Urban agriculture: how 800 million people fight poverty

Urban agriculture: how 800 million people fight poverty

800 million people practice urban agriculture worldwide. According to the Fao, almost a billion people grow plants and raise livestock within and around cities. This is a practice that promotes healthy food access to low-income people and helps them save money on groceries, yet it is illegal in many countries of the world.     The

White House to save honeybees before they die out

White House to save honeybees before they die out

The phenomenon of honeybee deaths in the United States doesn’t stop, it rather gets worse. Over the last 12 months, honeybees’ number dropped by 42.1% compared with 34.2% of the previous year (2013-2014), according to a preliminary report published by the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday.   The valuation has been carried out by

Rudi Putra: “What use is it to be rich if we can’t enjoy nature?”

Rudi Putra: “What use is it to be rich if we can’t enjoy nature?”

Deforestation in Indonesia. To begin with, it would be useful if you could give us some figures on deforestation in your country. What effects has the government’s moratorium of 2011 had on deforestation, and what effects is it currently having? The moratorium hasn’t had significant effects since it was introduced in 2011. The deforestation rate