Why are we obsessed with just five types of fish?
In Britain, we’re creatures of habit when it comes to seafood. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) reports that 80 percent of all seafood sold in the UK comprises just five…
Facing up to accelerating exploitation of oceans
Termed the “blue acceleration”, the rapid increase in human activity and resource extraction from the world’s oceans in recent decades highlights the growing pressure we’re placing on marine ecosystems. Irish…
Irish leaders need to start being honest about livestock’s long shadow and our unsustainable diets
Irish leaders need to start being honest about livestock’s long shadow and our unsustainable diets Meat and dairy provides only 13% of calories globally but are responsible for nearly 85%…
Impact of food production must inform climate policy
Your editorial on nature-friendly farming (12 August) rightly points out that a reduction in meat and dairy consumption is the most effective way to provide food security while protecting nature…
We must help our farmers transition to a sustainable future
This is absolutely critical. This is what Earth and Leaf is all about. Extract below: We must help our farmers transition to a sustainable future. The Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS)…
Labour has left farmers facing agriculture budget ‘cliff edge’, says NFU
Extract below: Farmers are facing a “cliff edge” as the Labour government refuses to commit to maintaining the agriculture budget for England, the president of the National Farmers’ Union has…
The truth about rewilding, by seven of Britain’s most influential farmers, landowners and conservationists
Although the term ‘rewilding’ is contentious, most agree that our countryside could be better managed for wildlife. Yet what should we actually be doing to improve it? ‘The idea that…
Papuans head to Indonesian court to protect forests from palm oil
Indigenous activists from the Indonesian province of West Papua have held traditional ceremonies outside the country’s Supreme Court in Jakarta calling for their traditional land and forests to be protected…
Farmer confidence at lowest in England and Wales since survey began, NFU says
This survey is very important. We need to carry farmers with us as we tackle global warming. The National Farmers Union cites extreme wet weather and post-Brexit phasing-out of EU…
Paris leads coalition of EU states to demand actions against UK ban on bottom fishing
According to French government sources, nine EU countries will meet in Brussels at the start of the week to discuss the impact of the UK’s decision to ban bottom fishing…
Low-intensity grazing is locally better for biodiversity but challenging for land users, study shows
A team of researchers led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig University (UL), and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) has investigated the motivation and…
Vegan diet massively cuts environmental damage
Vegan diet massively cuts environmental damage, study shows Detailed analysis finds plant diets lead to 75% less climate-heating emissions, water pollution and land use than meat-rich ones Eating a vegan…
Climate change: Farms face job losses without net zero support
This is a major focus for Earth and Leaf. Welsh government is taking a lead with the sustainable farming scheme but has failed to carry farmers with them. Extract below:…
In Sierra Leone, local fishers and foreign trawlers battle for their catch
In Sierra Leone, local fishers and foreign trawlers battle for their catch Overfishing isn’t a new problem in West Africa, where industrial fishing boats from across the world harvest massive…