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Algeria is facing a multifaceted crisis, one of the most serious since the North African country gained independence in 1962. Boiling social and economic unrest has combined with continuing political …
The ‘potato crisis’ at the heart of Algeria’s imploding economy Read More
The ‘throwaway global economy’ is fuelling climate change, according to a new report from Circle Economy, showing more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials have been consumed since the 2015 …
Report: ‘Throwaway global economy’ is fuelling climate change Read More
NORTHERN Isles MP Alistair Carmichael is supporting yet another legislative attempt to get more government support to those who live in fuel poverty and who are to be worst hit …
Renewed attempt to curb high levels of fuel poverty in isles Read More
Henry Leveson-Gower looks at how local food currencies might bear fruit. Our food system is deeply dysfunctional. Economic forces drive it to deliver unhealthy food, while trashing the environment so …
Cash crops Read More
Network of agri-food and drink attachés to be placed in key global markets to promote trade and boost exports. The Government has today announced further measures to support the UK’s …
New Support for UK’s World-leading Agri-food and Drink Industry Read More
Wealthy nations are trying to make up for a $10bn shortfall in the $100bn annual target for climate finance they were supposed to have met in 2020, according to Bloomberg. …
Rich countries fall $10bn short in climate finance pledges Read More
I was asked recently, did I think there was time to avoid climate chaos. I couldn’t help myself. I got caught by the urge to reassure: “Oh yes,” I said, …
Keep calm, don’t carry on Read More
Yashaswi Shetty and Hamza Ahmad, describe how women in India’s agricultural sector are pushing back barriers to their recognition and security. Surinder Kaur is a member of the Kisan Sabha …
Farming: a woman’s work Read More
Locally grown food is growing. Can data help plough the furrow? By Lynne Davis 2020 was a year like no other, but for those of us working in community-led food …
Off the scale Read More
From the publisher: Our take-make-waste economy has cost consumers and taxpayers billions while cheating us out of a habitable planet. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The Waste-Free …
The Waste-Free World Read More