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ISIS Press Release 14/04/08

Food without Fossil Fuels Now

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*Most timely as UN has declared 2008 year of the food crisis*

 

Launch Conference in UK Parliament

 

The Definitive Report on Food & Agriculture Under Climate Change

 

Food Futures Now

*Organic *Sustainable * Fossil Fuel Free

 

By Mae-Wan Ho

Sam Burcher, Lim Li Ching & Others

 

How organic agriculture and localised food (and energy) systems can feed

the world, compensate for all greenhouse gas emissions due to human

activities, and free us from fossil fuels

 

“Most compelling! A succinct and pithy appraisal of the current state of

the planet – and just the right resolutions.” - Sir Julian Rose

Chair of Association of Rural Businesses

ISIS Press Release 14/04/08

Food without Fossil Fuels Now

*Most timely as UN has declared 2008 year of the food crisis*

Launch Conference in UK Parliament

The Definitive Report [prakruti] The Definitive Repor.ems on Food &

Agriculture Under Climate Change

Food Futures Now

*Organic *Sustainable * Fossil Fuel Free

By

Mae-Wan Ho

Sam Burcher, Lim Li Ching & Others

How organic agriculture and localised food (and energy) systems

can feed the world, compensate for all greenhouse gas emissions due to

human activities, and free us from fossil fuels

“Most compelling! A succinct and pithy appraisal of the current state of

the planet – and just the right resolutions.”

Sir Julian Rose Chair of Association of Rural Businesses

More details of the Report at

http://www.i-sis.org.uk/foodFutures.php

 

Time: 15:00-18:00h

Date:[prakruti] The Definitive Repor.ems 22 April 2006

Venue: Jubilee Room, House of Parliament, Westminster, London

Agenda

15:00

Coffee

15:25

Opening and Chairman’s Remarks

Prof. Peter Saunders Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics,

King’s College London & co-Director of ISIS

15:30

Food and Energy Strategy Under Climate Change

Rt. Hon. Michael Meacher MP

15:40

Food without Fossil Fuels Now

Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, Director of ISIS, UK

15:50

Saving Seeds of Hope, Banning Seeds of Despair

Sir Julian Rose, Chair of International Coalition for Protecting the

Polish Countryside

16:00

Greening Ethiopia for Food Security & End to Poverty

Sue Edwards, Director of Institute of Sustainable Development

16:10

Living without Fossil Fuels

Alan Simpson MP

16:20

Reducing Organic Carbon Footprint

John & Guy Watson, Riverford Organic Farm

16:30

Organic non-GM Agriculture for Saving the Honeybee

Prof. Joe Cummins, Professor Emeritus of Genetics, University of

Western Ontario, Canada, and ISIS Distinguished Fellow

16:40

The Benefits of Local Food Systems

Dr. Michel Pimbert, Director of Sustainable Development IIED, UK

17:00

General Discussion

17:30

Closing Remarks

Prof. Peter Saunders

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