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Jane Goodall, chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91 - follow live The primatologist was a

Rest peacefully, Jane Goodall - a radiant soul and a life that touched so many. Truly one of a kind ❤️
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Food is the great unequalizer. When recessions hit, poor families turn to the cheapest calories, the least healthy. The result is a vicious cycle of hunger, obesity and inequality. Investing in affordable, healthy diets isn’t a cost; it’s one of the smartest savings. 📷 Le/Unsplash

7 out of 9 Planetary Boundaries have been breached, with all of those 7 showing trends of increasing pressure – suggesting further deterioration and destabilization of planetary health in the near future.
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On the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, learn how FAO is leveraging data to save food and advance the 2030 Agenda The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is marking this year’s International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDA...

Every year, 13.3% of total production is lost between harvest and retail, equating to 1.31 billion tonnes of global food production. Globally, fruit and vegetables have the highest loss rate at 25.4%, followed by meat and animal products at 14%.
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Just wrapped up an insightful workshop we co-organized with the @sciencecouncil.bsky.social on science communication for agrifood systems transformation. Stay tuned for our upcoming joint issue paper later this year! @fao.org @carbonbrief.org @tabledebates.bsky.social @thinink.bsky.social

Wondering about the importance of the two new IPBES reports? IPBES Bureau member, Eeva Primmer, explains why the reports are timely and relevant for everyone.

Are ultra-processed foods really so unhealthy? What the science says These foods have been linked to obesity and other health troubles, but some scientists argue the grouping is too broad to guide dietary choices.

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Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition.

Classifying famine means that the most extreme category is triggered when three critical thresholds – extreme food deprivation, acute malnutrition and starvation-related deaths – have been breached.

Evidence must be fit for purpose to support science and innovation for people and planet Continued investment in science, technology and innovation is critical for meeting the challenges of food security and sustainable development and to achieve...

"We often think of evidence as inherently objective. But all evidence is produced in a context and shaped by a range of factors - public policy and research funding as well as private interests, dominant scientific paradigms and the values and worldviews embedded in society." -David Cooper

What Happens When an Entire Scientific Field Changes Its Mind Total reversals in scientific thinking are rare—but earth-shattering

A basic premise of science is that it evolves. But what happens when an entire field changes its mind?

India Can Turn Hunger Gains Into Lasting Change India’s gains in fighting hunger are the result of its policy investments in food security.

India has made decisive gains against hunger through digital tech, smarter governance and better service delivery. The next move: shifting from calories to nutrition. Full blog here: tinyurl.com/4kpuhyf6 #SOFI2025

In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and climate justice The world is facing a “moral crisis” marked by rising authoritarianism, deepening inequality and a dangerous indifference to human suffering, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns in a powerful ...

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Subnational survey data reveal persistent gaps in living standards across 75 low and middle-income countries - Nature Communications Using subnational Demographic and Health Survey data from 75 low and middle-income countries, the authors show that many households lack access to decent living standards as basic prerequisites for hu...

Progress remains limited in critical areas such as health care, sanitation, housing, and education. Within countries, rural, agrarian households with low levels of educational attainment are particularly disadvantaged.
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🛖 The ILK approach adopted by @IPBES.net offers a framework for effectively engaging #IndigenousPeoples and local communities and recognizing and working with traditional knowledge.

This is crucial for effective biodiversity assessments & ensuring sustainable resource management.

Learn how. 👇

The inverse relationship between farm size and productivity: Refocusing the debate The relationship between farm size and productivity is a recurrent topic in development economics, almost as old as the discipline itself. This paper …

The inverse relationship between size and land productivity is alive and well. The relationship between TFP and size, in contrast, has evolved with modernization during this period, becoming increasingly U-shaped or even positive. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...?

A shining example of science and evidence driving policy....

Sage advice.

Highlighting the growing convergence between @ipcc.bsky.social & @ipbes.net , Chair Jim Skea stresses the various opportunities for collaboration and the importance of aligning scientific themes, methodologies & processes, unlocking synergies to address the biodiversity–climate nexus.

Without immediate action to fully lift the blockade of food and humanitarian aid, famine will consume Gaza, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable first, including pregnant and lactating women, children, the sick, and the elderly. openknowledge.fao.org/items/b2d3fa...

The Hidden Politics and Power of Agribusiness As food grows more global, so does the influence of the corporations controlling it.

Sharing a short 'taster' based on Chapter 12 of Titans of Industrial Agriculture about the political influence of the Big Ag input companies - published in the MIT Press Reader.

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@mitpress.bsky.social

I've seen a lot of people writing recently that #netzero is dead. While #netzero may have developed a political dimension, the concept is fundamentally scientific; the world will keep warming until our net additions of CO2 & then GHGs fall to zero & possibly negative given earthsystem feedbacks.

Weekend reading: Food Fight - Food Politics by Marion Nestle Stuart Gillespie.  Food Fight: From Plunder and Profit to People and the Planet.  Canongate, 2025. I wrote a blurb for this book: From his years of experience working in international nutrition, Gille...

Thank you @marionnestle.bsky.social !
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The @nationalacademies.org has a roundtable on AI and climate change, and tomorrow we're having a meeting. You can watch the livestream and ask questions. I'll be moderating a panel on data centers, electricity, and emissions at 10:20AM ET. www.nationalacademies.org/event/44882_...

Mercury and methyl bromide might be better regulated by other treaties, according to some #BRSCOPs delegates

Thus, these substances might not be added the list of chemicals subject to the Rotterdam Convention’s prior informed consent procedure

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#BRSCOPs2025

Should science be neutral in the face of the social-ecological crisis? In this open-access perspective we argue that as concerned scientists we have the right and responsibility to engage in activism. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Quote card reads: "This is a crucial time to ensure Africa's voice and experiences guide global climate-health discourse - and I'm delighted to be part of that journey" - Prof Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi, Lancet Countdown Africa Director

This #EarthDay, the Lancet Countdown launches its Africa Centre, led by Prof Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi and based at the University of Pretoria.

The centre will engage academic researchers in Africa to deliver locally-led health and climate change research ⬇️

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Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds Third of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says report

Guess what?? Investing in climate solutions actually grows your economy.

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Jenepher Wanjala poses with the Sunflower solar irrigation pump outside of Kitale, Kenya. Photo: Jeffery M. Walcott/IWMI

L-R: Shaima Hussain Gargash, United Arab Emirates, Mohamed C.B.C. Diatta, Senegal, and Leanne Burney, UN-Water

Family photo of participants at the 41st UN-Water meeting

The 2026 UN Water Conference is taking shape

Participants at Thursday's @un-water.bsky.social meeting discussed themes for dialogues and communication strategies—and provided input to the steppingstones leading up to the Conference

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#water #sanitation #SDG6

The full lethal impact of massive cuts to international food aid The sudden withdrawal of almost half of global funding for nutrition suddenly will have dire consequences for decades.

It is estimated that reductions of $290 million in donor funding for severe acute #malnutrition will cut off treatment for 2.3 million children in LMICs. This would lead to 369,000 extra child deaths a year that would otherwise have been prevented.

Common Leverage Points to Address the Health, Environmental Sustainability, and Justice Challenges of Financialised Food Systems - Food Ethics Issues with current food systems have been problematised through various lenses, including concerns about the dominance of intensively produced animal-source foods (ASFs) or ultra-processed foods (UPF...

🔈 Excited to share our new paper, led by the brilliant @katesievert.bsky.social, in which we encourage a common framing & approach for addressing unsustainable production & consumption of both ultra-processed foods 🍩🥤 & intensively produced animal-source foods 🥩

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