George L. Chan - Integrated Farming - 70s Short CV of Prof. George L. Chan (1999) Environmental engineering Consultant Presently Field director to ZERI Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland Born: 2 march 1924, Por Louis, Mauritius 1985-89 - Professor, Research Programme on Integrated Farming, Academy of Scieences, Guangzhou, China 1984 - Energy Innovation, Dept. of Energy, USA 1999 - Field Director, UNDP - Zeri Foundation, Geneva for IBS Projects in Seychelles, Cameroon, Colombia & Brazil, with training in the last two countries. 1995 - 98 - Field director, UNU-ZERI Plilot projects in Fiji and Namibia, to demonstrate the economic and ecologic benefits of Integrated Biomass Systems, without any environmental Pollutionor resources depletion 1985-90 - Academy of Sciences, Guangdong, China; Consultant in Integrated Farming Systems to enhace the traditional Dyke-pond Systems with modern science and technology for more effective & efficient natural processes. 1975-78 - Waste Digester Specialist, South Pacific Commission.
Michael Porter - Five forces - CLIC EN CC (Subtitulado por Network3e.com) About This Tool - The Triple Bottom Line Tool The TBL Tool considers how well a project seems to align with triple bottom line goals of economic vitality, natural resource stewardship, and community well-being. The TBL Tool uses a type of scoring called multi-criteria decision analysis – a procedure that allows items of interest that are measured in different ways to be considered together. For example, imagine you would like to select a product based on purchase price, maintenance costs, user interface, and environmental impact. Each of these criteria is measured in different ways: multi-criteria decision analysis provides a way to sum up these "apples and oranges." The TBL Tool generates a score for each of the three triple bottom line goals: economic vitality, natural resource stewardship, and community well-being. Each goal is comprised of performance areas (outcomes that help us achieve our goal), and each performance area is comprised of measures (items that help deliver those outcomes).
Sustainable Communities ZERI NM Professor George Chan has kindly allowed SCZ to reprint his photos and his detailed November 2003 article explaining the Integrated Farming System for recycling human and animal wastes. He is a sanitation engineer and was formerly of EPA Region 9 - Pacific. George L. Environmental Management Consultant Looking back at the precarious and even risky situation in the farming activities worldwide, we see the poor farmers working hard to feed themselves and trying to make a living from their land, with some livestock and crops. Those who added fish to the livestock-crop system have made a very big step forward, not only increasing the fertilizer from the fish wastes, but also enhanced their income from the bigger and quicker yield of fish and their relatively higher market prices. Provided that all the extra nutrients and feeds are utilized to improve productivity, the benefits can only increase to make the farmers much more prosperous. References Chaboussou, F., 1980. Chan, G.L., 1996.
EU Strategy for Sustainable Development As per the Article 3(3) of the Treaty of European Union, sustainable development is an over-arching and long term goal of the European Union. And the EU Sustainable Development Strategy aims to: “Identify and develop actions to enable the EU to achieve continuous improvement of quality of life both for current and for future generations, through the creation of sustainable communities able to manage and use resources efficiently and to tap the ecological and social innovation potential of the economy, ensuring prosperity, environmental protection and social cohesion.” This was a landmark declaration as for the first time in the history of Europe all the three pillars of sustainability (environment, society and economy) were integrated in one framework. The implementation of the EU Strategy for Sustainable Development requires that governments, industry and society work together to achieve the aims laid down in the EU Strategy. Download EU Strategy for Sustainable Development »»
Arne Næss - deep ecology - 50s Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Næss. Arne Næss en 2003. Arne Næss (27 janvier 1912 - 12 janvier 2009) est un philosophe norvégien, fondateur du courant de l'écologie profonde. Biographie[modifier | modifier le code] Vivant en Allemagne avant la guerre, sa famille déménage en Norvège pendant celle-ci, et Næss rejoint la Résistance [2]. Il développe par ailleurs une théorie du langage distincte du positivisme logique dans Interpretation and Preciseness. En 1940 et 1955, il participe activement à divers mouvements pacifistes et milite à partir de 1970 en faveur de l'écologie. Son travail philosophique se concentre ensuite sur Spinoza, dont il devient un spécialiste renommé[6], en incluant les influences du bouddhisme et de Gandhi. Næss cite le livre de Rachel Carson Silent Spring paru en 1962, comme ayant été une des influences majeures de sa vision de l'écologie profonde. « Écologie profonde » et « écosophie »[modifier | modifier le code] A. 2.
Sustainable Economics - Sustainable Man Our present economic system predicated on continuous, exponential growth is driving all of us towards a precipice. The entire economy is based on money created from interest-bearing debt which compels society into a “grow or die” situation. If we continue to grow the economy, we must consume more and more resources at an exponential rate. Any new economic system must be a form of steady-state economics, one that utilizes interest-free money so economies are not under a pressure to grow. Sustainable economics is not limited to just these ideas. This pillar explores many ideas related to sustainable economics, documents successes and failures, as well as ways to integrate them into our every day lives. What the Economic Crisis Really Means (And What We Can Do About It) This animation sums up the key challenges facing our global society of credit crisis and resource scarcity and describes a path we can take to a happier life Sacred Economics From Wall Street To Ecological Economics
Integrated farming Integrated Farming- UNI 11233-2009 new European agriculture organic standard (IF) or integrated production is a whole organic farm management system which aims to deliver more sustainable agriculture. It is a dynamic approach which can be applied to any farming system around the world. It involves attention to detail and continuous improvement in all areas of a farming business through informed management processes. Definition[edit] The holistic approach UNI 11233 new european bio standard: Integrated production system looks at and relates to the whole Organic and Bio farm based on UNI 11233-2009 European standard, Particular emphasis is placed on a integrated organic management approach looking at the whole Bio farm as cross-linked unit, on the fundamental role and function of agro-ecosystems, on nutrient cycles which are balanced and adapted to the demand of the crops, and on health and welfare of all livestock on the farm. Classification[edit] History[edit] Objectives[edit]
Aurelio Peccei - limits to growth - 60s Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Aurelio Peccei Aurelio Peccei (Turin, - )[1] résistant au sein du mouvement Giustizia e Libertà, était un industriel italien, notamment pour Fiat, Alitalia et Olivetti. En 1968, il constitua avec Alexander King le Club de Rome. Bibliographie[modifier | modifier le code] Liens externes[modifier | modifier le code] Références[modifier | modifier le code] James Lovelock: Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change | Environment Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change from radically impacting on our lives over the coming decades. This is the stark conclusion of James Lovelock, the globally respected environmental thinker and independent scientist who developed the Gaia theory. It follows a tumultuous few months in which public opinion on efforts to tackle climate change has been undermined by events such as the climate scientists' emails leaked from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the failure of the Copenhagen climate summit. "I don't think we're yet evolved to the point where we're clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change," said Lovelock in his first in-depth interview since the theft of the UEA emails last November. One of the main obstructions to meaningful action is "modern democracy", he added. Lovelock, 90, believes the world's best hope is to invest in adaptation measures, such as building sea defences around the cities that are most vulnerable to sea-level rises.