Just last week, we learnt about monstrous rains in China and Mumbai with hundreds dead. The week before we witnessed the worst floods for decades in Germany and Belgium with heavy loss of life....
Why the UN and global conversations could help save the Lapwing and other species...
The European Commission has unveiled plans to ban all cages for farmed animals within six years, in decision hailed as historic. The UK government, which claims Britain’s animal welfare standards are the highest in the world, is now being urged to follow suit....
'Pandemic on a Plate': Whilst the origin of #Covid has been linked to #wildlife in wet markets, the next one could come from pigs or chickens incarcerated in factory farms. Protecting human health means protecting animal health too....
The European Commission is under pressure to end caged animal farming in the next six years after policymakers in the European Union overwhelmingly voted to stop the practice to protect animal welfare as well as human and planetary health, responding to widespread public demand for the ban....
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed the spotlight on meat supply and food security. We get three different perspectives on the future of global food production....
Our own future and the health of all life on Earth depends on us making peace with nature. Which is why it is crucial to seize the opportunity of this year’s UN Food Systems Summit not only to raise these concerns but explore solutions to address these....
According to the local tourist board, the small town of Dalby in Queensland, Australia, offers a taste of life as it used to be. Visitors are encouraged to explore by horse and cart, following a heritage trail to a museum displaying ancient farm machinery....
For millennia, farming has worked in harmony with nature. However, one human lifetime ago, things changed dramatically: farming became dominated by industrial agriculture....
If I could, I would force big meat eaters to visit a factory farm. Starting with the smell that burns the nostrils and makes you want to vomit....
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), a globally recognised investor framework for assessing companies' performance on farm animal welfare, has released its annual report for 2020....
When I look back over three decades of progress on the way we treat animals, it has been heartening to see how attitudes and understanding have evolved to insist on better treatment....
Saved on my old Dell, CD-RWs and, more recently, a flash drive as failsafe is a 660-page tome I’ve been writing for years. Referenced to the point of overkill, it’s a heavily-cited compilation of environmental ethics and moral philosophy, delving into humanity’s destructive bent....
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?...
Translation of a Finnish book review of Dead Zone....
Philip Lymbery, the chief executive officer of Compassion in World Farming, calls industrial livestock “the cascade of cruelty of intensive animal farming.”...
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....
Study showing animals’ intelligence prompts calls for end to their being factory farmed...
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....
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...
In his book’s introduction, author Robert Paarlberg advocates for the use of modern science in agriculture....
Opting for a plant-based diet is the best thing we can do to prevent damage to global wildlife, is vital in battling climate change and will reduce the risk of future pandemics, according to a new report. ...
Eating less meat can help reduce the risk of a pandemic, in addition to saving the environment, the UN Environment Programme said on Wednesday....
The report, from UN-backed Chatham House, warns that the global rate of extinction of wild species is now 'orders of magnitude' higher than the average over the past 10 million years....
Cheap worldwide food production is the main cause of accelerating loss of nature, some of the world’s leading policy advisers are warning....
The global food system is the biggest driver of destruction of the natural world, and a shift to predominantly plant-based diets is crucial in halting the damage, according to a report....
Demand for cage-free eggs continues to grow in North America and Europe as ever more businesses commit to remove cage-produced eggs from their sourcing policies....
As Singapore approves the sale of cultured meat, we pick over the bones of the health and ethical implications of 'fake meat'...
Interview with Flowee....
CHOOSING slower-growing chicken breeds is likely to have more impact on animal health than lower-density production or increased space....
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If you missed the recent Chatham House, UNEP and Compassion in World Farming Webinar, please use this link to find out more and listen to the recording
The new date for the Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture with guest speaker, Chris Packham CBE, is now confirmed as Sunday 7th November 2021 at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. Chris will be interviewed by Philip and there will be time for questions https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/