The way food is produced has a profound impact on its nutritional profile, according to research published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Not only is organic farming better for animal welfare, the environment and wildlife, writes Peter Melchett, but organic meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables all have tangible health benefits for the people who eat them.
… Organic food is well worth paying for - for … | 4th March 2016 News Food Farming Regulation Organic UK Health organic-boxes-cut.jpg The way food is produced …
Organic farming has changed, but for the better, writes Soil Association head of policy and Norfolk organic farmer Peter Melchett. As never before, organic inspections are central to the delivery of environmental and animal care, and food you really can trust.
… Organic inspections, organic growth Peter Melchett | 24th May 2014 Comment Food Farming Regulation Organic UK farm-cut.jpg Organic farming has changed, but for the …
The EU is considering the exclusion of gene-edited plants and animals from GM regulations, write Janet Cotter & Ricarda Steinbrecher. However gene-edited organisms clearly fall within the definition of GMOs in both European and international law. They also present real risks to the environment and human health - and must be regulated like any other GMOs.
GM 2.0? 'Gene-editing' produces GMOs that must be regulated as GMOs Janet Cotter Ricarda Steinbrecher | 13th January 2016 News Science Technology GMOs Regulation EU canola-seed-cut.jpg The EU is …
Organic certification used to be carried out by real farmers in wellies, who knew all the tricks and could spot dodgy practice on the land at 100 paces, writes Julian Rose. Today's certifiers arrive in patent leather shoes and get no further than the office - and this is meant to be an improvement?
… Organic certification - inorganic bureaucracy Julian Rose | 17th May 2014 Ethical Living Food Farming Organic Regulation UK organic-sow-piglets-cut.jpg Organic …
Advocates claim that synthetic biology and the so-called New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) are distinct from genetic engineering (GE), write Helena Paul, Elisabeth Bücking & Ricarda Steinbrecher. In fact synthetic biology and NBTs carry similar risks to old-style GE, and even create novel hazards. The 'new GE' techniques - as they should be named - and their products deserve regulation at least as strict as those applying to GMOs.
'New Breeding Techniques' and synthetic biology - genetic engineering by another name Helena Paul Elisabeth Bücking Ricarda A. Steinbrecher | 4th April 2017 News GMOs Technology Regulation Farming EU …
New EU regulations forbid the use of herbal remedies and plant essences to maintain animal health instead of antibiotics, reports Sandra Saadi. An organic ewe breeder in France has already been threatened with the loss of EU farm support payments.
… EU outlaws animal use of herbal remedies on organic farms Sandra Saadi | 11th July 2014 … News Farming Food France Regulation EU Health Organic sandrine-cut.jpg New EU regulations … of antibiotics, reports Sandra Saadi. An organic ewe breeder in France has already been …
Women in conservation leadership still face sexual harassment and a gender pay gap.
US conservation movement and #MeToo Megan Jones Jennifer Solomon | 26th June 2019 News Thought Leaders #MeToo Sexism Feminism Conservation Women Editor’s Picks file-20190617-118514-18pwm4d.jpg Women …
From the creation of the very first national parks and game reserves, 'conservation' has always been about repressing and expropriating indigenous tribes, Survival International director Stephen Corry told Alice Bayer. And despite all the evidence that indigenous peoples are the best wildlife managers, old attitudes die hard ...
Stephen Corry: conservation must work with, not against, indigenous peoples Alice Bayer | 29th November 2014 Comment Indigenous Peoples Hunting Conservation Land Grabs Law Natural World sc c.wolfgang …
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… natural materials, and breakfast is totally organic. For supper, head to Restaurant De Kas , which, in addition to being completely organic and Fairtrade, serves a fixed menu … everything on the menu is local, seasonal and organic. Find out more: www.visitlondon.com …
The EU Commission has caved in to US pressure in TTIP trade talks by deciding to consider organisms modified by new 'gene editing' techniques as non-GM - in violation of the EU's own laws. The move could make the 'new GMOs' exempt from labeling and from health and environmental testing.
… organisations, small-scale farmers and the organic sector have called on the Commission …
As scientific evidence grows of the many ways in which glyphosate - pipe-cleaner, herbicide and antibiotic - damages the environment and health, governments and regulators turn a blind eye, writes Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji, and the EU has even raised allowable residue levels. It's time for us all to put bans in place wherever we can!
… respectively. Those who ate predominantly organic food had lower levels, along with … residues from their foods by buying organic. Environmental toxicity a concern for …
A growing body of scientific evidence show that cell phone users suffer a range of negative health impacts from infertility and brain tumors to hyperactivity and memory loss, writes Gary Null. Yet the Center for Disease Control has taken a weak and ambiguous stance on the issue, reflecting industry interests at the expense of citizens. We deserve - and must demand - better.
Radiating corruption? The frightening science and politics of cell phone safety Gary Null | 8th February 2016 News Radiation Health Regulation Science USA cellphone-cut.jpg A growing body of …
At what point are technologies so complex, uncertain, or unmanageable as to be beyond regulation? The question is key to human and ecological health, writes Jonatham Latham. But instead of learning from successful approaches, such as aviation safety, we are throwing the lessons away when faced with truly complex problems - like chemicals, GMOs, and now 'gene drives'.
