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[Do you really want meat eating robots] http://mingus.charlesmingus3art.com/eyeq2-_260.html http://mingus.charlesmingus3art.com/index.php?artikel=273&target=login.php http://www.ch2bc.org/index3.htm  "TINY" "AIRCRAFT, POWERED BY BIO-FUEL CELLS TO "LIVE" OFF FRUIT AND INSECTS       Tiny Aircraft that Just Eat and Go PhysOrg.com    November 30, 2004  Aircraft the size of bees that get the energy they need by feeding themselves a diet of dead  flies could be buzzing around the battlefields and motorways of the future, thanks to research  in southwest England. The aircraft, up to 15cm long and equipped with sensors and cameras, could have a number of uses in civilian life and modern warfare, including reconnaissance missions, traffic monitoring or fire  and rescue operations. By "digesting" its own fuel, the aircraft could become autonomous and operate without the need for refuelling, changing batteries or recharging from the mains.  TINY AIRCRAFT, POWERED BY BIO-FUEL CELLS TO "LIVE" OFF FRUIT AND INSECTS. " [Or dead soldiers!! ED] Why has the response to rising inequality been a drive to reduce taxes on the rich ? University of the West of England Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory  http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=University+of+the+West+of+England+Intelligent+Autonomous +Systems+Laboratory+&btnG=Google+Search

Do you really want meat eating robots] Hey kids! It's killer robot bug  time! Hey kids! It's  robot bug killer time! Raw notes! 4 my Electronic Venus Flytrap or Pitcher DIGITAL INSECTASIDE Project  Q: Q: Inoculating Raccoons with medicated food has worked what about bats Or bugs or plants, Nightmare you say why do such a thing you say, save money and lives not nano bots but micro bots, you can cook up with a kit from parts. deliver packages to the verman in the basement with micro remote bot while you wach on your PC. Healthy Rabies free Bats eat huge amounts of mosquitoes There is a  connection to Maple syrup & long horn Beatles The effectiveness of several commercially available chemical insecticides is currently under investigation. Though these compounds would not be appropriate for use in a maple forest used for producing maple syrup, they may be suitable for eradication or slowing the spread of this pest. Both systemic and topical  insecticides are being tested.   Efficacy of Pesticides on the Asian Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Toxicity and Efficacy of Imidacloprid to Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Evaluation of Systemic Insecticides to Control Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Asian Longhorned Beetle Research Pheromones Longhorned Beetle  http://www.google.com/search?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=Pheromones%20Longhorned%20Beetle%2020&btnG=Search&sa=N&tab=iw http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=bio+mass+battery&btnG=Search http://images.google.com/images?q=Furby+Series+4+&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&start=20&sa=N&filter=0 Big site on the target http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/research/index.html

Our mission is to understand the science, engineering and social role of robotics and embedded intelligence.  Our multidisciplinary  approach aims to create autonomous devices capable of working independently, with  each other, or with us in our human society. Launched in December 2005 the Bristol Robotics Laboratory is a collaborative research partnership funded by  the University of Bristol, the University of the West of England and HEFCE. Under the direction of Professor Chris Melhuish the laboratory is an evolution of the Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory (IAS)

