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A healthy diet can save the lives of 50 million people a year

Apr 20, 2025 | Diets, FeedVSFood, One Health

The common paths of the Planetary Health Diet, by the Eat Lancet Commission, and the Mediterranean diet by Francesco De Augustinis A drastic reduction in animal proteins, a larger use of “healthy” fats, such as olive oil or dried fruit, the central role of vegetables,...

Mass salmon deaths hit Scottish farms as government investigates

Feb 14, 2025 | Factory farming, Fish farms

Hundreds of thousands of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) died on fish farms in Scottish waters in the final months of 2024. In January, a parliamentary committee concluded an inquiry into the industry, saying it was “disappointed” by the lack of progress on...

European Hake at Risk of Disappearing from the Western Mediterranean

Jan 15, 2025 | Fishery

EU countries bordering the Western Mediterranean jeopardize new measures to save overfished hakes. The European Hake (Merluccius merluccius), a symbolic species for the Western Mediterranean, could disappear from the region in the next few years due to decades of...

In DRC bid to grow more food, smallholders are overshadowed by industrial farming

Dec 31, 2024 | Deforestation, Feeding the Congo Basin, FeedVSFood

More than 25 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo suffer food insecurity, largely due to insecurity and inadequate infrastructure, but national and international strategies mostly incentivize massive agro-industrial plantations, even at the expense of...

Scottish salmon farms seek growth despite mounting fish deaths and environmental concerns

Nov 20, 2024 | Fish farms, Fishery, Human rights

The industry is seeking to significantly increase production in Scotland, driven by growing export demand. However, it faces ethical concerns over mounting fish mortality, as well as environmental concerns about pollution, the proliferation of sea lice affecting wild...

A healthy diet can save the lives of 50 million people a year

Mass salmon deaths hit Scottish farms as government investigates

European Hake at Risk of Disappearing from the Western Mediterranean

In DRC bid to grow more food, smallholders are overshadowed by industrial farming

Scottish salmon farms seek growth despite mounting fish deaths and environmental concerns

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