Gene drives: the scientific case for a complete and perpetual ban Jonathan Latham | 13th February 2017 News Regulation GMOs Health Toxics Ecology Pesticides chemical-valley-cut.jpg At what point are …
A global restoration effort aims to protect mangroves - as a study reveals the extent of climate-related destruction.
Mangroves mitigate climate impacts Yasmin Dahnoun | 7th July 2022 | News Conservation Editor’s Picks mangroves_at_sunset.jpg A global restoration effort aims to protect mangroves - as a study reveals …
Grassroots appeal in the European Court of Justice to protect endangered wolves in Finland.
Protecting wolves in Finland Sari Kantinkoski | 16th January 2020 News Science & Systems Wolves Wolf Conservation Finland Poaching Appeal Litigation Editor’s Picks …
As ever more companies and governments pledge to 'go green' and protect forests, the world's tribal peoples should be among the main beneficiaries, writes Amy Dickens. Yet the reverse is the case. All too often the promises are purest greenwash, used to conceal the human and environmental tragedy of land-grabbing for plantations, mines, logging and even 'conservation'.
Indigenous peoples bear the brunt of global greenwash Amy Dickens | 23rd September 2015 Activism Indigenous Peoples Africa Cameroon Philippines Paraguay Farming Finance Corporations Conservation …
The US EPA has approved new GMO corn and soybean varieties resistant to both glyphosate and 2,4-D, writes Jim Goodman - and the highly toxic herbicide mix itself. In this latest escalation of the chemical war against nature there is one clear winner - Dow AgroSciences. But everyone else loses - farmers, consumers and our increasingly endangered wildlife.
… Regulation Law Natural World USA Toxics GMOs Organic milkweed-monarch-cut.jpg The US EPA … suit. When people ask me why we switched to organic farming, that swirling yellow tank mix … available to growers." (These are tactics organic farmers have always used). But for …
While the fossil fuel industry and Republican states and senators step up legal and political challenges to Obama's Clean Power Plan, protests have also been flooding in to the EPA's ten regional offices from climate activists - demanding that it cut out dirty biofuels and 'carbon trading' loopholes, and protect vulnerable communities from fossil fuel pollution.
Climate Justice activists to EPA: make Clean Power Plan work for fossil fuel afflicted communities! Kate Aronoff Waging NonViolence | 24th January 2015 Activism Climate Change Fossil Fuels Community …
Satish Kumar in conversation with Sadhguru about the importance of soil to our economies and our cultures.
… That is the only way to increase organic content in the soil. Recently I spent … your apps and your technology cannot produce organic matter. Technology is no substitute … could be there to enhance the usage of organic matter but to get actual organic …
The European Parliament voted this week to regulate nano-materials in the pending EU law on novel foods, write Jaydee Hanson & Evan Bromfield. But no such moves are taking place in the US. Let's make this the last time our children are exposed to these hazardous substances in their Halloween candy!
… over prospects of nanomaterials seeping into organic foods. Nanomaterials are synthetic, … in nature and they certainly don't belong in organic. Against widespread agreement from the wider organic community that nanotechnologies and …
Are GMOs safe? Up to a point, writes Jonathan Latham - provided you're not eating them. That's certainly not proven to be safe, indeed the hazards are numerous: protein encoding viral DNA fragments, herbicide metabolites, biotoxins whose operation is not understood, poorly conducted experiments ... and those are just the ones we know about.
Growing doubts over GMO safety: a scientist's experience Jonathan Latham | 31st August 2015 News GMOs Science Technology Health Corporations Regulation gmo-experiment-cut.jpg Are GMOs safe? Up to a …
Survival International has accused the WWF of failing to listen to and protect indigenous communities from abuse when operating in Africa. WWF denies the claims. Now Survival has abandoned a formal complaint and is turning to the public for support. STEPHEN CORRY, the director, explains why
Survival International abandons complaint against WWF for 'violating indigenous rights' Stephen Corry | 5th September 2017 News WWF Survival International Conservation Indigenous 405219.jpg Survival …
A major US wind energy company is fined $1 million in the country's first-ever settlement over bird deaths caused by wind turbines, after 149 protected birds were killed.
Wind turbine bird deaths - company pays $1m fine Eco-Watch | 29th November 2013 News Wind Renewables Energy Regulation golden-eagle.png A major US wind energy company is fined $1 million in the …
Forty years ago Monsanto carried out detailed studies of glyphosate and Roundup toxicity, write Richard Gale & Gary Null. But they have remained buried in filing cabinets ever since. Now a determined scientist has breached the wall of secrecy - and all the evidence is that Monsanto knew just how toxic its products were all along, while claiming they were 'safe as lemonade'.
… are sprayed with Roundup. According to the Organic Consumers Association, non-organic and non-GM foods such as wheat, … Roundup. Enough to Make You Sick ', Organic Consumers Association. January 21, …