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For all the animal, farming, food and environment news from June and July, please use this great update

From the farming of insects to animal welfare in world religion, and from lab grown chicken to chalk streams, plus a whole lot more…

Opinion Articles

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  Will England allow its iconic and rare chalk stream habitats to be trashed by pollution?
  Like the Scottish uplands, England’s chalk streams have become an iconic destination for many countryside lovers
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  Insect Farming Isn’t Going to Save the Planet
  Raising animals intensively for food is the biggest source of animal cruelty on the planet. It also happens to be a major emitter of greenhouse gases, responsible for up to 37 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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  Gardens can become sanctuaries for wildlife and help reverse the decline of nature
  Pesticides and the ripping up of hedgerows and flower meadows has turned much of our countryside into a wildlife desert in recent decades
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  US approval of ‘lab-grown chicken’ could be game-changer for efforts to halt decline of nature
  Meat grown from stem cells promises to emit fewer greenhouse gases than traditional agriculture
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  The deep joy of getting up early and watching the natural world unfold
  Getting up early is full of rewards as the natural world activates and clear thoughts are unlocked
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  Live animal exports: UK Government just dropped its planned ban on practices that belong in the Dark Ages
  The Conservatives had promised in their manifesto to stop the barbaric practice of sending young calves and other animals on horrific, over-long journeys abroad

Blogs

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  HONESTY IN THE SUPERMARKET AISLE – WHAT’S REALLY BEHIND THE FIGHT OVER FOOD LABELLING?
  9 Like on Social: We trust what we see on supermarket shelves. But when it comes to how our food is produced, that trust may be misplaced. New evidence from a UK Government consultation shows that consumers overwhelmingly want honest,… Read more: HONESTY IN THE SUPERMARKET AISLE – WHAT’S REALLY BEHIND THE FIGHT OVER FOOD LABELLING?
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  IRAN WAR SHOWS HOW FRAGILE OUR FOOD SYSTEM REALLY IS
  What this Conflict Reveals About Our Dangerous Dependence on Fertiliser
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  THE HIDDEN CRUELTY ON OUR PLATES
  24 Like on Social: Peter Stevenson OBE, Compassion in World Farming’s Chief Policy Advisor, makes a heartfelt plea to end the cruel factory farming of animals. Peter is a qualified solicitor and received an OBE in October 2020’ for “services to… Read more: THE HIDDEN CRUELTY ON OUR PLATES
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  THE SILENT POLLUTION HANGING OVER OUR COUNTRYSIDE
  Like on Social: What’s in the air above our fields – and why it matters When Michele Franks opened her window one morning, she was met by a smell so overpowering she knew immediately what it meant. The nearby industrial… Read more: THE SILENT POLLUTION HANGING OVER OUR COUNTRYSIDE
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  FOR THE LOVE OF BEES
  Why Learning to Look More Closely Matters
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  A CENTURY OF SEEING CLEARLY: SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH AT 100
  A tribute to the man who helped us understand the natural world – and why its fate is inseparable from our own
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  FROM THE MOON TO MUD: WHY EARTH’S FINAL FRONTIER LIES BENEATH OUR FEET
  Like on Social: Of all the world records ever broken, perhaps the most striking has just happened beyond our planet. With Artemis II, humans travelled further from Earth than ever before, circling the Moon before splashing down safely back home.… Read more: FROM THE MOON TO MUD: WHY EARTH’S FINAL FRONTIER LIES BENEATH OUR FEET

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Latest Speaker Events for 2023

• 16th Jan: 5 x 15 online ‘Earth Convention’
• 9th Feb: Toppings, Edinburgh
• 15th Feb: Toppings, Bath
• 21st Feb: Romney Street Group, Pall Mall
• 23rd Feb: Probus, Petersfield
• 22nd March: NYC Bar Association Animal Law Committee
• 25th March: Peter Roberts Lecture, Oxford Lit Festival
• 26th April: Alt Protein Project, Jesus College Cambridge
• 11/12^th May: Extinction Conference, London
• 29th May: Hay Festival, Wales
• 4^th June: Peter Singer, Hackney Empire
• 24^th June: Wealden Lit Festival
• 24-26^th July: UNFSS+2 Stocktake, Rome
• 6^th August: Wilderness Festival
• 13^th Sept: Mi-CAN, Midhurst
• 19^th Sept: European Vegan Summit (online)
• 30^th Sept: Ferrara internazionale Festival, Italy
• 3rd Oct: Food Systems Conference, Turkey
• 10^th Oct: Kindfest
• 13^th Nov: Ark Global Summit
• 23^rd Nov: Animal Welfare Intergroup Meeting, Strasbourg

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