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World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020, major report warns

World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020, major report warns | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Living Planet Index shows vertebrate populations are set to decline by 67% on 1970 levels unless urgent action is taken to reduce humanity’s impact

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I’ve converted to veganism to reduce my impacts on the living world | George Monbiot

I’ve converted to veganism to reduce my impacts on the living world | George Monbiot | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Nothing hits the planet as hard as rearing animals. Caring for it means cutting out meat, dairy and eggs

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Climate change could make 175 million more people go hungry, report says

Climate change could make 175 million more people go hungry, report says | Human Interest | Scoop.it
US Department of Agriculture warns of danger of ‘business as usual’ approach with rising temperatures to hit poor and those in tropics hardest

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New Study Suggests Global Marine Food Chain Collapse

New Study Suggests Global Marine Food Chain Collapse | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Study warns world’s fisheries, ocean ecosystems threatened even more than previously thought by rising carbon dioxide levels

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Work starts to build world's largest vertical urban farm in Newark

Work starts to build world's largest vertical urban farm in Newark | Human Interest | Scoop.it
If all goes to plan, by the end of the year, the site will be on its way to becoming the world’s largest producing vertical farm and growing up to two million pounds of greens and herbs every year.

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Rising avocado prices fuelling illegal deforestation in Mexico

Rising avocado prices fuelling illegal deforestation in Mexico | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Mexican farmers can make higher profits than most other crops so are thinning out pine forests to plant young avocado trees

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Fisherman invents 3D underwater farms that protect shores and replenish the ocean

Fisherman invents 3D underwater farms that protect shores and replenish the ocean | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Commercial fisherman, Bren Smith, invented a way to grow large amounts of food vertically under the surface of the ocean. Better yet, he's open sourced all the plans and offered them to people around the world to implement and improve upon.

The farms harvest mussels, scallops, oysters, clams, seaweed and salt.
Smith points out that the setup soaks up nitrogen and 5 times the carbon dioxide of land-based plants, referring to it as a "climate mitigator."
This process transforms the fisherman into a restorative farmer. The farms function as artificial reefs which reduce storm impacts on local communities.


His company is called GreenWave and is dedicated to repleting the ocean while maintaining food production. Here, Smith talks about the process and his visions for the future.


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Planet Earth - As We Eat Our Way To Extinction

It is the no. 1 cause of global warming, world hunger, deforestation, water pollution, species extinction and other environmental disasters. Can you guess wh...

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Food production shocks 'will happen more often because of extreme weather'

Food production shocks 'will happen more often because of extreme weather' | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Poorer countries will be hit most by falls in production for major crops but UK and and US will also be exposed to resulting instability, says taskforce

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India’s Food Security Threatened by Groundwater Depletion

India’s Food Security Threatened by Groundwater Depletion | Human Interest | Scoop.it
The severe and ongoing depletion of underground water supplies in India poses a growing threat to the nation’s food security. Without serious efforts to stem the mining of groundwater, food product...

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