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As Covid-19 Crisis Continues, UNEP and Global Partners Release 10-Point Plan to Prevent the Next Pandemic
Flying foxes or fruit bats (Pteropus sp.)
'Vindication': Bayer Reaches $10 Billion Settlement Over Roundup Cancer Lawsuits
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Demonstrators walk with placards during a march for agroecology and civil resistance against U.S. seed and pesticide maker Monsanto on May 20, 2017 in Bordeaux, southwestern France.
The deal includes $1.25 billion to cover potential future settlements.
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'It Was a Fake Meat Shortage': Reporting Suggests Industry Sacrificed Workers During Pandemic to Keep Exports Moving
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Our country sacrificed the lives of meat workers to protect the business of...
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Top Global Experts Say Humanity Must 'Heal Our Broken Relationship With Nature' to Prevent Future Pandemics
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) is seen inside a cage at Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program's rehabilitation center on November 10, 2016 in Kuta Mbelin, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The orangutans in Indonesia have been known to be on the verge of extinction as a result of deforestation and poaching. (Photo: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
"We must curb the high risk trade and consumption of wildlife, halt...
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Save the Insects, Save the Farmers, Save Ourselves: New Global Report Calls for End of Industrial Agriculture
Swarms of locust attack in the residential areas of Jaipur, Rajasthan, Monday, May 25, 2020.
Warnings of 'Catastrophic Consequences' as Locust Swarms Hit India and Pakistan in Midst of Coronavirus Crisis
A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmer works on his field in Ghent, Belgium on May 21, 2020.
Fridays for Future Europe Calls for Transforming Agricultural Policy to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Climate change activists from the group "No Going Back—another world is possible," took part in a social distancing protest on May, 4 2020 in St. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
After Coronavirus Triggers 17% Emissions Drop, Experts Say Only 'Fundamental Structural Change' Can Save Humanity's Future
Hens rescued by Animal Place await transportation to the group's California facility.
As Millions of Factory Farmed Animals Sent to Mass Slaughter, These 'Lucky 1,000' Chickens Rescued
A rally in support of GMO labeling in Connecticut.
'Anything But Secure': Advocates Decry USDA Rule Allowing Big Ag to Set Its Own Regulations on GMOs
A customer wearing a face mask amid concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic walks past empty shelves at a supermarket in Bangkok on March 16, 2020.
As Pandemic Rattles Global Food System, Report Deems Mass Malnutrition World's Top Killer
Rep. Ro Khanna
Rep. Khanna Introduces 'Visionary' Bill to Take On Big Ag, Strengthen Family Farms
Piglets like these ones pictured are being slaughtered en masse around the country as food supply chains run into trouble.
Millions of Pigs and Chickens in US Factory Farms Face Cruel Deaths as Covid-19 Sparks Mass Cullings
A red admiral butterfly stands on a flower in an urban garden in the city center on August 9, 2018 in Berlin.
'Silent Spring Is Already Here': Global Study Shows Nearly 25% Drop in Insect Population Over 30 Years
Farmworker Juan Antonio wears a face mask in a field in Riverhead, New York
USDA's $19 Billion in COVID-19 Relief for Farmers and Food Banks Sparks Questions About Who Will Benefit
A volunteer with Forgotten Harvest loads food into a vehicle at a mobile pantry April 14, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan.
As Food Banks Face Shortages and Fresh Produce Rots, Pandemic Spurs Calls for Sustainable Supply Chain

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