UN Report: 34 percent of agricultural land is degraded, water is overdrawn.
… UN Report: 34 percent of agricultural land is degraded, water is overdrawn. The land and water resources farmers rely on are … agricultural productivity by irrigating more land and applying heavier doses of fertilizer …
'We had hit the buffers with farming, and we wanted to work with the land rather than battling against it. Nature just did its thing on our land.'
… Connecting our landscapes Coreen Grant | 21st January 2022 | … with farming, and we wanted to work with the land rather than battling against it. Nature just did its thing on our land.' When Isabella Tree and her husband …
Transform UK farmland to boost food resilience and tackle nature crisis, says WWF.
… Transform UK farmland to boost food resilience and tackle … reveals. The report shows the extent of farmland used to grow crops that are being used to … and nature of using more of the UK’s arable land to grow crops for human consumption …
Artisanal fishers are pushing back against a growing wave of land reclamation projects across the Peninsular Malaysia.
… are pushing back against a growing wave of land reclamation projects across the … local economy, dominating communities and the landscape alike. This article has been … for thousands of fishers here as massive land reclamation schemes such as Seri Tanjung …
With climate breakdown fueling world hunger, the revival of ancient food forests could help renourish the earth and feed future generations.
… When walking around a forest, woodland or rainforest, we witness a body of … A generation of farmers are abandoning their land in desperation, fleeing to overcrowded … cities and leaving their once-cherished land depleted. Thanks to the work of two …
Animal Rebellion activists close east end slaughterhouse - to reduce carbon emissions and cruelty to animals.
… that Kedassia shut down and let this land be used for something that will benefit … in the UK, 950 million of the 1.1 billion land animals killed for food are birds. … and Agriculture Organisation, contaminating lands and and surface waters, causing a …
This World Vegan Day we must recognise that time is running out for the planet. And we all have a part to play in saving it.
… of 70 percent. Unsustainable and inefficient land use is another result of our demand for … to a vegan diet significantly reduces the land area required to produce food. This …
Agrochemical application can distort floral cues and modify behaviour in pollinators like bees, study confirms.
… confirms. Pollinators are less likely to land on flowers sprayed with fertilisers or … environment. Co-author, Bristol’s Sam England , explained: “What makes this study …
Climate breakdown is being eclipsed by ‘bigger’ news stories - yet it threatens the biggest catastrophe of all.
… Animal agriculture is unsustainable. When land is used to raise animals instead of … and if everyone went vegan, global farmland could be reduced by 75 percent. All this …
Coffee production is surging to meet growing demands - but what are its climate impacts?
… and an estimated one million hectares of land, according to the alliance’s website. In … coffee. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a method for producing …
Networks of seed savers across London are sowing a brighter, fairer food future.
… can also offer a sense of connection to land and new, ready-made communities to those … and grandmother. Urban Across the UK and Ireland, The Gaia Foundation’s Seed Sovereignty … Coordinator for London and South East England. "The reality is that most people across …
The war in Ukraine will only exacerbate the problems caused by feeding food crops to farm animals rather than people.
… Safeguard My own nation, the Netherlands, provides a shameful example of how the … ailing pig meat sector or allocating more land - especially that reserved for … the Party for the Animals in the Netherlands, and also is a member of the Left Group …
We need a radical food system transformation to drastically steer us away from climate breakdown.
… calories but takes up 83 percent of our farmland, according to the 2018 Oxford University … from 2021, 60 percent of adults in England, Wales and Northern Ireland said they were willing to try plant-based …
There’s a buzz around regenerative agriculture - but does it live up to the hype?
… has called for 25 percent of all farmland to be certified organic by 2030 as part … billion euros, with 75 million hectares of land grown across 190 countries worldwide, … storage in soils to biodiversity on farmland offers the opportunity for organic …