(130 in person and 70 virtual delegates) from thirty countries. The Conference explored the relationships between people and plants in the context of six of the
seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health & Well- being, Gender, Climate Action, and Life Below Water.
Methodology for Energy Balances of OLADE (Organización Latinoamericana de Energía), which is harmonised with the IRES (Industrial Renewable Energy Solutions) methodology.
5.3 THE ENVIRONMENT The Fire Warning Index
The Department of Physics in partnership with the Meteorological Service Jamaica, facilitated the launch of “Jamaica’s Bush Fire Warning Index” at The UWI Undercroft on March 23, 2022 - World Meteorological Day. The index forecasts the potential or risk of fire outbreaks in Jamaica in an attempt to mitigate the negative impacts associated with these events. The keynote address was given by the Hon. Matthew Samuda, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. Other partners included the Jamaica Fire Brigade, the Forestry Department, the National Environment and Planning Agency, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority.
(Left to Right): Mr. Stewart Beckford, Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade; Prof. Dale Webber, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The UWI, Mona; Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation; Mr. Evan Thompson, Director, Meteorological Service Jamaica.
EMD – Collaboration with Newport-Fersan and RADA
University in Latvia from January 26 to 28, 2022, as the first part of an exchange programme under an Erasmus+ Programme Mobility Agreement. Over the three-day period, colleagues engaged in various meetings and seminars. Two of the seminars delivered were: 1) “ERASMUS+ Opportunities in the Higher Education Sector for Promotion of Cooperation and Innovations” presented by Liene Leikuma- Rimicane (Senior Specialist of Cooperation Issues) on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. 2) “Good Practices of Education for Sustainable Development in Latvia” presented by Dzintra Iliško (Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Centre of Sustainable Education), on Friday, January 28, 2022. FST SEB/ISE Conference The Natural Products Institute (NPI) hosted the 61st International Joint Conference of the Society for Economic Botany and International Society of Ethnobiology (SEB ISE) from May 29 to June 2, 2022. The theme, “Out of Many, One People: Biocultural Diversity across Borders” came to life as the conference welcomed two hundred participants
It was observed that trees and shrubs across the Campus were either dying or were affected by pests or diseases. In an effort to better manage the plant stock, the team at the Estate Management Department contacted the Rural Agricultural Development Agency (RADA) and Newport-Fersan Limited. The agronomist from RADA reported that the plants were being affected by the ensign scale pest and recommended that the plants be removed and the area treated. Through collaboration with Newport-Fersan, the EMD developed a special control regimen using various chemicals. It is hoped that by working with both organisations, the health of our plants can be restored and the loss to diseases will be significantly reduced.
5.4 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Members of the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Working Group at the School of Education, hosted colleagues from Daugavpils
Highlights of the 61st International Joint Conference of the Society for Economic Botany and International Society of Ethnobiology (SEB ISE).
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