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Quick Fixes or Real Solutions? World Bank and IMF responses to the global food and fuel crises
A briefing by ActionAid USA, the Bank Information Center and the European Network on Debt and Development, December 2008 (22 pages).
Varalaya Farm
Organic farm in the Gulf Islands of BC; does apprenticeship mentoring training, and organizes trips to Cuba where participants can learn about sustainable, ethical development in food systems and agroforestry, international fair trade, and community economic development
Akwe:Kon
Voluntary guidelines for the conduct of cultural, environmental and social impact assessments regarding developments proposed to take place on, or which are likely to impact on, sacred sites and on lands and waters traditionally occupied or used by indigenous and local communities. Published by the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity,
2004 (29 pages).
Urban Harvest
Initiative of the Collaborative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) geared to strengthening urban and periurban agriculture in the developing world through development-focused research partnerships. Urban Harvest has projects in Uganda, Kenya and Peru.
Cultural Indicators for Food Security, Food Sovereignty and Sustainable Development
Conclusion and Recommendations (15 pages)
The 2nd Global Consultation on the Right to Food, Food Security and Food Sovereignty for Indigenous Peoples
- adaptative capacity
- cultural indicators
- cultural practices
- development
- food sovereignty
- gathering
- harvesting
- resilience
- resources
- subsistence
- traditional foods
- traditional medicines
- Agriculture & Harvesting
- Food & Health
- Food & the Environment
- Food Culture & Practice
- Household / Individual Skills
- Indigenous Food Sovereignty
The Agricultural Land Reserve and its Influence on Agriculture in the City of Kelowna
BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (MAL) and the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALC), May 2008 (17 pages).
Successes for Human Dignity: Fighting Hunger with Human Rights
Short report (16 pages). FIAN (Foodfirst Information and Action Network)
How to Make Poverty History: Why local organizations are central to meeting the MDGs
Report (127 pages). eds. T.Bigg, D.Satterthwaite, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Healthy and Sustainable Food for London: The Mayor's Food Strategy
Book-length report (139 pages) - impressively comprehensive and progressive!
London Food/London Development Agency (UK), May 2006.
Build a Neighborhood Skills Database: A Guide for Relocalizing our Communities
short how-to guide (4 pages)
Relocalization Network (Post-Carbon Institute) 2006
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