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Nick Easen is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster who writes on science, technology, economics and business. He has produced content for BBC World News, CNN, Time magazine, Bloomberg, CNBC, The Times, Guardian and Telegraph.

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    • The big interview
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    The world's soil champion

    To mark World Soil Day, soil science legend Professor Rattan Lal speaks to Nick Easen about winning the World Food Prize 2020 and how farmers are the bridge between now and net zero.

    By Nick Easen - 4th December 2020

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    • The big interview
    • Farming
    • Health

    The Great British food lie

    As the government prepares to return to business as usual, Professor Tim Lang tells Nick Easen why the imbalance in UK food supply explains why it is totally unequipped for coronavirus, Brexit and…

    By Nick Easen - 11th May 2020

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    • Environment & ethics
    • Technology

    A GM future?

    From GM to gene editing: Boris Johnson's favourable stance towards GM could reopen the debate as Brexit prompts changes in UK's food and farming system.

    By Nick Easen - 24th March 2020

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    • Soil
    • Climate change

    The black gold rush

    With soil likely to become a frontline tool in tackling the climate crisis, Nick Easen investigates the new trend for ‘carbon farming’.  

    By Nick Easen - 28th January 2020

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    • Climate change
    • Farming

    British veg faces climate threat

    British potatoes, carrots and apples have already suffered in recent years due to erratic rainfall and unpredictable weather. Nick Easen investigates what the climate crisis means for the future of…

    By Nick Easen - 17th December 2019

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    • Farming
    • Climate change

    Where the wild things could be

    Rewilding is seen as a challenge to farming, but a mindset change around landscape could open up new possibilities and climate solutions, Nick Easen finds.

    By Nick Easen - 15th October 2019

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    • Diversity
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    Wanted: Female leaders

    For International Women’s Day, social advocate and environmentalist Jennie Stephens tells Anna Turns why diverse leadership can unlock social and climate justice.

    By Anna Turns - 7th March 2021

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    • Ethical business
    • Climate change
    • Biodiversity

    UK banks linked to deforestation, report finds

    Barclays, HSBC and NatWest are among UK banks found to be linked to deforestation in Brazil as spotlight on unethical finance grows.

    By Jack Thompson - 4th March 2021

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    • Food waste
    • Technology

    Best apps to help you cut food waste

    From community food sharing or family meal planning to buying a ‘Magic Bag’ of leftover food from your favourite café – read our round-up of the best food waste apps and resources.

    By Becky Blench - 4th March 2021

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    • News from the farm
    • Ethical business

    'When we whistle, you jump'

    As we became employee owned and I renounced control, protection of suppliers was written into our founding documents; last month, this was crystalised into a new Supplier Charter.

    By Guy Singh-Watson - 4th March 2021

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    • Food waste
    • Climate change

    Confessions of a kitchen bin

    Environmental journalist Anna Turns weighed her household waste after a week before setting a mission to reduce it with the help of tips and tricks from food waste experts.

    By Anna Turns - 2nd March 2021

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    • Biodiversity
    • Climate change
    • Environment & ethics

    Caterpillars and tackling the biodiversity crisis

    A caterpillar spotted while gleaning a field for leftover crops sparked a conversation around the connection between species, writes Chantelle Norton.

    By Chantelle Norton - 2nd March 2021

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