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University of the West of England Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory Answer Tiny Aircraft that Just Eat and Go. http://www.ch2bc.org/index3.htm TINY AIRCRAFT POWERED BY BIO-FUEL CELLS TO "LIVE" OFF FRUIT AND INSECTS Tiny Aircraft that Just Eat and Go PhysOrg.com    November 30, 2004   Aircraft the size of bees that get the energy they need by feeding themselves a diet of dead  flies could be buzzing around the battlefields and motorways of the future, thanks to research  in southwest England. The aircraft, up to 15cm long and equipped with sensors and cameras, could have a number of uses in civilian life and modern warfare, including reconnaissance missions, traffic monitoring or fire  and rescue operations. By "digesting" its own fuel, the aircraft could become autonomous and operate without the need for refuelling, changing batteries or recharging from the mains. Aircraft the size of bees that get the energy they need by feeding themselves a diet of dead flies could be buzzing around the battlefields and motorways of the future, thanks to research in southwest England. The aircraft, up to 15cm long and equipped with sensors and cameras, could have a number of uses in civilian life and modern warfare, including reconnaissance missions, traffic monitoring or fire and rescue  operations. By "digesting" its own fuel, the aircraft could become autonomous and operate without the  need for refuelling, changing batteries or recharging from the mains. Professor Chris Melhuish, Director of the Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory at the University of  the West of England, says, “We are interested in developing robots that are intelligent and autonomous which means they do the right thing at the right time and without human intervention. One of the big  problems with autonomy is that of energy; they have to get their energy from somewhere. “To do this they need to get energy from their environment which could include sunlight or water, but in  our case it is organic matter”. The 1kg Ecobot doesn't move at any significant rate, about 30 metres per hour, but its ability to power  itself by digesting its fuel is a major advance in the way such units have been designed so far. Insect-sized aircraft could be possible in the future, says Professor Melhuish, “The biological fuel cell would have to be made into a soft system which might, in the future, be able to do some sort of movement at a small level, a small insect level.” University of the West of England Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory

The Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory (IAS) researches ways in which autonomous robots -  large and small; walking, climbing and flying - can be developed to 'do the right thing at the right time'. Using innovative approaches researchers at UWE are developing robots to assist  humans in dangerous situations in, say, detecting land mines; inspecting, sorting mail, risk-assessment or maintenance of hazardous or inaccessible plant and machinery, or in locating  the sources of pollution [Do you really want meat eating robots] Hey kids! It's killer robot bug  time! Hey kids! It's robot bug killer time! Raw notes! 4 my Electronic Venus Flytrap or Pitcher DIGITAL INSECTICIDES Project  Q: Q: Inoculating Raccoons with medicated food has worked what about bats . Or bugs or plants, Nightmare you say why do such a thing you say, save money and lives not nano bots but micro bots, you can cook up with a kit from parts. Deliver packages to the vermin in the basement with micro remote bot while you watch on your PC. Healthy Rabies free Bats eat huge amounts of mosquitoes There is a connection to Maple syrup & long horn Beatles The effectiveness of several commercially available chemical insecticides is currently under investigation. Though these compounds would not be appropriate for use in a maple forest used for producing maple syrup, they may be suitable for eradication or slowing the spread of this pest. Both systemic and topical  insecticides are being tested.   Efficacy of Pesticides on the Asian Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Toxicity and Efficacy of Imidacloprid to Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Evaluation of Systemic Insecticides to Control Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Asian Longhorned Beetle Research Pheromones Longhorned Beetle http://www.google.com/search?