Glyphosate, Monsanto ordered to pay 289 million dollars to a cancer patient
A California jury has ordered Monsanto to pay 289 million dollars in damages to a gardener who contracted cancer after using glyphosate-based herbicides for over 30 years.
How organic agriculture in Cuba saved its population from hunger
Cuba’s example shows that sustainable development isn’t only possible, it’s necessary. This country was forced to abandon its sugar monoculture and has survived thanks to organic agriculture.
The top news stories of 2017 for sustainability
These are the top news stories of 2017 and the people who have most left a mark on a year that has been intense yet also rewarding from the point of view of social and environmental sustainability.
Glyphosate has been authorised in the EU for another 5 years
Il glifosato è stato autorizzato per altri cinque anni in Europa. I paesi hanno raggiunto la maggioranza qualificata grazie (o a causa del) al cambio di rotta della Germania.
From Bt cotton to GM mustard, two decades of corporate corruption and scientific fraud
The fraud and corruption witnessed in the illegal introduction of Bt cotton in India are now being repeated with GM mustard. Farmers and our biodiversity were sacrificed for Monsanto’s profits.
The Human Cost of Agrotoxins, Pablo Ernesto Piovano’s photo feature, is now a book
Pablo Ernesto Piovano’s photo feature on the effects of pesticides on people, The Human Cost of Agrotoxins, is now a book. It gives a voice to all the people affected by pesticides while praising their strength and vitality.
How agricultural chemicals are poisoning our world. And all the (false) myths about them
A world free from poisonous chemicals is possible. And it’s in our hands. The op-ed by the Director of Navdanya International, the organisation that protects nature, the Earth’s biodiversity and people’s rights to seeds and food.
Edie Mukiibi. We need to go back to the soil to move forward
Going back to the soil, and to a sustainable use of it, is the solution for the future of people and biodiversity. We talk to Edward Mukiibi, Vice President at Slow Food International and agronomist supporting sustainable agriculture in African communities.
Monsanto has been found guilty of “ecocide”
La Monsanto è stata giudicata colpevole di “ecocidio” secondo l’International Monsanto tribunal, un tribunale creato dalla società civile per fare pressione sulla multinazionale chimica.
Glyphosate, 1 million signatures are needed to ban it in Europe
Un milione di firme per spingere Bruxelles a vietare il glifosato in Europa. Questa volta non si tratta della solita petizione online.