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- Pulling the "magic" Maya Nut tree back from near-extinction Mon, 19 Mar 18, 10:57pmA French-Colombian NGO is racing against time to save the Maya Nut tree from near-extinction. A remarkable tree that produces a highly-nutritious fruit, Brosimum alicastrum once grew in abundance from Mexico to Brazil, but...
- Study finds pollution is more deadly than war, natural disasters, and disease Mon, 23 Oct 17, 9:38pmEnvironmental pollution isn’t just inconvenient, it’s also deadly. Every year, more people are killed by pollutants — from toxic air to contaminated water — than by all war and violence. Pollution is also responsible...
- Officials declare world's first famine in six years Wed, 22 Feb 17, 2:08amOfficials have declared the first official famine in six years - in South Sudan. And it is entirely manmade. The United Nations and South Sudanese government said 100,000 people are already suffering, and one million more...
- G7 leaders agree to phase out fossil fuel use by end of century Tue, 9 Jun 15, 12:48amGerman chancellor Angela Merkel announces commitment to ‘decarbonise global economy’ and end extreme poverty and hunger
- New Study Links Obesity With Malnutrition and Poverty Fri, 2 May 14, 4:30amPoverty was once associated with being underweight - however according to a recent study by the University of Aberdeen, childhood obesity rates are climbing in poor communities while obesity rates are dropping in upper income...
- Can Yak and Reindeer Milk Nourish a Growing World? Thu, 28 Nov 13, 3:33amPhoto via Shutterstock With the world's population projected to hit 9.6 billion by 2050, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization has released a report that recommends the development of "non-traditional" dairy...
- UNICEF Study Warns Children Will be Hit Hardest by Climate Change Tue, 24 Sep 13, 2:29amThe United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has released a report that reveals the world's children are most at risk from the effects of global warming...
- Letters: Biofuels and the crisis in global food production Fri, 17 Aug 12, 6:00amGeorge Monbiot's article (Must the poor go hungry just so the rich can drive?, 13 August) notably and commendably acknowledges the impact of increasing world cereal prices...