From coca to cocoa. The successful story of Peru
Institutions, cooperatives, and companies producing chocolate team up to achieve a unique result: organic cocoa rather than coca leaves.
Denmark, objective 100% organic
The Danish government prepared a plan to double the areas cultivated with organic and biodynamic practices by 2020. Aiming to make Denmark go completely organic. As soon as possible.
5 things you should know about fireflies
Le lucciole sono parte del patrimonio naturalistico italiano, stanno però gradualmente scomparendo a causa dei pesticidi e della cementificazione.
How good it is to plant an orchard in your office
Planting an orchard in an office can boost the employees’ creativity and increase their awareness on environmental issues.
Up to 13 different pesticides in apple orchards according to Greenpeace
Intensive apple production in Europe uses too much chemicals. The most frequentlly found substance was a fungicide and there are also seven types of pesticides not approved by the EU.
Egyptian schools teach how to combat climate change
Shagara, un’associazione ambientalista egiziana, insegna ai ragazzi delle scuole pubbliche tecniche di coltivazione sostenibile per contrastare i cambiamenti climatici e la povertà.
People’s Expo: civil society’s international forum gives voice to those working the land
People’s Expo will be held in Milan from 3 to 5 June 2015. In order for small-scale farmers’ voices to be heard along with governments’ and corporations’, given that they produce most of the food we eat every day.
Greenpeace’s 7 principles for sustainable agriculture
Producing healthy food by working in harmony with the environment is possible. Greenpeace says how to do it in the report “Ecological Farming: the seven principles of a food system that has people at its heart”.
How much (GM) soy is hidden in our food
According to a WWF report, the average European citizen eats 61 kg of soy yearly, 93 percent of which is hidden as animal feed in meat, fish, eggs and dairy products.
White House to save honeybees before they die out
The United States has faced the worst year for honeybees to record. It’s time to act in order to avoid food shortages.