Deforestation
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The Landed Mafia
It’s time we confronted the National Farmers’ Union and the millionaires it works for. by George Monbiot Is there any…
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Peak Water: What Happens When the Wells Go Dry?
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Peak oil has generated headlines in recent years, but the real threat to…
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Climate Change Adaptation Technologies – Permaculture Design Brings Results
//www.youtube.com/embed/RQkiv_U5AoU Climate Change Adaptation technology: Stone Lines (The Sahel)(More videos below) It’s uber exciting to see simple design solutions bringing…
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Farmed Fish Production Overtakes Beef
Janet Larsen and J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute The world quietly reached a milestone in the evolution of the…
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Corporate Carve-Up
Under the pretext of preventing hunger, the rich nations are engineering a new scramble for Africa. by George Monbiot One…
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China’s Growing Hunger for Meat Shown by Move to Buy Smithfield, World’s Leading Pork Producer
by Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute Half the world’s pigs—more than 470 million of them—live in China, but even that…
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Genetically Modified Crops and Hunger – Another Look at the Evidence
Genetically modified crops are hailed by their proponents as the basis for a “new green revolution”, and as the key…
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Forests Keep Drylands Working (John D. Liu video)
John D. Liu of the EEMP, who has partnered with us in spreading the permaculture message, has created yet another…
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Healthy Planet and the Law of Ecocide – an Interview with Polly Higgins
The disappearing Amazon rainforest Photo: Cifor Marcin Gerwin: You propose introducing a new international law of ecocide as an amendment…
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Carbon-Sequestering Perennial Industrial Crops
This article is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Carbon Farming: A Global Toolkit for Stabilizing the Climate with Tree…
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Working With Principles for Creating More Efficient Cooking Stoves (Ethiopia)
In rural Africa it’s pretty hard to come by fuel sources which are a good alternative to wood. Gas is…
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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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