#Act4 FarmAnimals In Paris a few weeks ago, at the height of the EU election campaign, a report on biodiversity and aimed at global decision makers was released, and made quite a commotion. Avoiding ecosystem collapse will require a different Common Agricultural Policy 18 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Last week my colleague Christiane made the case that eco-labels telling shoppers that their food is certified ‘sustainable’ can no longer ignore the products’ greenhouse gas emissions. New Economics Foundation: The limitations of labels, and why the EU Common Fisheries Policy should stop setting fishing limits above scientific advice 11 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Billions of euros spent on supporting climate-intensive meat and dairy farms, which have shown no drop in emissions since 2010 EU ignoring climate crisis with livestock farm subsidies, campaigners warn 22 May 2019
More than half of British homeowners feed birds, maintaining 133 species Urban bird numbers taking off thanks to garden feeders 21 May 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Scottish salmon is marketed as healthy, sustainable and environmentally-friendly but is that image accurate? Welfare and health problems at centre of salmon farming investigation on UK TV 20 May 2019
Voters in Basel have rejected a controversial project to build a giant aquarium complex for the local zoo – the largest attraction of its kind in land-locked Switzerland. Basel voters pour cold water over plans for zoo aquarium because it's “not sustainable" 19 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The EU must urgently reform damaging farming subsidies to stand a chance of saving nature, preventing the worst effects of climate change and reviving small farms and our rural regions, according to a new report released today. New report shows €60bn spent on unsustainable farming in the EU 14 May 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU The European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur will likely close a trade agreement in coming weeks or months, Brazil’s Foreign Trade Secretary Lucas Ferraz said in an interview. EU, Mercosur to close deal defying global trade war, Brazil says 8 May 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Biodiversity has recently been in the spotlight mainly due to news about biodiversity loss and species going extinct. The brown bear reappears in Portugal after almost two centuries 6 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Dairy production systems have rapidly intensified over the past several decades. New study explores intensification of dairy farming 4 May 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU In an open letter, 600 European scientists and 300 indigenous groups are calling for the EU to insist on the respect for environmental and human rights standards in its current trade negotiations with Brazil. EU-Brazil trade should be more sustainable, 600 scientists say 3 May 2019
#Act4 Aquatics In this two-part feature, The Fish Site and Mike Selden, CEO of the cell-based fish company Finless Foods, discuss the background of lab-grown fish and the origins of Finless Foods bluefin tuna. When will cell-based seafood be on the market? 1 May 2019