Did you know?

In India, 50 years ago, there were 30,000 varieties of rice. Currently, ten varieties are used to produce 75% of national production. In the Netherlands, currently, only one variety occupies 80% of the surface of potatoes in this country. According to FAO, 3/4 of the diversity of global agriculture has been lost during the 20th century.

The mission of Sustainable Earth alliance

The mission of the Sustainable Earth alliance is to help the development of more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable societies.

To do so, Sustainable Earth acts to strengthen the capacity of civil society to resist, to speak out, criticize, analyze, exchange, propose, supervise, create and manage, in certain scenarios issues of concern.

At the heart of these issues: 

  • the future of the agricultural population and fishing communities in the world
  • the place of food in our increasingly globalized societies
  • sustainable management of our natural resources and land
  • the harmonious development of our territories and its inhabitants.

 

To carry out its mission, Sustainable Earth have various devices work:

  • A work from the emerging themes in regions and that may be support for work in other regions.

  • The collect and recovery of local, national or international experiences, and the organization of workshops to exchange those experiences between the holders at national or international level.

  • An analytic work involving organizations, NGOs and researchers.

  • The development of collective strategies enabling players to be better equipped to participate in discussions and negotiations on national and international policies.

  • The launch of discussions at national or international level.

  • Participation in the training of social leaders so they can cope with new situations on national and international levels, related to the effects of globalisation.

  • The formulation of local, national or international proposals, on the occasion of official summits.

Agenda

"Pour un tourism agricole et accueil des paysans durable"

Colloque international. 10-12 Juillet 2012. Bac kan, Vietnam.

Journées internationales souveraineté alimentaire, formation de leaders sociaux et gouvernements locaux

28 mai 3 juin 2012 Ambato, Tungurahua, Equateur (agenda, 06.05.2012)

Le changement climatique dans la méditerranée: un projet de crise alimentaire?

Table ronde du 15 de mayo 2012, a las 17 hrs à la Chaire Terre Citoyenne de l'UPV de Valencia (Espagne).