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January 10, 2020

Free Courses on Environmental Topics from the UN

When the course is provided by the United Nations, you know it will be authoritative. The topic groups include:

Biological Diversity
Chemicals and Waste
Climate and Atmosphere
Land and Agriculture

Courses in the Land and Agriculture group include:

InforMEA Diploma on the International Legal Framework on Agriculture, Land Degradation and Soil Protection
Farmers´ Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Introductory course to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)

More information is available from this link https://elearning.informea.org/, where you can sign up.

May 11, 2019January 10, 2020

How can we feed 11 billion people? BBC Radio Programme

This is not just because Western Kenya is featured 🙂 , but as the programme summary puts it:

“The world’s population is set to grow from 7.7 to 11 billion by the end of this century. The challenge is to produce enough food to feed this number of people. In the 1960s the Green Revolution provided answers to similar problems – but the projected population growth of the future is on a much greater scale than before, and so new measures are required. In east Africa they’re working to reduce the amount of food that’s lost before it even gets to market – globally this stands at around 30 per cent. In the United States scientists are working to improve the natural process of photosynthesis – to make plants themselves function more efficiently. And in India they’re working to preserve genetic diversity – conserving rice varieties that can flourish in salt water or in conditions of drought.”

You can listen at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csytfv

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018

Qualifications and Courses in Environment-Related Fields

Have you felt the urge to know a bit more about sustainable development?
Do you need a little more on your CV?
Can’t quite manage all the fees for some university courses?
We have all the answers here:

How about ‘Sustainable Development in the 21st Century with Ban Ki-moon‘?

Or perhaps, ‘Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries‘? That one is from Manchester University in the UK.

The third choice here is ‘The Age of Sustainable Development‘ delivered by Professor Jeffery Sachs. Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, bestselling author, and syndicated columnist. Professor Sachs serves as the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University.

Which course will you choose? All of them?

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018

23 Jobs in Kenya from One Acre Fund

Have you ever filled in a questionnaire which asked: “Would you be proud to work for xyz”?
In the case of One Acre Fund, I have known the answer for years.
You have probably read reminders here, to go and look at what is on offer from One Acre Fund, so you’re going to wonder why I have woken up again. The answer is because I noticed ‘Seeking a proven and passionate writer with global development experience‘.