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=Pheromones%20Longhorned%20Beetle%2020&btnG=Search&sa=N&tab=iw http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=bio+mass+battery&btnG=Search http://images.google.com/images?q=Furby+Series+4+&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&start=20&sa=N&filter=0 Big site on the target http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/research/index.html 1. Scholarly articles for Fuel Cell with blood as fuel makes electricity in experiment in India Juice: The Creative Fuel That Drives World-Class Inventors - by Schwartz - 3 citations Report to the American Physical Society by the study ... - by Hebel - 9 citations Modern Electrochemistry: Ionics - by Bockris - 29 citations The Smirking Chimp Fifty years of study and experiment have yielded no useful solutions. ...  hydrogen storage, and hydrogen fuel cells to make electricity and power vehicles? ... www.smirkingchimp.com/print.php?sid=26268 - Fuel Cells - Seven Generational Ruminations Speaking for myself I don't understand the attraction to fuel cell's for cars. To make the hydrogen you have to make electricity, so why not just stop at ... www.7gen.com/topics/energy/fuel-cells - Generators Electric - Portable Electric Generators , Electric ... Electric Generators Electric Generators Generators Electric Portable Electric ...  How A Electric Generators Works Fuel Cells Generators Back Up Electric ... freett.com/depresso/tt-32757.html - Search: White Blood Cells From Cancer resistant Mice Cure Cancers ... From the article: "While typical fuel cells use hydrogen as fuel, separating out electrons to create electricity, bacteria can use a wide variety of ... bigblog.com/search.cgi?id=526735417 - [PDF] 1 ENVIR 202b Earth, Air Water Winter 2003 File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML including a simple engine and fuel cell. The science base includes understanding energy ...  experiment and use it as motivation for an energy essay. ... www.ocean.washington.edu/courses/envir202/energy-essay03.pdf - Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Microbes Convert ... Microbes Convert Wastewater into Useable Electricity ... co-evolution of the electrochemical properties of the fuel cell and the actual microbial community. ... sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=000783C6-07BB-1461-821383414B7F0000 - 1. http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/aug252004/455.pdf 2.Fuel Cell with SUGAR as fuel   http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&safe=off&q=Fuel+Cell+with+SUGAR+as+fuel 3 Fuel Cell with SUGAR IN BLOOD  as fuel   http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=Fuel+Cell+with+SUGAR+IN+BLOOD++as+fuel++&btnG=Search

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Forthcoming Events Global Philosophy Forum New Paradigm in Life Sciences Breath of Life Conference Scientific & Medical Network May 26th & 27th 2007 London We are proud to present a fourth landmark conference in Central London featuring internationally acclaimed speakers from the cutting edge of holistic health care. The conference will explore the key factors that organise how we function, beyond just the physical form. It is intended to provide a forum and meeting place for the exchange of ideas  for practitioners from a wide variety of differing therapeutic backgrounds. Each speaker will talk individually and a panel discussion will complete the weekend. The conference will include the following presentations: "The Quantum Coherent Liquid Crystalline Organism" - by Dr Mae Wan Ho - physicist, author of 'The Rainbow and the Worm, and editor of 'Science In Society'. "Love Thyself" - by Dr Masaru Emoto - pioneering researcher into the subtle properties of water and author of Messages from Water 1 & 2 and The Hidden Messages in Water "The Organism as a Pulsatory Continuum" - by Stanley Keleman - pioneer of Body Psychotherapy and author of 'Emotional Anatomy'. "The Living Matrix and Trauma Energetics" - by Dr James Oschman - biologist and physicist, and author of the acclaimed book, 'Energy Medicine'. "Source, Being and Self - The Nature of Being and Self in the Therapeutic Holding Environment" - by Franklyn Sills - craniosacral therapist, psychotherapist and author of 'Craniosacral Biodynamics Vols. 1 & 2" and 'The Polarity Process'. "Is There a Soul Before Birth? - Contours of the Embryology of Incarnation "- by Prof Jaap van der Wal - leading embryologist and author of several papers and books on the speech and movements  of the embryo. "Two For Joy - The Role of Happiness in Survival and Health" - by Katherine Ukleja - international craniosacral teacher and artist.

