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Safeguarding Food Production
The United Nations Commission
on Sustainable Development (CSD) will meet in
New York from May 5 through
May 16, 2008. There are six thematic
issues: Africa, Agriculture, Desertification,
Drought, Land and Rural development. Each them will be addressed in an
integrated manner taking into account economic, social and environmental
dimensions of sustainable development.
The impact on the world in
food production and the manner in which food is produced is a major
concern for us in both Canada and the United States. We need to find
ways to safeguard soil, water and biodiversity. We also need to insure
that renewable energy industries like ethanol and other bio-refineries
foster sustainable practices of agricultural production to ensure
long-term ecological integrity for further generations and adequate food
supplies.
Send postcards to the
representative of your country and to the UN Commission on Sustainable
Development:
US Ambassador to the CSD
United States Mission to the
United Nation
140
East 45th
Street
New York, NY 10017
Catherine Brown
Officer to Second Committee
Economic and Environmental
Affairs
Permanent Mission of
Canada to the UN
One
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
New York, NY
10017
Dear ____________
Production of crops and
bio-based materials needs to be done in a way that does not exacerbate
current environmental problems or create new ones as well as provide
adequate food supplies. We need to find ways for emerging renewable
energy industries to achieve their potential and be truly renewable by
considering economic, social and ecological factors.
Sincerely__________________
Background
Information:
Agriculture touches all our
lives wherever we live and how future generations will live.
Agriculture is not only how we
grow food but how we treat those who bring food to our tables
Agriculture is about the foods
we choose for our families and how we make sure the whole human family
is fed.
Catholic teaching about the
dignity of work tells us that farmers must be able to support themselves
and their families through their work.
Farmers must be able to
survive the risks associated with production and price fluctuations in
the market.
Agriculture is about rural
communities and the quality of life in small towns surrounded by
farmland.
For more information:
National Catholic Rural Life
Conference:
www.ncrlc.com
United Nations
Division for Sustainable Development-Agenda 21:
www.un.org/esa/sustdev
National Campaign for
Sustainable Agriculture:
www.sustainableagriculture.net |
