May 30, 2007
The Web site Science and Society posted a podcast last week of an in depth interview with Tom Tomich, director of the ANR Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. Tomich also is director of the UC Davis Agricultural Sustainability Institute.
According to its Web site, Science and Society's audio program focuses on medical breakthroughs, energy and the environment, space exploration, nanotechnology, and K-12 science education. It aims to promote public awareness and understanding of science and enhancement and enrichment of math and science education.When host David Lemberg opened the show with Tomich by asking him to define "sustainability," he quoted a phrase from "Our Common Future," a 1987 report from the UN World Commission on Environment and Development. Sustainable development, Tomich said, "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs."
