Millennium Development Goals: What has and hasn’t been achieved
We’re ever nearer the deadline of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. What has and hasn’t been done to better women’s conditions globally.
Mara Budgen
Head International Editor
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Banana bread
Making banana bread is a perfect way of using ripe bananas. You can make it even tastier by adding walnuts.
Seed sharing is illegal in many American states
Seed sharing has been banned in some American states, perhaps at the behest of pressures from powerful multinationals in the agricultural sector.
Local communities want development, not forced eviction
Infrastructural development confers an aura of modernity to developing countries. Often, it conceals stories of rights abuse, such as forced eviction.
The women of Isis: fighters and slaves
The women of Isis come in many shades: some are recruits whilst others are victims of abuse. All see their freedoms curtailed.
The Metrocab: navigating London without polluting it
Transport for London grants the first Metrocab licenses. The city’s new fleet of ecological taxis is still black, but less polluting.
Specifying whether food contains palm oil is now compulsory in the EU
European Union regulation to make food labels more transparent has come into effect, to the benefit of consumers and the environment.
The disappearance of the monarch butterfly
The monarch butterfly is becoming ever rarer in North America. According to scientific research, Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup is largely responsible.
Towards the status of climate refugee
The status of refugees should be updated to include all those people who are forced to migrate because of climate change.
Natural groceries: fresh or conserved, tropical or local?
To obtain the best nutrients best buy natural groceries by choosing only fresh and local products.