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06 10 2019 | 18:01

Climate explained: what each of us can do to reduce our carbon footprint.

As an individual, what is the single, most important thing I can do in the face of climate change? The most important individual climate action will depend on each person’s particular circumstances…

21 09 2019 | 12:54

Burger King removes plastic toys from kids’ meals.

Burger King has announced that they will no longer include plastic toys included with childrens' meals in the UK. The fast food chain has asked customers to bring unwanted plastic toys to their UK…

26 07 2019 | 06:36

Changing our diet by 2050 is essential to achieving a sustainable future, new report reveals

The World Resources Institute offers up a five course ‘Menu of Solutions’ to achieve a sustainable food future As the world’s population is expected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, a new report…

01 07 2019 | 09:59

Extreme Weather Is Shaking Up Africa's Corn Trade.

At least three African nations will need to import more corn this year after extreme weather from cyclones to drought devastated crops, sparking some unusual trade flows. Corn is a staple grain…

19 06 2019 | 12:08

Tackling climate change, one bite at a time, UN enlists chefs to lead in campaign for sustainable food.

New York, 18 June — Chefs from around the world will help the United Nations kick-off a new campaign today – Sustainable Gastronomy Day – that aims to engage people in the global effort to tackle…

14 06 2019 | 08:55

Today’s diets are eating away at our future food supplies, but we can change this.

Thousands of overlooked yet beneficial crop species are threatened unless we learn to conserve, farm and consume them, writes Juan Lucas Restrepo. In addition to the rhinoceroses, elephants and…

12 06 2019 | 14:23

A bitter taste.

  Europe’s chocolate habit is driving the world’s fastest rising deforestation rates. We need new EU laws to stop this, writes Julia Christian. Using satellite imagery and remote sensing algorithms…

27 05 2019 | 07:57

Losing Up To A Million Species Will Create ‘Danger Zone’ For Humanity: Un Commission.

The Earth is on track to lose up to a million species, many of them within decades, a rate of extinction that represents a danger zone for humanity, according to a leaked draft of a global…

10 05 2019 | 14:05

Selfridges announces own-brand food is now palm oil free.

This is the first major retailer in the UK that has made all of their own-brand foods palm oil free. Selfridges now has all of their own-brand foods palm oil free, nine months ahead of the original…

11 04 2019 | 17:36

Pesticide residues found in 70% of produce sold in US even after washing.

About 70% of fresh produce sold in the US has pesticide residues on it even after it is washed, according to a health advocacy group. Strawberries, spinach and kale among most pesticide-heavy…

04 03 2019 | 16:45

Achieving Paris climate target could net additional billions in fisheries revenue

Achieving the Paris Agreement global warming target could protect millions of tonnes in annual worldwide fisheries catch, as well as billions of dollars of annual revenues for fishers, workers'…

25 02 2019 | 15:01

Severe threat to world’s food supply due to loss of biodiversity.

A new study by the United Nations has found that the world’s food supply is under threat from the loss of biodiversity. The report, commissioned by the Food Agricultural Organisation (FAO), has…

22 02 2019 | 12:57

Solving the Climate Crisis Means Tackling What We Eat.

As the latest United Nations climate change conference wrapped up in Katowice, Poland earlier this month, policy makers barely kept the Paris Accord alive. Yet the 11th-hour agreement they reached…

22 02 2019 | 09:14

'If the insects go, then we go'

Reports show many insect populations are declining. How will that affect us? Find out here       22 February 2019

05 02 2019 | 11:38

If you won’t go vegan for the planet, do it for Beyoncé

Beyoncé just did more for veganism in one Instagram post than every weird guy playing slaughterhouse footage in a Guy Fawkes mask combined.

05 02 2019 | 11:19

Big farmers use climate-resistant seeds. Most small farmers can’t get them.

Half of all humans owe their lives to small farmers, because that’s who grows most of the food in Africa and Asia. But it turns out that small farmers in poorer countries are stuck with seeds that…

30 01 2019 | 09:38

Africa: Investors Call On McDonald's and KFC to Step Up Climate Change Action

Rome — An investor group managing some $6.5 trillion on Tuesday called on six of the world's largest fast food restaurants, including McDonald's, KFC and Burger King, to reduce their planet-harming…