It has taken the plant-based food movement decades to get to where it is now - could the edible insect industry be next?
… Insects as food: benefits and barriers Sophie … Johnson | 13th March 2023 | Comment Edible Insects Food And Farming Editor’s Picks … and landscapes. So should this include eating insects? Benefits Nutrition More than two …
The shadowy parallel court system of major trade agreements makes it difficult for countries to ban broad-spectrum insecticides.
… Corporate courts threat to insects Phil Carter | 17th May 2021 | News Biodiversity Insects International Trade Editor’s Picks … as neonicotinoids despite the ongoing loss of insects, including key pollinators, globally. …
Two insecticide types - in addition to neonicotinoids - continue to pose a threat to aquatic life in Japan.
… Japanese rice fields are losing aquatic insects such as iconic autumn darter … are “exceptionally active against many insects” and also “extremely toxic to certain … “potent neuropoisons” and explained that for insects, the “symptoms of poisoning act …
German pesticide manufacturer Bayer attempts to discredit rigorous peer-reviewed study showing its products caused a Japan fishery to collapse.
… until the harvest, and dragonflies and other insects were conspicuous by their absence. In … indicator species for other water insects in the ricefield ecosystem. Some are … of neonicotinoid poison that had killed the insects the fish feed on. Dismissal While …
Pollinators and farmers likely to bear the brunt of the acquisition of Bharat Insecticides by a consortium led by Mitsui.
… to be a further decrease in pollinating insects in India. On its website, BIL lists … China due to its devastating effects on water insects. Crops Pesticides Action Network India … 25 years before. Takeover The disappearing insects include honeybees, carpenter bees and …
What action is the sugar industry taking to find sustainable alternatives to bee-killing neonicotinoids, and why has it been so slow?
… found to cause severe harm to pollinating insects, many species of which are … to the survival of bees and other pollinating insects. Neonicotinoids are systemic … research on how farmers can attract other insects that eat aphids – such as lacewing, …
We need a radical food system transformation to drastically steer us away from climate breakdown.
… meat alternatives, cultured meat, farmed insects, and plant proteins that are newer to … of media interest has focussed on farmed insects and cultured meat, though consumer … meat and 26 percent willing to try “edible insects”. Health It is time to harness …
The threat posed to nature and society by the massive expansion of industrial, fossil fuel economies was discussed by a generation of authors 60 years ago. What can they teach us today?
… that the new, chemical onslaught against insects, weeds and fungi was severely damaging … use of pesticides such as DDT killed all insects – pollinators as well as pests. …
The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill must pave the way for designing new drugs that are less harmful to the environment, supported by a circular economy.
Designing environmentally responsible healthcare Natalie Bennett | 28th October 2020 | News Editor’s Picks Pollution Medicine Pharmacy Healthcare Medicine The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill must …
Have we forgotten the inherently tangled, interdependent nature of ecosystems, the ecological value of old-growth, the microcosm of habitats provided by diversity?
… oaks, dense undergrowth overwhelmed with insects and fungi. Clambering over rocks …
Response measures have forced coastal communities in South Asia to choose between a super cyclonic storm or shelters with no physical distancing.
… to work together to fight the crop-devouring insects. Even though tensions between the … decades as workers spraying pesticides on the insects deal with physical distancing …
Politicians can’t agree on which animals are sentient enough to be protected after Brexit. A more philosophical approach might help.
Animal sentience after Brexit Alex McDonald | 5th September 2019 News Sentience Philosophy Animals Rights Brexit Editor’s Picks 4351183836_bbeb4fa3a5_b.jpg Politicians can’t agree on which animals …
If we heed the warning from the financial collapse of 2008, a complex system degrading towards chaos, we can avoid a food systems collapse that could cost millions of lives.
… with the description of the trees, the insects and the microbes evoking my own …
Corporations fear losing profits but going chemical-free in farming will be unavoidable to save our living planet.
Agroecology can be our new food system Astrud Lea Beringer | 13th January 2022 | News Agroecology Food And Farming Editor’s Picks pesticide_spraying_in_thailand_c_astrud_lea_beringer.jpg Corporations …