Record High Seafood Consumption Not Sustainable, Warns UN

07-17-2016

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 8 2016 (IPS) - The UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) warned Thursday that global fish stocks cannot keep up with record consumption, with the average person now consuming 20 kilograms of fish a year.  “Life below water, which the Sustainable Development Agenda comm

Protecting Pollinators Around the World

06-15-2016

http://foodtank.com - Danielle Nierenberg and Lani Furbank

According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), approximately 80 percent of all flowering plant species reproduce with the help of pollinator animals like bees, butterflies, birds, and more.

Chaotic urbanization puts cities in harm's way: UN

05-30-2016

http://www.reuters.com - Megan Rowling

ISTANBUL (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The risk of man-made and natural disasters hitting fast-growing cities is rising, and national governments must do more to help municipal authorities protect residents through better planning, the head of the U.N. agency for human settlements said.

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