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Children collect grain spilt on the field from gunny bags that ruptured upon ground impact during a food drop at a village in Ayod County, South Sudan on February 6, 2020. The 2021 Global Report on Food Crises categorized 133,000 people in Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Yemen as being in "catastrophe," meaning that they need immediate action to prevent widespread death and collapse of livelihoods. (Photo: Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images)

Conflict, Climate Change, and Covid-19 Are Aggravating World Hunger

The 2021 Global Report on Food Crises found that 155 million people in 55 countries faced acute hunger in 2020, an increase of 20 million people suffering from severe food insecurity compared with the previous year.

Alison Kentish ·

Protesters hold bees killed by pesticides prior to the annual shareholders meeting of German chemicals and pharmaceuticals conglomerate Bayer AG on April 26, 2019 in Bonn, Germany. (Photo: Maja Hitij via Getty Images)

Rejecting Bayer Appeal, Top EU Court Upholds Ban on Bee-Killing Pesticides

"The Court of Justice has reaffirmed that protecting nature and people's health takes precedence over the narrow economic interests of powerful multinationals," said Greenpeace.

Kenny Stancil, staff writer ·

A gas flare is seen at an oil well site on July 26, 2013 outside Williston, North Dakota. Gas flares are created when excess flammable gases are released by pressure release valves during the drilling for oil and natural gas. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

New UN Report Highlights 'Absolutely Critical' Need to Dramatically Slash Global Methane Emissions

"Reducing human-caused methane emissions is one of the most cost-effective strategies to rapidly reduce the rate of warming and contribute significantly to global efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C."

Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·

Pristine Boulder Creek flows from the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness toward the Lochsa River in the Clearwater National Forest of northern Idaho. (Photo: Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

'America the Beautiful': Biden Administration Aims to Protect 30% of US Lands and Waters by 2030

"This is a critical opportunity for Americans to come together to build a new, more inclusive model of conservation to save nature, and ultimately ourselves," said one advocate.

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

A man prepares his green grocer market stall at Stockport Market on March 12, 2021 in Stockport, England. (Photo: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Community Food Systems Should Be Part of the New Normal

A local, decentralised food system isn’t just good for consumers—it's got big benefits for farmers and our environment as well.

Christian Jaccarini ·

Children walk to school in Havana, Cuba on January 13, 2021. (Photo: YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

36 Civil Society Organizations Urge Biden to Reverse Draconian Sanctions Against Cuba

"A policy position guided by human rights needs to address how U.S. sanctions towards Cuba severely limit the rights of Cuban citizens to food security, climate justice and dignity."

Jenna McGuire, staff writer ·

America has always depended on immigrants and undocumented workers. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Around the World, Immigrants Are Coming to the Rescue

For countries facing a demographic crisis, immigrants are the answer.

John Feffer ·

"Beetles and springtails have enormous impacts on the porosity of soil and are really getting hammered, and earthworms are definitely getting hit as well," said study co-author Nathan Donley, a scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity. (Photo: zianlob/Getty Images)

New Soil Study Shows Pesticides 'Destroying the Very Foundations of Web of Life'

"These troubling findings add to the urgency of reining in pesticide use to save biodiversity."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

An activist from the environmental group Greenpeace participates in a protest against the use of transgenic corn on November 8, 2004, in Mexico City. (Photo: Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)

80 Groups Blast US Interference in Mexico's Phaseout of Glyphosate and GM Corn

"We call on Secretary Vilsack and Trade Representative Tai, as key leaders in the new administration, to respect Mexico's decision to protect both public health and the integrity of Mexican farming."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

Some of the produce I have on hand: squash from last year’s harvest and a sweet potato that both need to be eaten soon, some greens and carrots from this week’s farmer’s market, and beans and peppers from the store. (Photo: Debi Smith)

Not Wasting Food to Save the World

Cutting food waste in our own homes can have a positive impact on both climate change and world hunger.

Debi Smith ·