Investing an additional US$40 billion a year in the forestry sector could halve deforestation rates by 2030, increase rates of tree planting by around 140 per cent by 2050, and catalyze the creation of millions of new jobs according to a report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Yet another wet start to the week but we are as busy as ever covering all the brilliant festivals and days out to look forward to over the coming months. We are pleased to welcome on-board our latest team member - a big hello to Debbie Trout - from all of us here at The Source Team.
MedFest – A Taste of the Mediterranean ( Saturday 9trh and Sunday 10th July 2011), an exciting new event at West Dean will do for the Mediterranean what West Dean’s Chilli Fiesta, the UK’s biggest, best and longest running Fiesta, has done for the Chilli!
The 9th of July 2011 at Witcham sees the 41st holding of the World Pea Shooting Championship and Village Fair on the Green - opening at noon with the competition starting at 1pm.
Saturday 2nd July sees The Chemical Brothers headlining at Wireless with Barclaycard 2011! Rightly considered to be one of the most important and influential dance acts of our generation, Tom Rowlands and Ed Simonds aka The Chemical Brothers have a career streching over 20 years, with five UK number one albums under their belt.
Food Safety Week starts today (6 to 12 June) and the Food Standards Agency is exposing some of the most commonly held myths that continue to put us at risk of food poisoning. The Agency asked more than 2000 people whether they thought a range of statements about food safety were true or false – from the truth about ‘use by’ dates to the infamous ‘five second rule’ for food dropped on the floor.
