10 Mar Genome editing and the future of food
Dan Saladino looks at the future role of genome editing for food. A public consultation is underway on technologies such as CRISPR. What could it mean for farmers and consumers?...
03 Mar For the love of life
Today, 3rd March 2021, is United Nations World Wildlife Day: a hugely special day to celebrate the wonder of the world’s wild animals and plants....
01 Mar Turun Sanomat review of Dead Zone
Translation of a Finnish book review of Dead Zone....
28 Feb Industrial Livestock Farms and the Environmental Impacts
Philip Lymbery, the chief executive officer of Compassion in World Farming, calls industrial livestock “the cascade of cruelty of intensive animal farming.”...
28 Feb Why Pigs and Polar Bears Don’t Mix
Saturday 27th February is International Polar Bear Day. A day to celebrate these magnificent animals whose plight has drawn the world’s attention to the threat of climate change....
23 Feb Agri and food production causing huge biodiversity loss
Produced by the UK think-tank Chatham House and backed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Compassion in World Farming, the study says that agriculture is threatening 86% of the 28,000+ plant and animal species known to be at risk of extinction....
20 Feb Pangolins and Pandemics
It would be hard to find another mammal more persecuted, or more bewitching, than the pangolin. This day, 20th February, is World Pangolin Day. An opportunity for us all to focus the world's attention on the tragic circumstances surrounding this unique, beautiful creature. Circumstances brought about...
12 Feb Pigs can play computer games, study shows
Study showing animals’ intelligence prompts calls for end to their being factory farmed...
09 Feb Biodiversità minacciata da cibo a basso costo e agricoltura
In un report presentato oggi dal think tank britannico Chatham House, in collaborazione con Unep (Programma delle Nazioni Unite per l'Ambiente) e Compassion in World Farming, si chiede con urgenza una riforma del sistema alimentare....
08 Feb Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss
Food System Impacts on Biodiversity Loss, the new Chatham House report, supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Compassion in World Farming, describes three actions needed for food system transformation in support of biodiversity...