Aug 2, 2023 | FeedVSFood, Human rights
Where is the global food system headed? The different responses inside and outside the UN Food Systems Summit in Rome The global food system is on the verge of failure: it is contributing in a decisive way to the environmental crisis and is failing in its main goal,...
Jul 27, 2023 | Fish farms
As Antarctic waters warm due to climate change, krill numbers are declining, stressing wildlife that rely on the small crustaceans at the bottom of the food chain. Two huge fishing vessels make their way through the icy waters of the Southern Ocean, passing among a...
Jul 10, 2023 | Factory farming, One Health
Will avian influenza cause the next global pandemic? Scientists suspect highly pathogenic avian influenza may already be endemic in the Americas and Europe. With more and more news stories cropping up about new strains of avian flu, it’s difficult to know exactly how...
Jun 21, 2023 | FeedVSFood, Fish farms
Residents of the Greek island of Poros have expressed fears over a plan to expand industrial fish farming, which threatens to occupy a quarter of the island and cause environmental damage. The Ferret recently visited Poros to produce a video documenting local people’s...
Jan 27, 2023 | Factory farming, Fish farms, Human rights
Sixty-seven salmon farms exist within Kawésqar National Reserve in southern Chile, an area that formed part of the Kawésqar Indigenous people’s ancestral lands, and another 66 concessions are under consideration there PUERTO NATALES/PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — Pristine...
