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Popular in the US, where the organic food market has struggled to gain traction, regenerative farming is now gaining momentum in Europe too. A farmer-led lobby called the European Alliance …
New green farm lobby digs into Brussels, setting up turf war with organics Read More
A labor rights group sued Starbucks on Thursday, alleging that it sourced coffee from a major cooperative in Brazil whose member farms were cited for keeping workers in slave-like conditions. International Rights Advocates filed …
Labor group sues Starbucks, saying it ignores slave-like conditions for workers in Brazil Read More
In 2024, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported alarming new records in global greenhouse gas levels, alongside unprecedented rises in air and sea surface temperatures. These escalating climate crisis indicators have triggered …
Solar geoengineering is no longer conspiracy theory – and the rich and powerful want in Read More
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico – The famous red and white logo can be seen on almost every street. It is painted on the front of mom-and-pop stores. It is …
How one Mexican city struggles against big industry for water Read More
The Amazon rainforest in southern Colombia stretches lush and green across the horizon, but beneath its dense canopy lies a shifting reality. The southern province of Putumayo – a remote …
Women-led fish farming in Colombia becomes alternative to drug crops Read More
On World Fisheries Day, Thursday 21 November, a coalition of ocean advocacy NGOs gathered outside the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in London to deliver a petition …
DEFRA gets in hot water over bottom trawling – as 200,000 people step in Read More
You may have seen them wielded by prank-loving grandmas in department stores, peeking out from robotic vacuum cleaners, or adorning statues on college campuses. But googly eyes, those cartoon-like eyeballs often found in arts …
How to sell an ‘ugly’ vegetable? Give it googly eyes. Read More
More than one in four parents of children aged 18 or under in Scotland have struggled to provide sufficient food for their children in the past 12 months due to …
Barnardo’s reveals the extent of child poverty while demanding two-child benefit cap is lifted Read More
Ladnun, India and Padua, Italy – When Sandeep migrated from India’s Rajasthan state to Italy in 2009, he was fulfilling a long-held dream of relocating overseas for a better life. But …
An Indian fixer lured workers to Italy. They say he used threats, violence Read More
Last Monday, Punjabi farmworker Satnam Singh suffered critical injuries in an accident on an Italian farm — and then his boss left him to die. The shocking case showed how …
Migrant workers sent $650bn overseas last year – what it means – Copy Read More