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Zimbabwe: Swedish embassy donates $1.35m to the arts

Zimbabwe: Swedish embassy donates $1.35m to the arts
17 May 2017

The Culture Fund is a local NGO that promotes the development of the arts. Its mandate is also to reduce gender violence, combat child marriage...

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Alice Waters brings “A Delicious Revolution” to UCI’s 15th women’s wellness day

Alice Waters brings “A Delicious Revolution” to UCI’s 15th women’s wellness day
16 May 2017

“Real nutrition starts in the ground, in healthy soil, with bugs and all,” said executive chef and slow-food trailblazer Alice Waters...

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Tourism Ministry holds FGD on sustainable tourism statistics

Tourism Ministry holds FGD on sustainable tourism statistics
14 May 2017

In preparation for the upcoming International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017 event on June 21 to 24 in Manila, the Tourism...

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Barack Obama speaks at Food Innovation Summit in Italy

Barack Obama speaks at Food Innovation Summit in Italy
9 May 2017

Former President Barack Obama will discuss climate change and food security Tuesday during his keynote address at the third annual Seed&Chips...

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Barbados must focus on sustainable fishing

Barbados must focus on sustainable fishing
6 May 2017

Barbados stands to net major gains if it focuses on sustainable fishing. Not only will it reduce the food import bill, but help Barbadians adopt...

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14th UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism: Call for Applications

14th UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism: Call for Applications
5 May 2017

Applications for the 14th edition of the UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism by the World Tourism Organization are now being...

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Before we are buried in plastic – By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish

Before we are buried in plastic – By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish
4 May 2017

According to Sara Kaplan, “if we keep producing (and failing to properly dispose of) plastics at predicted rates, plastics in the ocean will...

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Report: China wants fish, so Africa goes hungry

Report: China wants fish, so Africa goes hungry
3 May 2017

Of all the stresses that humans have inflicted on the world’s oceans, including pollution and global warming, industrial fishing ranks high. For...

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Avaaz – “EU: Help stop our meat addiction” sign petition campaign

Avaaz – “EU: Help stop our meat addiction” sign petition campaign
2 May 2017

According to Avaaz, the meat and dairy industries create more greenhouse gases than all the cars, planes, and ships on the entire planet combined...

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ConferenceLeeds’ ambassador event celebrates culture

ConferenceLeeds’ ambassador event celebrates culture
27 April 2017

ConferenceLeeds and its conference ambassadors have pledged support for Leeds’ bid to become European Capital of Culture 2023, following Northern...

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Slow Food in Somalia: An expanding network of gardens

Slow Food in Somalia: An expanding network of gardens
26 April 2017

Somalia is famous for all the wrong reasons: it’s been called the most failed state in the world, and over a million Somalis have left the country...

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Where astronomy and gastronomy meet To help people grasp the cosmos

Where astronomy and gastronomy meet To help people grasp the cosmos
25 April 2017

To help people grasp the cosmos through senses other than sight, a scientist and a team of chefs are creating simple, elegant (and edible)...

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Minho IN aims to create synergies with other areas that share the same views on competitiveness and economic development.

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Governor of South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy 2019 and a strong supporter of local culinary and cultural heritage.

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