Biodiversity
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Ship-Wrecked
How the government betrayed its promises to protect our seas. by George Monbiot If the European Union decides to ban…
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Food Forests and Natural Pest Control – Observations
Hearing Geoff Lawton speak about the effectiveness of natural pest control in food forests during my PDC studies is what…
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Bee Friendly – a Planting Guide for European Honeybees and Australian Native Pollinators
Bee Friendly Planting Guide (8mb PDF) I just came across an excellent new resource for beekeepers. It is published by…
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Overfishing Threatens Critical Link in the Food Chain
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute The fish near the bottom of the aquatic food chain are often overlooked,…
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Betting on Extinction
Ladbroke’s is offering odds on fish populations collapsing; the government is shortening them. by George Monbiot I’ve come across some…
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Dr. Vandana Shiva on Just Food
This is a good summary of what Vandana Shiva talks about lately. Even if you think you’ve heard it all…
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Life is Elsewhere
In both Russia and Canada a bloodbath of wolves is now taking place. by George Monbiot If, as she has…
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Field Notes From Amazonia
by Noah Sabich, Eco-Ola The placement of your feet on the wooden boards is essential; frequent use and infrequent maintenance…
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Bombing Cairo With Seeds
Last October, in the run-up towards World Food Day, a seed bombing event was co-organized in Cairo in collaboration with…
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China’s Rising Soybean Consumption Reshaping Western Agriculture
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Where was once pristine Amazon rainforest, soybean harvesters march across the landscape instead…
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The Shifting Baseline (TED video)
The more I learn about permaculture, the more I learn about the potential for not only stability in our food…
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Food MythBusters – Do We Really Need Industrial Agriculture to Feed the World? (video)
Further Reading: A Farm for the Future (BBC video) The Rodale Institute’s 30-Year Farming Systems Trial Report Biodiverse Systems are…
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