As a lifelong wildlife enthusiast passionate about animals, I’ve always been drawn to the countryside. I love living on a farm, being immersed in the folds of a rural setting where things look different every single day....
Nel suo ultimo libro Philip Lymbery, direttore di Compassion in world Farming, spiega come invertire il trend che ci sta portando alla carestia. E dice la sua sui grilli nel piatto e la carne coltivata in laboratorio...
It’s been a year now since my neighbourhood journey into standing up for trees began. It started as so many things do for me these days, on a dog walk....
Cultivated meat is, according to Philip Lymbery, Chief Executive of animal welfare charity Compassion in World Farming, ‘humanity’s version of something that nature has already given us’. Noting that it’s produced in a bioreactor ‘from stem cells harmlessly drawn from donor animals’, Lymbery says lab-grown meat is therefore a ‘game-changer’ because it replicates nature ‘without the slaughter’....
Experts gathering for a ground-breaking international conference on food systems are this Friday, on World Pulses Day (10 February), encouraging people to adopt diets packed with pulses to benefit the health of people, animals and our planet – and save money....
Otters have become the latest victim of highly pathogenic avian influenza, marking a new low in this ongoing catastrophe for wildlife....
I love living on a farm. I’ve always wanted to be immersed in the folds of a rural setting, a place where things look different every day....
The first month of the year is often rife with resolutions. This year, among the usual suspects is a rising commitment to sustainability across every aspect of our lives — from the way we travel to the we eat....
Number soars from 800 to at least 1,100 in only five years....
We have a big year in prospect on so many fronts. Battling against inflation, the war in Ukraine, and the coronation of a new King....
Among the speakers of the conference, where information was shared about the transformation of the food and agriculture sector in order to make the food and agriculture sector healthier, sustainable and reliable, Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion in World Farming...
Once dismissed as a passing trend and undermined as a diet exclusive to ‘hippies’, in a society that is slowly becoming more planet and health conscious, today the rise of veganism has established itself firmly as a popular and sustainable lifestyle choice. ...
O autor, professor da Universidade de Winchester e sobretudo dirigente da ONG Compassion in World Farming explica como a «agricultura intensiva é uma ameaça tão grande como as alterações climáticas.»...
“May you live in interesting times” is an English expression believed to be a translation of a traditional Chinese curse. At first the words seem like a blessing, but with a little thought, the irony soon becomes clear....
Ferocious wildfires, record-breaking temperatures and a devastating drought destroyed habitats and disrupted the breeding of rare animals this year – a pattern set to be repeated, the National Trust has warned....
Climate change is threatening agricultural supply chains nearly everywhere in the world, disrupting harvests and slowing production, and causing food to disappear from grocery shelves....
Le changement climatique menace les chaînes d’approvisionnement agricoles presque partout dans le monde, perturbant les récoltes et ralentissant la production, et faisant disparaître les aliments des rayons des épiceries....
Compassion in World Farming chief executive Philip Lymbery has released a new book that highlights the impending doom facing humanity as a result of unsustainable Big Agriculture....
All life on our planet is interconnected and our future depends on treating it with compassion and respect. By recognising this, we can protect the world’s wildlife and soils as if our life depends on it – because it does. As things stand, we only have sixty harvests left. ...
With the festive season soon upon us during a winter of financial crisis, the world outside our window can feel distant. Especially where the cost of taking action to save the planet is concerned...
The Food Impact Conference (GEK), organized by EIT Food Turkey Hub Foodback, took place online on December 6th. Important names in the field took part as speakers at the conference, which aims to create a long-term impact by addressing social and environmental problems in the field of food and agriculture in the dimensions of food, agriculture, innovation and entrepreneurship....
By any measure, octopuses are remarkable: they have eight legs, three hearts and blue-green blood....
Carlos Fiolhais chose a dozen of the most recent works released in Portugal...
Carlos Fiolhais chose a dozen of the most recent works released in Portugal...
Carlos Fiolhais chose a dozen of the most recent works released in Portugal...
By any measure, octopuses are remarkable: they have eight legs, three hearts and blue-green blood....
With COP27 under way in Egypt, we have to ask: is South Africa — and the world — going to recognise the perilous position we are in and take action? ...
It seems a fitting descriptor for a period that has seen a global pandemic followed by a brutal new war in Europe, a cost-of-living crisis and political turmoil with three UK prime ministers in three months....
How to be sustainable in our everyday choices is one of the biggest questions of the 21st Century. From our travel to our food, it can be a lot to consider in terms of changing the way we live. ...
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Deborah Meaden and Philip took to the stage of the Sheldonian in Oxford in September to mark the launch of ‘Sixty Harvests Left’.
It was a great evening, please use this link if you’d like to watch it: Sixty Harvest Left event at the Oxford Literary Festival – YouTube
Dame Joanna Lumley shared the stage with Philip on Saturday 2nd April, to deliver the 2022 Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture. She delivered an outstanding lecture on ‘The True Meaning of Compassion’. If you missed it, please use this link to view a film recording
Chris Packham CBE, delivered the Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture at The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford on Sunday 7th November 2021. If you missed the lecture, please do watch it here.