New Postings to this Site Prof. Ignacio Chapela speech on the Berkeley-BP Deal The University of California at Berkeley administration and a small cabal of scientists have struck a secret deal with BP to fund biofuels and synthetic biology research to the tune of $500 million over the next ten years. When this was leaked, it aroused widespread criticism from faculty members and students, beginning with the bad science behind it, which could seriously damage people and planet Prof. Ignacio Chapela, 12th March 2007 GM Food Nightmare Unfolding in the Regulatory Sham Regulators such as the European Food Safety Authority and UK's Food Standards Agency have been ignoring the precautionary principle, manipulating and corrupting science, sidestepping the law, and helping to promote GMOs in the face of massive public opposition and damning evidence piling up against the safety of GM food and feed. Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, 9th March 2007 Women Confront Aids in Africa WHO report puts Aids as the leading cause of death worldwide amon g people aged 15-59 , and female HIV infection rates now supersede that of men in some areas. African women are challenging the social issues that surround HIV/Aids to cut the death toll Sam Burcher, 4th March 2007 Approval of GM Crops Illegal, US Federal Courts Rule The courts said it three times so it must be true Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, 1st March 2007 Announcing Science in Society 33 GM Free / Rethinking Health / Climate Change / Cloned Food Animals Coming / Science & Government / Biofuels Not Sustainable / New Physics of Organisms & Its Applications / Technology Watch ISIS, 26th February 2007 Moratorium on all GM Trees and Ban on GM Forest Trees Genetically modified (GM) trees have all the hazards of GM crops only worse, GM forest trees, in particular, are the ultimate threat to people and planet Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins, 18th February 2007 Desk Top Drug Discovery How a radical idea that molecules intercommunicate at long distances can speed up drug discovery and cut costs Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, 8th February 2007 GM Food Nightmare Unfolding and the Regulatory Sham How our regulators are ignoring the precautionary principle, manipulating and corrupting science, sidestepping the law, and helping to promote GMOs in the face of massive public opposition and damning evidence piling up against the safety of GM food and feed Dr. Mae-Wan Ho , 7th February 2007 The Real Bioinformatics Revolution How a daring hypothesis may rescue bioinformatics from masses of undecipherable and hence useless genome sequences and turn biology and medicine upside down Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, 2nd February 2007 Cloned BSE-Free Cows, Not Safe Nor Proper Science Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins go behind the smokescreen to expose the project which would perpetuate the intensive animal husbandry that created mad cow disease in the first place and is far from safe or ethical in terms of animal welfare Dr. Mae-Wan Ho & Prof Joe Cummins, 31st January 2007 Global GM Crops Area Exaggerated Ten years on, and the ‘growth’ in GM crops area is exposed to be more hype than substance as opposition heightens Sam Burcher Sam Burcher, 29th January 2007 Is FDA Promoting or Regulating Cloned Meat and Milk? Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins find cloned meat and milk unethical and unsafe. This article has been submitted to the FDA. Please circulate widely to your elected representatives Dr. Mae-Wan Ho & Prof. Joe Cummins, 26th January 2007

ISIS Press Release 06/04/05   Sustainable World - A Global Initiative Buying food in local farmers' market  generates twice as much for the local economy than buying food in supermarkets chains Current food production system due for collapse World grain yield fell for four successive years from 2000 to 2003, bringing reserves to the lowest in thirty years. The situation has not improved despite a 'bumper' harvest in 2004, which was just  enough to satisfy world consumption. In too many food production regions of the world, conventional farming practices have severely depleted the underground water to the point where rivers and lakes have dried out, topsoil has  been eroded away, and wild life decimated. At the same time, world oil production may have  passed its peak; oil price hit a record high of US$58 a barrel on 4 April 2005, and is expected to  top US$100 within two years. This spells looming disaster for conventional industrial agriculture, which is heavily dependent on both oil and water. The true costs of our current food production system are becoming all too clear (see Box 1). Box 1 True costs of industrial food production system 1 000 tonnes of water are consumed to produce one tonne of grain 10 energy units are spent for every energy unit of food on our dinner table 1 000 energy units are used for every energy unit of processed food 17% of the total energy use in the United States goes into food production & distribution, accounting for more than 20% of all transport within the country; this excludes energy used in import & export 12.5 energy units are wasted for every energy unit of food transported per thousand air-miles 20% of all greenhouse gases in the world come from current agriculture US$318 billion of taxpayer's money was spent to subsidize agriculture in OECD countries in 2002, while