EU agricultural policy incoherent and outdated – report
The Common Agricultural Policy has done a good job of ensuring farm income and food security but it is incoherent, inefficient and outdated, and must be radically overhauled to ensure good value for...
Major new scientific research finds that organic farming can feed the world
New scientific research has identified the important role that organic agriculture can play in feeding a global population of 9 billion sustainably by 2050. Published in the journal Nature...
Ethiopia’s waste-to-energy plant is a first in Africa
For half a century, the Koshe dump site has been the only landfill in Addis Ababa. As the city has expanded, the landfill – which used to lie on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital – has become...
Greenpeace slams Indonesia palm oil industry on deforestation
Greenpeace slammed Indonesia’s palm oil industry Monday for failing to live up to a pledge to halt deforestation, as the lucrative sector faces possible restrictions in Europe over...
US Military Is Working to Turn Plants Into a Network of Environmental Spies
Traditionally, most spying and intelligence gathering has been done by highly trained human operatives. But the US military has a plan to enlist a smart network of plants to help it stay one step...
Environmental crime threatens Europe’s last pristine forests and iconic wildlife
A new UN report warns that illegal logging, illegal caviar trade, mass-killing of wild birds and poaching of bears, wolves and lynx threaten biodiversity and livelihoods in the Danube-Carpathian...
Collaboration is the future of environmental action – how can governments help?
It’s been two years since jubilant negotiators signed the Paris Agreement, pledging to collaborate on keeping global temperature rise well below 2°C. After this year’s climate conference in Bonn, we...
The environmental cost of free 2-day shipping
It’s easy to see why online shopping is so popular. Just a couple of clicks and that new pair of socks is winging its way to you at breakneck speed. And they can get it to you in two days for...
