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Conservation and food production must work in tandem, new study says
December 16, 2021

Confining conservation efforts to only 30% of Earth’s land may render a fifth of mammals and a third of birds at high risk of extinction, according to a new study.

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Graphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.10.014
Agriculture and conservation objectives do not have to be at odds
November 19, 2021

Crop and livestock production are among the main drivers of biodiversity loss globally. Due to the ever-increasing demand of land for food production, reverting global biodiversity decline and feeding the world is one of the greatest challenges of our time.

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‘Corporate colonization’: small producers boycott UN food summit
September 24, 2021

Hundreds of civil society groups, academics and social movements are boycotting the first UN global food summit amid growing anger that the agenda has been hijacked by an opaque web of corporate interests.

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Joshua Wycliffe, Direcotr for Environment, Fiji. Credit - www.fijivillage.com
Protect, manage and restore nature wisely- Wycliffe
May 20, 2021

The Permanent Secretary for Environment Joshua Wycliffe says the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the ways in which we produce, process and consume food.

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Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures
April 3, 2021

Easter is the biggest chocolate-buying time of the year. But who’s really paying for the cost of that chocolate?

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tomatoes at SPREP's backyard food gardening programme. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Hilaire Bule
Growing food and protecting nature don't have to conflict: Here's how they can work together
March 12, 2021

Growing food in a sustainable, environmentally friendly way—while also producing enough of it—is among the most important challenges facing the U.S. and the world today. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us that food security can't be taken for granted.

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A United Nations report released on Thursday, March 4, 2021 estimates 17% of the food produced globally each year is wasted. Credit - Dave Zajac/Record-Journal via AP
17% of food production globally wasted, UN report estimates
March 5, 2021

Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout. It's a familiar routine for many—and indicative of habits that contribute to a global food waste problem that a new United Nations report says needs to be better measured so that it can be effectively addressed.

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More than 80% of global farmland is used to raise animals, which provide only 18% of calories eaten. Credit - Alamy
Plant-based diets crucial to saving global wildlife, says report
February 5, 2021

The global food system is the biggest driver of destruction of the natural world, and a shift to predominantly plant-based diets is crucial in halting the damage, according to a report.

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