more than 2 billion subsistence farmers in developing countries tried to survive on $2 a day 90% of the agricultural subsidies benefit corporations and big farmers growing food for export; while 500 family farms close down every week in the United States Subsidized surplus food dumped on developing countries creates poverty, hunger and homelessness on a massive scale Getting our food production sustainable is the most urgent task for humanity; it is also the key to  delivering health, ameliorating the worst effects of climate change and saving the planet from destructive exploitation. The benefits of sustainable food production systems are also becoming evident (see Box 2). Box 2 Some benefits of sustainable food production systems 2- to 10-fold energy saving on switching to low-input/organic agriculture 5 to 15% global fossil fuel emissions offset by sequestration of carbon in organically managed soil 50 to 92% reduction in carbon dioxide emission from the soil on switching from conventional tillage to no-till agriculture 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide emission disappear with every tonne of nitrogen fertilizer phased out 2-3-fold increase in crop yield using compost in Ethiopia, outperforming chemical fertilizers Organic farming performs as well or slightly better than conventional industrial farming in the US Small farms are 2 to 10 times more productive than larger farms Organic farms support significantly more birds, bats, invertebrates and wild plants than conventional farm in Europe Organic foods contain more vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients than conventionally produced foods 1 000 or more community-supported farms across US and Canada bring $36m income per year directly to the farms £50-78m go directly into the pocket of farmers trading in some 200 established local farmers' markets in the UK Buying food in local farmers' market generates twice as much for the local economy than buying food in supermarkets chains Money spent with a local supplier is worth four times as much as money spent with non-local supplier The Independent Science Panel (ISP) and the Institute of Science in Society (ISIS) are launching this Sustainable World initiative to engage with all sectors of civil society to make our food production  system truly sustainable. We are convening a special ISP group on Sustainable Agriculture (ISP-SA) - currently 18 strong - and a task force of sponsoring organizations and individuals who will make direct input into a comprehensive report on sustainable agriculture at the end of a year. The report will include  a series of recommendations for government and inter-governmental agencies on the social, economic and political policy and structural changes needed to implement a sustainable food production system. ISIS and ISP are in a unique position to draw these previously disparate strands together into  a powerful scientific and social consensus. We have scientists in many disciplines working  together and some of the scientists are competent across several disciplines. A majority of  the scientists are already working with grass-roots organisations and local communities in both the developed and developing countries, or are supporting their activities in other ways. There will be a series of consultations (by post or e-mail) with our sponsors, and two to three  working conferences throughout the year when the report is being drafted, depending on finances available. A major international conference to launch the final report will take place in 2006. Copies of the report will be sent to all relevant governments and inter-government agencies as the start of a campaign to get the recommendations implemented. Please support this Global Initiative Sponsoring organisation (contributing £100 or more) Sponsoring individual (contributing £25 or more) Endorsing organisation (no contribution or donating less than £100) Endorsing individual (no contribution or donating less than £25) Note The Independent Science Panel consists of dozens of prominent scientists from around the world  concerned over the commercialisation of science and the consequent failure of the scientific establishment to protect the public from the hazards of emerging technologies ( http://www.indsp.org/ISPMembers.php ) . The Panel published its first report, The Case for a  GM-Free Sustainable World , in June 2003, documenting scientific evidence of the problems and hazards of GM crops as well as the proven successes and promise of all forms of sustainable agriculture. The report was widely circulated and adopted, and translated into several major  languages within a year. It was presented in three successful briefings to government and  inter-governmental agencies in 2004, receiving widespread coverage in the popular media. At the European Parliament briefing in October 2004, ISP delivered its strongest message: invest in sustainable agriculture right now, as there is no other way to really feed the world under  global warming . The present initiative is intended to take that message forward. Please see http://www.indsp.org/reg/ISPRegWhoHasSigned.php for the most up to date list of sponsors and endorsers. Partners and Sponsors Partners Third World Network, Malaysia Institute for Sustainable Development, Ethiopia Ecological Society of the Philippines, The Philippines Sponsoring Organisations Elm Farm Research Centre, UK Environmental Law Centre, UK Fondation pour une Terre