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Supporting Pesticide-free Cotton Farms that Contribute to Greener Agriculture and a Better Environment

Tsubame Towel Corporation is encouraging the spread of environmentally friendly organic cotton and also supporting the work of organic farmers in India.

Hokkaido Fuyumizu-tambo (Winter-flooded Rice Paddies) Project

This project has established a wet-paddy winter approach for Hokkaido and is a multifaceted endeavor with myriad benefits, among them establishing and spreading farming rice paddies without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers. This has contributed to the conservation of biodiversity and the production of rice that is both safe and has added value. In addition, it has also helped environmental education and the development of local communities.

The Road to Kamaka: struggles of poverty and desertification

Case prepared by Joseph EL-KHOURY & Professor Luciano BARIN-CRUZ. The team participated in several cultural workshops that introduced them to aspects of Malian culture, such as gender dynamics, values, customs, and important health precautions. Halfway through their retreat, the team was given specific tasks that they would be responsible for executing in Kamaka.

Biodiversity monitoring

Nestlé is a multinational packaged foods company founded in 1922 and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, with a market capitalization of over $93 billion Canadian. It employs approximately 3,500 people in Canada who work in the company’s more than 20 facilities, including manufacturing, sales, and distribution centers. Nestlé Waters Canada is Canada’s largest manufacturer and distributor of bottled water and operates 2 bottling plants across Canada. Other than bottled water, Nestlé product lines include coffee, juice, ice cream, baby food/formula, healthcare nutrition, pet care, confectionery and pharmaceuticals.

Everyday Wildlife Champions

Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) is a Fortune 500 multinational corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Four billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. P&G markets approximately 300 brands of consumer products in roughly 180 countries. It is a global company that employs approximately 135,000 people in 80 countries with more than 2,000 in Canada. P&G is a leading consumer packaged goods company with roughly $80 billion in annual global sales of products ranging from beauty and grooming, health and well being to household care under brand names such as Gillette®, Crest® and Dawn®. P&G is credited with many business innovations including brand management and the soap opera.

Biodiversity Agriculture Support Center (Seibutsutayousei Nougyou Shien Center)

http://basc.jp/files/basc_profile_en.pdf

A non-profit organization investigating ecosystems in the paddy fields. The center aims to spread agricultural practices which promote paddy-field biodiversity, assist farmer who are employing the practices, and form links between farmers and consumers.

Association for Nature Restoration and Conservation, Japan

http://www.narec.or.jp/

A non-profit organization that researches and restores the biodiversity of Satoyama and its waterside. They created an accreditation / certification system that assists the Japanese government, local authorities, and companies with education, research, and human resource training concerning sustainable environmental and biodiversity practices.

Landscape Measures Resource Center

http://blogs.cornell.edu/lmrc/financial-contributo...

This resource center is a collection of ideas and tools for the better management of areas representing  a convergence in the following areas: protecting biodiversity, producing food, and securing rural livelihoods. It is part of a wider initiative run by Ecoagricultural Partners to help eco-agriculture practitioners measure the social, economic, and ecological outcomes of landscape-scale management

Biodiversity for Development (UNDP)

http://www.undp.org/biodiversity/docs/PRIMER.pdf

South Africa’s landscape approach to conserving biodiversity and promoting ecosystem resilience

Central American Markets for Biodiversity

http://www.proyectocambio.org/english/index.html

Project activities are designed to ensure that SMEs of Central America increasingly contribute to sustainable development and environmental protection, incorporating ways of addressing issues related to the loss of biodiversity in their business practices. The project removes barriers in banking, business, policy, and legislation to create an enabling environment that can catalyze biodiversity-friendly investments within sectors such as organic agriculture, sustainable forestry, agroforestry, silvopastoral systems, sustainable tourism, aquaculture certified, and sustainable fishery.