Tuesday, 13 May

Welcome & introduction to the day
Vandana Shiva, Christine von Weizsäcker, Annemarie Volling, Siegrid Herbst, Benedikt Haerlin

The Paradigm of Diversity

Parichart Suwanbubbha: The Spirit of Diversity - common and divergent ethical approaches

Audio File (mp3, 7MB, German)

Jacob v. Uexkull: Diversity and the right livelihood of future generations

Audio File (mp3, 18 MB, German)   Presentation (pdf, 63 KB, English)

Michael Ableman: Fields of plenty - a farmers journey to gardens of hope around the globe

Audio File (mp3, 15 MB, German)

Hans Herren: Diversity and complexity - Small solutions, global visions, common knowledge

Audio File (mp3, 10 MB, German)  Presentation (pdf, 1,7 MB, English)

Suprabha Seshan: Take a walk on the wild side - reflecting diversity inside and outside

Audio File (mp3, 11 MB, German)  Presentation (pdf, 9,5 MB, English)   Speech (pdf, 45 KB,  English)

Diversity at Work: Food Sovereignty and Small Farmers' Successes

Ibrahim Abouleish: Greening the desert - an organic success story from Egypt

Audio File (mp3, 14 MB, German)  Presentation (pdf, 1,8 MB, English)

Miguel Altieri: Latin American biodiverse farms: an ecological planetary asset

Audio File (mp3, 13 MB, German)   Presentation (mp3, 43 KB, English)

Paulo Petersen: exchange of practical experiences in alternative agriculture, locally and globally

Audio File (mp3, 12 MB, German)

Farida Akther: Village to village, step by step, seed exchange in Bangladesh

Audio File (mp3, 13 MB, German)