In DRC bid to grow more food, smallholders are overshadowed by industrial farming
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
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...
More krill fishing and no new protected areas for Antarctic seas after latest talks
Despite a year of interim negotiations, CCAMLR members failed again at the latest meeting to reach agreement on creating any new marine protected areas and rolled back regulation of the burgeoning Antarctic krill fishery. The international body in charge of conserving...
The tug of war to ban Deep Sea Mining, the largest mining activity ever
Members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission failed to reach any agreement on reining in catches of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), which has been declared overfished for the past nine years. A growing number of countries have lined up to stop the “Deep Sea...
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