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Ellis: 'It's called rewilding'
Ellis spots the debate around rewilding as a climate solution and tool to restore nature and wonders whether every little might help.
By Ellis - 24th January 2020
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Trees and diet lead new climate report
Cutting beef and dairy consumption by a fifth and increasing tree cover are among new recommendations by the government's Climate Change Committee in a report on land use.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd January 2020
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- News from the farm
- Meat
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Apocalypse Cow and the end of farming
For now, I will continue to sit on the fence: advocating much less meat, rewilding the least productive 20-30 per cent of land, more perennial food crops, a lot more dahl, and as much lab-grown meat…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 16th January 2020
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- Farming
- Climate change
Farming versus rewilding debate reignited
A former chief advisor to Defra has said half the UK’s farmland should be rewilded but farmers say this would ‘offshore’ food impact to other countries.
By Nina Pullman - 3rd January 2020
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- Climate change
- Environment & ethics
- Plastic
Cut your carbon and raise your voice
It’s time to reflect and then act as we enter a new decade with these steps to a greener world, says environmental scientist Angela Terry.
By Angela Terry - 1st January 2020
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- Climate change
- Politics
COP25 Madrid climate talks 'failed'
The climate talks in Madrid have ended in delay and disarray amid international disagreements and a fallout over carbon credits.
By Lloyd Bickham - 18th December 2019
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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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- Climate change
- Farming
- Meat
Ruminating on seaweed
Could feeding cows and sheep with additives like seaweed or garlic cut the livestock industry’s greenhouse gas emissions? David Jesudason finds out.
By David Jesudason - 11th December 2019
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- Politics
- Food waste
- Climate change
Election pledges: Food, farming and climate
Wicked Leeks rounds up the pledges on sustainable food and farming and climate action ahead of next week’s general election.
By Lloyd Bickham - 6th December 2019
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Ellis: 'It's called rewilding'
Ellis spots the debate around rewilding as a climate solution and tool to restore nature and wonders whether every little might help.
By Ellis - 24th January 2020
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- Farming
- Climate change
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Trees and diet lead new climate report
Cutting beef and dairy consumption by a fifth and increasing tree cover are among new recommendations by the government's Climate Change Committee in a report on land use.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd January 2020
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- News from the farm
- Environment & ethics
Helping farmers grow their own future
By training families to farm sustainably, the new Send a Cow and Tusk campaign hopes to alleviate hunting pressures on Uganda's Murchison Falls national park.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 23rd January 2020
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Best recipes for Burns Night
This Scottish feast is the perfect way to banish the winter blues – with haggis, neeps and tatties, and other hearty Scottish dishes washed down with a dram or two.
By Becky Marshall - 23rd January 2020
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Small but perfectly farmed
An obsessive attention to waste, absolute efficiency and micro supply chains – could a Marie Kondo-approach to farming hold the key to sustainability?
By Anna Turns - 22nd January 2020
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- Environment & ethics
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Levison Wood backs Living with Wildlife campaign
New appeal from Send a Cow and Tusk, and matched by government funding, will fund training in sustainable farming to replace poaching in Uganda.
By Nina Pullman - 20th January 2020
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