Sustainable Business
COVID-19 can disrupt world food supply
A joint statement by QU Dongyu, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Roberto Azevedo, Directors-General of FAO, WHO and WTO warn of an impending food crisis […]
Category: Food
Biodiversity
Social distancing: If corona-virus pandemic persists, our contemporary ideas of liberty and equality may come under threat
Despite the revolutionary changes of the past century and half, inequalities of race, caste and gender are still very much around, to say nothing […]
Aid
43 million people face acute hunger: FAO
Acute food insecurity hotspots need urgent attention, with FAO estimating 900 million dollars are required urgently for supporting livelihoods While global attention has focused […]
Biodiversity
Half of World’s GDP or $44 trillion Dependent on Nature
This World Economic Forum report, produced in collaboration with PwC UK, found that many industries have significant “hidden dependencies” on nature in their supply chain […]
Biodiversity
As the planet warms, unusual crops could become climate saviors — but only if we’re willing to eat them
Jenny Morber What role can lesser-known crops that thrive under adversity play in efforts to make our global food supply more resilient to climate […]
Biodiversity
Full speed ahead: 2020 is a pivotal year for the ocean
Tony Long Global Fishing Watch CEO Tony Long looks back at 2019 and sets a course for 2020 From five or ten years out, […]
Biodiversity
Your favourite consumer brands are fuelling climate crisis
Some of the world’s best known brands are fuelling climate change by sourcing palm oil and wood pulp linked to Indonesian forest fires, reveals new […]
Climate
This Turkish chef is fighting climate change with the help of Syrian refugees
Jennifer Hattam By tapping traditional knowledge, Ebru Baybara Demir is helping make farming in southeastern Turkey more resilient to climate change. November 22, 2019 […]
Climate
Climate change ‘poses lifelong threat to children’s health’
Fatima Arkin Climate change is already damaging the health of the world’s children and threatens a lifelong impact unless countries meet the Paris Agreement […]
Data & Reports
Lancet recommended healthy diet unaffordable for 1.58 billion: new study
A diet recommended by EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health meant to improve both human and planetary health would be unaffordable for at least […]
Biodiversity
China’s Brazilian beef demand linked to Amazon deforestation risk
Gustavo Faleiros Analyses of Brazil’s beef exports show 22,700 hectares of Amazon deforestation in 2017 that may be connected to Chinese demand Porto Velho […]
Sustainable Business
Farmworkers Face Daunting Health Risks In California’s Wildfires
As wildfires grow more frequent, so do concerns for wine country field workers, who can face conditions that jeopardize their health, wages and housing. […]