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Agro-ecology in Balti, Moldova: a sustainable future!

While in Moldova, I had an interesting dialogue with Professor Boris Boincean,  He proved, through long term (38 years) monitoring research, that crop rotation and manure (instead of fertilizer) are the best practises for a sound soil-management, which is a solution for all our present day problems .....read more

New sources: Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) has proven to be a viable alternative water source in challenging environments where other means of water supply have very little or no  potential. This was .....read more

Water: Recharge, Retention and Re-use

3R solutions to improve water quality and quantity; see alslo the site and pdf

Sustainable agriculture urgently needed!

....UN says! There is now widespread recognition that a rapid shift from industrial monoculture to sustainable farming is needed to save the climate and guarantee food security for all... read more

Food prices and Food security

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said in february 2011 ,there is “no doubt” that food prices are rising in Egypt and elsewhere, increasing pressure on the world’s neediest people. Steps should be taken to reduce price volatility and to work on food security over the longer term. food security info; read more....

Lighting Africa

Solar power is making rapid headway in many African countries and women are the leading light, according to Dr. Mae Wan Ho in London, April 6, 2011. A fully illustrated and referenced version of this report is posted on ISIS, http://www.i-sis.org.uk/LightingAfrica.php 

Water scarcity

Water is a scarce resource, and it will be even scarcer in the future!  But agriculture, being our main foodprovider world wide, is the biggest user of water: producing a kilo of beef takes 40 times more water than producing a kilo of porc meat, and .......read more

Freshwater conservation

....For Water consumption in the future, WWF is developing a tool for analyses and applications related to freshwater conservation and environmental planning.