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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of the global food system and the need for more equitable, sustainable and resilient systems to nutritiously and consistently feed 8.5 billion people by 2030. Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at leas

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/22/2021

Is 30 percent land converted to protected areas the biggest land grab in history?

Three hundred million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples, according to Survival International World leaders and global conservation organizations are expected to discuss a proposal under the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to convert 30

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Labour , Sustainable Development / 04/18/2021

Belgium bans biofuels made from palm oil, soy

In making the move, Belgium joins Denmark, France, and the Netherlands as other European nations that have barred palm oil-based biodiesel due the crop’s association with large-scale conversion of native forests and peatlands for industrial plantations, especially in Malaysia and Indonesia. Belgiu

COVID-19 , Education , Food , Gender , Health , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 03/09/2021

Why tackling malnutrition is key to women’s empowerment

Emma Feutl Kent & Atalanti Moquette Now is the time to commit to women and girl’s nutrition, advocates urge on International Women’s Day. Disruptions to food and health systems because of COVID-19 are causing rates of malnutrition to rise substantially. Experts predict that severe hunger aro

Biodiversity , Business , Environment , Food , Health , Opinions , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 02/28/2021

Mexico’s Decision to Ban Glyphosate Has Rocked the Agribusiness World

Timothy A. Wise GM corn presidential decree comes despite intense pressure from industry, U.S. authorities. Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador quietly rocked the agribusiness world with his New Year’s Eve decree to phase out use of the herbicide glyphosate and the cultivation of genet

COVID-19 , Economy , Food , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 02/25/2021

Impacts of COVID-19: Food Security under threat in Indonesia

Kurnia Dwi Agustina Studies coming out on the impact of COVID-19 point that food security is under an immense threat and farmers are on the brink of loosing their livelihood. Here is an example based on a survey in Indonesia. Various policies have been implemented in all countries to prevent the spr

Biodiversity , Business , Cities , Climate , Education , Environment , Featured , Food , Health , Labour , Resources , Science & Technology , Soil , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 02/13/2021

Argentine municipalities embrace agroecology

Jorgelina Hiba A network of municipalities in Argentina is reimagining an agricultural production model based on industrial inputs, encouraging a new relationship between farming, food and nature The global climate crisis has made the debate about the ways food is produced and consumed around the wo

Biodiversity , Business , COVID-19 , Economy , Environment , Food , Labour , Resources , Sustainable Development / 02/03/2021

Global fisheries and aquaculture hard hit by COVID-19 pandemic

Global fisheries and aquaculture have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and could face further disruption in 2021 as lockdowns affect supply and demand across the sector, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The report, The impact of C

Business , Climate , Environment , Food , Governance , Human Rights , Resources , SDGs , Soil , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/31/2021

Climate crisis is foundation of Indian farmers’ protests

Omair Ahmad The current protests by Indian farmers against the passage of three laws have deep roots in income insecurity, which is driven by changing rainfall patterns and incentives that promote the overuse of water The protests by Indian farmers against three laws initially passed as ordinan

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Migration , Opinions , Resources , Science & Technology , SDGs , Soil , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/04/2021

Rainforests: 11 things to watch in 2021

Rhett A. Butler 2020 was a rough year for tropical rainforest conservation efforts, as explained in Mongabay’s year-end wrap-up on rainforests. So what’s in store for 2021? Here are 11 things to watch. Mongabay Founder Rhett A. Butler reviews some of 11 key things to watch in the world of rainf

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