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- Global health at mercy of fossil fuel addiction, warn scientists Wed, 26 Oct 22, 9:30amReliance on oil and gas worsening climate impacts and compounding food, energy and cost of living crises
- Halt use of biofuels to ease food crisis, says green group Wed, 13 Jul 22, 7:00pmRePlanet calls on EU to ditch organic targets and for governments to lift bans on genetically modified crops
- ‘Perfect storm’ of crises is widening global inequality, says UN chief Sat, 2 Jul 22, 5:00pmExclusive: António Guterres says growing north and south divide is ‘morally unacceptable’ and dangerous
- Scientists discover how to stop banana peels from browning Sat, 14 May 22, 4:30amUnderstanding and changing how banana peels brown could help the world save tons of food that go to waste each year, according to a new study published in "Physical Biology."[...]
- Fears global energy crisis could lead to famine in vulnerable countries Thu, 21 Oct 21, 4:41amOne of world’s biggest fertiliser producers calls for action as high gas prices force it to slash production
- Cop26 must not overshadow Kunming: we need joint climate and biodiversity goals | Ma Jun Mon, 11 Oct 21, 6:00pmEcosystem collapse is as much a threat as the climate crisis, but valuing nature will help us meet both these challenges
- Study: Global Warming will Impact Children’s Nutrition Wed, 20 Jan 21, 9:00pmAccording to a new study, global warming will reduce the nutritional quality of children's diets in poor countries. But the biggest predictor of nutritional quality was not climate, it was household wealth. Coal guzzling...
- John Legend: People Need Democrat Covid-19 Policies More than Food Sat, 14 Nov 20, 5:00amShould you help the needy or give money to politicians? According to music star John Legend you might be better off giving the money to politicians, though he intends to do both.
- Study: UK Imports 32% of Fruit and Vegetables from “Climate Vulnerable” Countries Tue, 10 Nov 20, 9:00pmA LSE study expresses concern that if the UK keeps importing food from an increasingly diverse range of sources any climate upset could cause prices to rise and availability to suffer.
- Food Security in a Post-Covid World Wed, 29 Jul 20, 11:00amUS-EU trade talks are already stalled over agriculture issues. And yet the European Union’s new “Farm to Fork” strategy doesn’t just double down on the EU’s contentious agricultural regulations. It promises to use...
- Tired of red tape, indigenous leaders are creating their own climate fund Tue, 30 Jan 18, 1:39amLocal communities wrestling with the impacts of climate change on food security have also struggled to get funds to deal with those impacts. The United Nations created the Green Climate Fund in 2010 - but it can be very difficult...
- Tired of the red tape, indigenous leaders are creating their own climate fund Tue, 30 Jan 18, 1:39amLocal communities wrestling with the impacts of climate change on food security have also struggled to get funds to deal with those impacts. The United Nations created the Green Climate Fund in 2010 - but it can be very difficult...
- The organic farm teaching sustainable growing techniques in Canada's cold, dark north Tue, 16 Jan 18, 2:45amTucked inside the lush boreal forest in Canada's Northwest Territories, you'll find something unexpected. There, cheek to jowl with the ever-encroaching trees sits a thriving farm with snuffling pigs, lush fruit trees, and...
- New Orleans golf course transformed into citys biggest urban farm with an Eco-Campus Mon, 18 Sep 17, 7:30pmA former golf course in New Orleans' City Park has been transformed into the city's biggest urban farm—Grow Dat Youth Farm. The seven-acre sustainable farming nonprofit features a low-energy Eco-Campus built with seven...
- This farm in New York only grows food for donation (10 tons and counting) Mon, 17 Jul 17, 9:42pmArtist Dan Colen needed an escape from New York City. So he purchased Sky High Farm in New York's Hudson Valley region in 2011, and worked with Berman Horn Studio to create a gorgeous haven with structures reminiscent of...