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Jon
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Message 106 of 111 (739404)
10-23-2014 3:44 PM
Reply to: Message 105 by sfs
10-23-2014 12:01 PM


Re: The Big Questions
It offers links to evidence on the amount of bushmeat consumed and its importance to people living at the edge of subsistence, and provides a clear statement of why simply banning the practice will have no effect and why effectively ending it is extremely difficult.
Perhaps, then, you should have directed the link toward someone who advocates "simply banning the practice".
Anyhow, if you have any practical ideas about how to build effective state institutions in West Africa, develop better, sustainable agriculture there and (re)construct their health care and public health systems, have it.
Cultural changes will be the first step.
Can you handle that?

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Tempe 12ft Chicken
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Message 107 of 111 (739416)
10-23-2014 5:02 PM
Reply to: Message 105 by sfs
10-23-2014 12:01 PM


Re: The Big Questions
sfs writes:
Anyhow, if you have any practical ideas about how to build effective state institutions in West Africa, develop better, sustainable agriculture there and (re)construct their health care and public health systems, have it.
While I do agree with most of your arguments, sfs, I just wanted to point out one way we could develop better, sustainable agriculture in African countries. One major problem facing their agriculture is the political theater and its refusal to accept the scientific consensus on GMO foods. Several African countries have refused aid from the United States while millions of people in their country were starving because the products were GM and could not be exported as easily to other countries. Well, countries beginning to accept these crops could allow these developing nations to use them to create a surplus on some foods through increased yields and provide a means of feeding their populations more easily. The surpluses can be used to export and generate more wealth.
Zambia refuses GM 'poison'
Allowing increases could decrease the reliance on bush meat, but I agree that the necessity of proteins makes the banning of bush meat extremely unlikely. Perhaps increasing the nutrient load by increasing crop yield can allow a reduction and make it more feasible to employ standards on what bush meat is consumed...but when food is low, we will still see subsistence farmers rely on whatever protein they can come across to supplement their diet.
Edited by Tempe 12ft Chicken, : No reason given.

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Dr Adequate
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Message 108 of 111 (739444)
10-23-2014 10:11 PM
Reply to: Message 95 by RAZD
10-21-2014 7:15 AM


Re: Ebola is just a symptom of ecological destruction ...
hat has resulted in a fivefold increase in white-footed mice, which are great reservoirs for the Lyme bacteria, probably because they have poor immune systems. And they are terrible groomers.
I think it's unfair that he doesn't mention any of their positive qualities.

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1.61803
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Message 109 of 111 (739469)
10-24-2014 10:03 AM
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10-23-2014 10:11 PM


Re: Ebola is just a symptom of ecological destruction ...
My cat Phaedra thinks they are quite tasty.

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Modulous
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Message 110 of 111 (739574)
10-25-2014 11:48 AM


Bamberdele Olusegun Adebola

  
Jon
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Message 111 of 111 (739815)
10-28-2014 6:52 AM


Jonas Salk
As thousands die from Ebola in West Africa Google celebrates the 100th birthday of Jonas Salk.

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