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Oceans of opportunity: How seaweed can help fight climate change

It’s a nutritional food source, an alternative to plastic, has medicinal properties and can help limit global warming: Marine algae might just be the next weapon in the fight against climate change.

Plant-based meat by far the best climate investment, report finds

Exclusive: Non-animal proteins can play critical role tackling climate crisis, says Boston Consulting Group

11 tons of squid found on Chinese vessel fishing illegally in Uruguayan waters

Prefectura, a branch of the Uruguayan Navy, and the Uruguayan Prosecutor’s Office are investigating a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel captured last Monday by the National Navy in Uruguay’s waters after a persecution that began on Sunday.

How heatwaves are creating a pollen crisis

Many of the crops we rely on need to be pollinated to produce food, but extreme heat can destroy pollen.

Feeding insects to cattle could make meat and milk production more sustainable

Livestock producers in the U.S. and other exporting countries are looking for ways to increase their output while also being sensitive to the environmental impacts of agricultural production.

Australia honey bees put in lockdown due to deadly varroa parasite

Millions of Australian bees are in “lockdown” and thousands will be destroyed after a deadly parasite was detected in the country.

World’s largest vertical farm is being built in the UK and it’s the size of 96 tennis courts

The world’s largest vertical farm is being built to help end the UK’s reliance on imported foods.

It’s Worse Than We Thought: Food Miles Account For a Sickening Amount of Emissions

With only 12.5 percent of the world’s population, high income countries generate 46 percent of the world’s food-mile emissions.

Sustainable small-scale fisheries can help people and the planet

Artisanal fishing can improve livelihoods, boost nutrition and strengthen food systems, but fishers’ input is needed at local, national and global levels.

Grains vs Biodiversity: Germany’s new, greener govt stages balancing act

Alarmed by the prospect of global food shortages due to the conflict in Ukraine, the EU wants to get as much land in Europe as possible turned over to grains, even at the cost of biodiversity.

You Eat a Credit Card’s Worth of Plastic Every Week

What is our hidden consumption of microplastics doing to our health?