New survey finds surge in buying local as rugby referee Nigel Owens joins campaign to highlight how ethical shopping helps sustainable farmers.
By Nina Pullman - 16th October 2020
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Our new Send a Cow project uses pioneering technology to help small-scale farmers in Uganda tackle devastating pests and weeds, while regenerating soil fertility, writes project manager Robert…
By Robert Tamuzade - 14th October 2020
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The results of the Big Butterfly Count 2020 show a 34 per cent drop on last year reflecting ‘perilous’ state of UK wildlife and effect of warm spring.
By Nina Pullman - 9th October 2020
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Substantive, big-picture stories of accelerated climate change are still Missing In Action across mass media, so what is our plan for illustrating the danger more accurately? asks Lucy Siegle.
By Lucy Siegle - 1st October 2020
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Read a cover interview with Yotam Ottolenghi, the latest news on food, farming and the environment and seasonal eating inspiration for autumn.
By Nina Pullman - 27th September 2020
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Sustainable oat milk brand Oatly is facing criticism and delistings over its choice of investment from Blackstone, a private equity firm with alleged links to deforestation and donations to the Trump…
By Nina Pullman - 15th September 2020
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Using no synthetic nitrogen fertilisers and storing more carbon in healthy soils are some of the ways organic farms help mitigate climate change.
By Louisa Pharoah - 6th September 2020
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This year, apart from the Covid-19 pandemic, the big news has been all about weather extremes, writes French grower Marco Altamirano.
By Marco Altamirano - 3rd September 2020
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Annual celebration of all things organic aims to show how working with nature through organic systems can help slow climate change and wildlife declines.
By Nina Pullman - 31st August 2020
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The agri revolution led to a focus on crop yields above all else – but researchers are beginning to look again at nutrition in our food.
By Jack Thompson - 9th April 2021
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The Netflix documentary has been welcomed for spotlighting damage from large-scale fishing while its claim that no fish is sustainable is disputed.
By Nina Pullman - 8th April 2021
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More than just reefs and rainforests, habitat diversity also covers the heaths, woodlands, fens and bogs closer to home. Here's how you can help protect and visit some of the habitat restoration…
By Becky Blench - 8th April 2021
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Charity Surfers Against Sewage hopes to galvanise 100,000 Brits to clean a million miles of rivers, beaches and green spaces to counter the rise in single-use plastic since the pandemic.
By Nina Pullman - 8th April 2021
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I found it hard to disagree with the main conclusion of Seaspiracy: that there is almost no sustainable fishing, and the labels claiming sustainability fall a long way short of delivering it.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 8th April 2021
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The pandemic has brought a fresh perspective on the power of community and feelings of injustice: let’s channel this anger positively and build dignified food security for all, writes David Markson.
By David Markson - 6th April 2021
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