Issue 43:
Peacebuilding
Q&A
March 2006
Sjef Kauffman explains how ISRIC – World Soil Information, is improving access to the world’s soil maps for everyone.
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January 2006
Dr Jetse Stoorvogel claims that many small farmers in developing countries are already using the principles of precision farming, without the benefit of high-tech equipment.
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November 2005
Dr Anton Mangstl talks about how e-agriculture can contribute to bridging the rural digital divide.
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October 2005
Professor Paul van der Molen explains that unless adequate policies and institutions are in necessarily reduce land tenure insecurity or improve the management of land resources.
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August 2005
Peter Kyem explains that although both conventional GIT&S and participatory GIS approaches can contribute to natural resource planning and management in developing countries, PGIS offers specific added value.
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June 2005
People and Plants International (PPI) is a global network of ethnobiologists and ecologists that was registered as a charity in New York in 2004. Tony Cunningham, one of the founders, explains why PPI still has no office.
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April 2005
Jean-François Giovannetti argues that more effective information sharing and knowledge management are essential for agricultural and rural development.
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February 2005
According to Geoffrey Howard of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the problem of invasive alien species (IAS) is far greater than most people imagine.
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December 2004
According to Rodney Cooke it is necessary to move the WSIS focus away from technology and access, towards ICTs as tools for rural development.
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October 2004
Titi Akinsanmi argues that access to information is the key to helping rural youth expand their horizons.
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