Rabi crop harvesting is over and the Kharif sowing season is
yet to begin, they were unable to find any vegetation.
Coronavirus antibodies may last only two to three
months after a person becomes infected with Covid-19,
according to a new study published Thursday in Nature
Medicine.
Researchers in the Wanzhou District of China compared
the antibody response of 37 asymptomatic people with
that of 37 symptomatic people. The researchers found
people without symptoms had a weaker antibody
response than those with symptoms.
Additionally, within eight weeks, antibodies fell to
undetectable levels in 40% of asymptomatic people,
compared with 12.9% of symptomatic people, according
to the study’s findings.
Locusts are putting 5 million people at
risk of starvation – and that’s without
COVID-19
Corona virus antibodies may last only
two to three months after infection, study
suggests
Highlight of the Month
- Mr. Pradip Burman, Chairman, Mobius Foundation
Environment Positive:
Viewpoint
2020
“Corona has brought with it a wave of negative outcomes, terrible
illness and death, but it also highlighted some important life lessons.
A heart full of hope, a positive mind set, and following the advice of
doctors will help us live a safe life in the era of ‘ New Normal’ with
positivity.”
B
iodiversity and nature are the very basis of our survival and
wellbeing on planet earth. This was duly acknowledged
and emphasized on the world environment day celebrated
worldwide on June 5. The day focused on the theme “Celebrating
Biodiversity” and the slogan “Time for Nature” stressed upon
the need for urgent action to conserve nature and biodiversity.
Reconnecting with nature has become more important when the
world is fighting the Covid pandemic currently. The landmark
IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity
and Ecosystem Services) report released in May 2019, draws our
attention towards unprecedented nature’s decline in terms of over a
million species being driven to extinction. Many scientists are now
pointing to the loss of biodiversity as ‘biological annihilation’ and
‘frightening assault on the foundations of human civilization’ which
might lead us towards the long-suspected ‘sixth mass extinction’.
Celebrating nature has been the fundamental value for the
humanity. Under Indian cultural tradition, nature and wildlife are
revered and worshipped as sacred. Nature worship is manifested
in several forms such as forest groves, rivers, mountains and even
individual trees, animals and almost every element of nature. These
are prevalent in many traditional societies all over the world. We
need to reconnect with nature and live in harmony with it, to
succeed in our fight against the current Covid pandemic and many
other such calamities. We need to understand that by protecting
nature today, we are avoiding the pandemics of tomorrow. The
corona crisis therefore should be utilized to reflect and rebuild
our relationship with nature which alone can offer us with the
opportunity and solution to “Build Back Better” while we recover
from the pandemic. The positive lessons of the Corona Crisis and
the new normal of living in harmony with nature and looking at its
invaluable contribution in developing resilience and immunity for
better health and wellbeing need to be strengthened and sustained.
Dr Ram Boojh
CEO, Mobius Foundation
Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/locusts-africa-hunger-famine-
covid-19
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/locust-attack-in-india/
article31729025.ece
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/18/coronavirus-antibodies-may-last-
only-2-to-3-months-after-infection-study-suggests.html
2. ICSE Forum 1
The two day International Webinar was organized as part of
the ICSE Forum to commemorate the World Environment
Day, by Mobius Foundation, UNESCO New Delhi The Climate
Reality Project India and other eminent partners. The webinar
deliberated on the inter-linkages between COVID-19 pandemic,
biodiversity and how sustainability education can be a strategic
asset to address both the environment and pandemic challenge.
The objective was to sensitize teachers, principals and educators
about sustainability concerns and provide an opportunity for
partnership between schools and research networks in ESD. The
webinar was conducted over two days so as to accommodate the
wider views from stakeholders and represent them holistically.
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Source: https://news.emory.edu/stories/2020/06/esc_world_zoonoses_day/campus.html
Food for Thought
On July 6 in 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully administered the
first vaccine against rabies, one of the most feared diseases of
that time. The bite of an infected animal transmits the rabies virus
to humans, leading to an agonizing death without the vaccine.
World Zoonoses Day, held July 6 every year, marks this major
breakthrough in the fight against zoonoses — diseases caused by
germs that spread between animals and people. And yet, 135 years
later, despite tremendous advances in science and medicine, the
world is struggling to respond to the novel coronavirus — the latest
devastating pathogen to spill over from animals.
“The primary risks for future spillover of zoonotic diseases are
deforestation of tropical environments and large-scale industrial
farming of animals, specifically pigs and chickens at high density,”
Gillespie, associate professor in Emory University’s Department of
Environmental Sciences and Rollins School of Public Health.
‘We have to act now to avoid even bigger catastrophes’
Positive Affirmations
Source: https://indiaclimatedialogue.net/2019/11/05/gorakhpur-uses-nature-
to-build-climate-resilience/
Old But Holds Future – Nature Based
Solutions
Gorakhpur’s use of nature-based solutions for adaptation
offers lessons for cities around the world. About a decade
ago, city officials began developing a climate resilience strategy
with support from the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience
Network (ACCCRN). This spurred wider community efforts,
led by local non-profit Gorakhpur Environmental Action
Group (GEAG), to leverage nature-based adaptation for
vulnerable and low-income communities at the greatest risk.
Farmers switched from mono-cropping to rotating multiple
crops in order to improve soil health and drainage. Several
adopted organic practices, which reduced harmful run-off in
nearby rivers and gave their produce a competitive edge at
local markets. A weather advisory group helped farmers use a
text message-based early warning system to schedule irrigation
and harvesting. Overall, these efforts boosted crop yields and
grew farmers’ incomes by one-third.
Italian denim brand Replay has just set
new sustainability standards for the rest
of the industry.
The sustainable upgrade on the best-sellers
is made with organic cotton, recycled
fabric and recycled PET bottles, which
they’ve spent both time and money to on
replicating the original’s 360-stretch fit.
Even better? Though the technology and
research has cost the brand, it won’t cost
Replay’s sustainable-minded customers.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lelalondon/2020/07/13/sustainable-jeans-
should-cost-the-company-not-consumer-says-replay-ceo/#17b232db7cd6
Sustainable Consumerism
“You can do a better product, of great quality, while having respect of our
planet.”
To read the whole report please visit icse2019.org
DAY I: Opening of the International Webinar and Principals’
Conclave
DAY II: International Webinar and the world environment
day event
World Zoonoses Day