Humaine, France GM-Free Cymru, UK Green Network, UK HDRA the organic organisation, UK Institute of Ecological Studies, Ecuador Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems, UK Soil Association, UK People's Biosafety Association, Finland Union of Ecoforestry, Finland Yoko Civilisation Research Institute , Japan Sponsoring Individuals Jill Evans MEP Rt. Hon. Michael Meacher, MP, UK Alan Simpson, MP, UK Sustainable World Team President Dr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher Recipient of the Right Livelihood Award, representative of the Ethiopian government and African Union in championing the rights of the poorest countries at the FAO Commission on Plant Genetic Resources, and key negotiator of the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol Director Dr. Mae-Wan Ho Director of Institute of Science in Society, Editor/Art Director of Science in Society quarterly, pioneer of the physics of organisms and much published author and researcher across many scientific disciplines Independent Science Panel - Sustainable Agriculture Group Current Membership Prof. Miguel Altieri University of California, Berkeley, world authority on agroecology; General Coordinator of United Nations Development Programme's Sustainable Agriculture Networking and Extension Programme (SANE); Chair of NGO Committee of the Consultative Group in International Agricultural Research (CGIAR); formerly Technical Advisor of Latin American consortium on Agroecology and Development (CLADEs); author and co-author of many books and papers, much cited. Prof. David Bellamy OBE Internationally renowned botanist, environmentalist, broadcaster, author and campaigner; recipient of numerous awards; President and Vice President of many conservation and environmental organizations. Dr. Elizabeth Bravo V. Co-founder of Acción Ecológica; part-time lecturer at Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Ecuador; researcher and campaigner on biodiversity and GMO issues. Dr. Judy Carman A Director of the Institute of Health and Environmental Research and Affiliate Senior Lecturer in Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide; was senior epidemiologist in the Communicable Disease Control Branch of South Australian Department of Human Services. B.Sc. Honours Organic Chemistry and Ph. D. Medicine in nutritional biochemistry and metabolic regulation, also Master of Public Health specialising in epidemiology and biostatistics. Dr. Phil Davies Director, Institute of Health and Environmental Research Inc., Kensington Park, Australia; application of cell culture technology to breeding wheat, barley, oats, field peas and lentils. Sue Edwards Editor of 7-volume Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea; Director, Institute for Sustainable Development, Ethiopia, responsible for introducing organic composting agricultural practice to Tigray, which has made organic agriculture a major strategy for food security in Ethiopia. Dr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher (see above) Edward Goldsmith Recipient of the Right Livelihood and numerous other awards, environmentalist, scholar, much published author and Founding Editor of The Ecologist. Dr. Ingrid Hartman Soil scientist and resource management researcher, Humboldt University, Humboldt, Germany; member of many important committees and networks, including the United Nations Steering Committee of Nutrition, the African Ecological Economic Society and German-Ethiopian Association for the promotion of cultural exchange, and academic and economic collaborations. Dr. Mae-Wan Ho (See above) Dr. Per Kølster Agronomist and farmer, board member of Practical Ecology, Danish organisation for organic practice with 3 100 members; formerly assistant professor at agricultural university in Denmark, researching and teaching organic agriculture for 15 years Lim Li Ching B Sc. Ecology, M.Phil. Development Studies, Researcher in Sustainable Agriculture and Biosafety, Third World Network. Martin Khor MA (Econ) University of Cambridge, and Master of Economics (University Science Malaysia); Director of Third World Network; prominent spokesperson and commentator at World Trade Organisation; many books and papers published, and widely quoted. Dr. Eva Novotny Astronomer and campaigner on GM issues for Scientists' for Global Responsibility. Prof. Bob Orskov OBE Head of International Feed Resource Unit, Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Polish Academy of Science. Dr. Michel Pimbert Agricultural ecologist and Principal Associate, International Institute for Environment and Development; worked previously with International Crop Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India and World Wide Fund for Nature in Switzerland; consultant and research partner for UN FAO, UN Research Institute for Social Development, UNESCO and World Conservation Union; author and editor of key books on natural resource management, participatory action research, political ecology of biodiversity, rights and culture. Dr. Peter Rosset Agricultural ecologist and rural development specialist; former co-Director of the Institute for Food and Development Policy, Oakland, California, USA; written extensively on the agronomic, ecological and economic impacts of agricultural technology; A. B. Hon. From Brown University, M.Sc. Applied entomology, Imperial College, London, and Ph.D. Agricultural Ecology, University of Michigan. 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