(par 5.2.1.5.2) 7 Worst Foods for the Environment
7 Worst Foods for the Environment http://www.care2.com/greenliving/7-worst-foods-for-the-environment.html Alex A. Kecskes, November 19, 2014 Some of our favorite foods are simply bad for mother Earth. By taking personal responsibility and reducing our individual consumption, we can tell the food processing industry to ease up on harming the planet. Here are the top 7 offenders: Fast Food—Bad […]
(par 5.2.1.5.2) Human nutrition: Key to health and development (taken from Wikipedia)
Human nutrition: Key to health and development http://www.fao.org/docrep/u8480e/U8480E04.htm#Nutrients and where to find them The right to an adequate diet is as fundamental as the right to life itself, World Food Day, on 16 October every year, is a symbolic reminder of this right. Pregnant women and nursing mothers need a higher calorie intake than others […]
(par 5.2.3 ) Plight of the poor in fragile ecosystems
Fragile ecosystems & the poor Supporting article R: A report by the ‘Conference on Hunger and Poverty’ highlighting the plight of the poor in fragile ecosystems and the responsibility of the developed world in this regard. http://www.ifad.org/events/past/hunger/envir.html Combating Environmental Degradation Introduction The landmark report of the World Commission on Environment and Development, entitled “Our Common […]