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ISIS Report 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 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: 22 April 2008
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 |
Only a few places remaining
To book: e-mail food@I-sis.org.uk with your name and affiliation
or Tel: 020-8452-2729
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