Living Networks at Schumacher College - May 2009
This groups is for participants who joined the course "Living Networks: From Leonardo to Lovelock & beyond" featuring Fritjof Capra and Stephan Harding as lecturers. The course ran from May 18 to May 29, 2009. Participants to this course can share here their impressions, links, ideas, projects, photos, etc. anything related to the course.
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Created: May 31, 2009
Updated: Jul 14, 2009
Membership: Member Referral
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About the organisation:
The organization focuses mostly on the following areas: Agriculture, Environment and Community Health/Livelihood.
Agriculture:. It started since 2002 and came into existence as a result of the founder’s interest in conservation of natural resources which include land, soil, water, forest concern for community livelihood.
The three focus areas are:
Agricultural production:
Agricultural production has been one of the main sources of livelihood for a large population of people living in the tropical regions in the world.
There is need to develop and promote sustainable agricultural practices to ensure food security, income generation and enhance living condition of the majority of people depending on Agricultural production for sustenance.
Environment
A safe environment is needed for man’s continuous existence on earth. The environment and its resources need to be protected or conserved for agricultural production, forests, water and their resources must be protected.
Community Health/Livelihood
The organization also gives attention (or contributes) to solving some issues affecting our society such as HIV/AIDS, Poor Hygiene and Sanitation, Gender disparities and Children issues.