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The UN just declared a universal human right to a healthy, sustainable environment
Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high...
UN right to a healthy environment “is ammunition for campaigners”
A new resolution declares that everyone has the right to a healthy environment...
Re-direct farm subsidies to help consumers buy healthy food: UN
The world’s US$630 billion a year in food and agriculture subsidies should to...
Hummus to dip as weather and war cause chickpea shortage
The Guardian reports on concerns of a global chickpea shortage, threatening the supply...
Labour shortfall leading to ‘catastrophic’ food waste
The Financial Times reports that labour shortages have resulted in “catastrophic” food waste...
Fertilisers: going cold turkey in a time of crisis
Farmers across the world began shunning fertiliser in late March as prices skyrocketed,...
WTO strikes global trade deals after ‘roller coaster’ talks
Reuters reports that on June 17th in Geneva, the World Trade Organisation's 164...
Food inflation is swallowing Latin America’s dietary staples
The Financial Times reports that throughout Latin America, many of its culinary favourites,...
New EU legal action over post-Brexit deal changes
The BBC says UK ministers outlined a bill on Monday aimed at unilaterally...
US quietly urges Russia fertiliser deals
Bloomberg reports that the US government is quietly encouraging agricultural and shipping companies...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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