Throughout his campaign, now victorious presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro pledged that he would abolish Brazil’s Ministry of Environment (MMA) and fold its functions into the … Bolsonaro merger of Brazil agriculture and environment ministries in limboRead more
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Landgrabbing, illicit finance and corporate crime
Land grabbing is now considered a crime against humanity, but few land grabbers end up in jail. Instead, if you search the specialised website farmlandgrab.org … Landgrabbing, illicit finance and corporate crimeRead more
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Rural communities in Brazil pay the price for Harvard’s billion-dollar spending spree on global farmland
An investigative report by GRAIN and the Brazilian Network for Social Justice and Human Rights (“Rede Social”) shows how Harvard University’s endowment fund used an … Rural communities in Brazil pay the price for Harvard’s billion-dollar spending spree on global farmlandRead more
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When yesterday’s agriculture feeds today’s water pollution
A study led by researchers at Université de Montréal quantifies for the first time the maximum amount of nutrients – specifically, phosphorus – that can … When yesterday’s agriculture feeds today’s water pollutionRead more
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How Harvard’s investments exacerbate global land and water conflicts
In late May, an open letter appeared on Medium penned by Kat Taylor, an overseer of Harvard’s investment fund. Taylor was resigning her position in … How Harvard’s investments exacerbate global land and water conflictsRead more
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This Seed Bank Preserves Biodiversity by Opening Its Doors to Farmers
Housed in the nondescript office buildings of the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute are a series of cryogenic vaults that, together, contain the largest and most important … This Seed Bank Preserves Biodiversity by Opening Its Doors to FarmersRead more
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Consult Farmers on linking agriculture with MGNREGA
In the backdrop of NITI Aayog’s consultation with a high-powered committee of chief ministers on using MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) funds … Consult Farmers on linking agriculture with MGNREGARead more
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School garden book
95-year-old Landscape Architect, Describes Her Mother’s Gardening Book
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Birds eat 400 to 500 million tonnes of insects annually
Birds around the world eat 400 to 500 million metric tonnes of beetles, flies, ants, moths, aphids, grasshoppers, crickets and other anthropods per year. These … Birds eat 400 to 500 million tonnes of insects annuallyRead more