Soil Erosion & Contamination
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Marla Spivak: Why Bees Are Disappearing
Back in 2007, when the words ‘Colony Collapse Disorder’ first hit the media spotlight, I wrote an article that sought…
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The Global Land Rush
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Between 2007 and mid-2008, world grain and soybean prices more than doubled. As…
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Paradigm Shift Urgently Needed In Agriculture – UN Agencies Call for an End to Industrial Agriculture & Food System
A rising chorus from UN agencies on how food security, poverty, gender inequality and climate change can all be addressed…
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Draw the Line Against Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline on September 21st, 2013
Last week Canadian Prime Minister Harper reportedly offered to make a deal with President Obama to get approval from the…
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Abbottalypse Now
Tony Abbott intends to trash Australia on behalf of the super-rich. by George Monbiot His views have changed, but don’t…
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Obstinate Questionings
The Lake District’s bid for World Heritage status shows just what a mess conservation is in. by George Monbiot But…
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Paradise Lost
Many of us who have been paying attention to the state of the world over the last half century have…
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Problem: Pollution — Solution: Biogas
In this polluted world there is good news. We can create energy from some of our waste! by Zaia Kendall,…
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UNCCD Land for Life Award Winner – TEMA (Turkey)
The UNCCD’s Land for Life Award winners were announced on the World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 2012, during…
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Resource Testeria
Promoting extractive industries is seen by politicians as a proper, manly pursuit, even if it makes no sense. by George…
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Humanitarian Vetiver Project, East Sumba, Indonesia
Lined up for free treatment I am a young Christian missionary doctor on the Island of Sumba in Eastern Indonesia.…
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GMO Potato: Cisgenesis is still Genetic Modification with All the Attendant Risks
The new trial on GM blight-resistant potato is being sold as cisgenic technology to confuse the public, but it is…
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