John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Forestry, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Population,
Global Partnership to Plant 25 Million Trees for Australia's Bushfire Recovery
Global partners and local environmental organization join forces to launch one of Australia’s largest-ever restoration projects to support bushfire recovery Press Release: September 22nd, 2020. Global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, the Global EverGreening Alliance and Greening Australia today mark the official launch of a major project to plant 25 million trees across Australia – one of the largest-ever privately funded restoration projects in the country. The project will cover approximately 20,000 hectares of land, equivalent to one-quarter of the city of Canberra in size, and create habitat for dozens of endangered species. Establishing 25 million trees will sequester approximately 4.25 million tonnes of carbon dioxide over a 25-year crediting period, equivalent to the emissions produced by 920,000 cars running for an entire year. The large-scale environmental project is a collaboration between AstraZeneca’s global initiative AZ Forest supported by partner One Tree
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Population,
Preventing cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and 17.9 million people die of the ailments yearly
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
Coronavirus: Half a million sharks 'could be killed for vaccine', experts warn
Sharks produce squalene, a natural oil made in their livers, which is an ingredient in several COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Organic, Economics, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
Organic Ecosystem for organic agriculture in Med - Economy - ANSAMed
EU project aims to reduce obstacles for the development of organic agriculture and to boost the competitiveness and integration of firms in the sector (ANSA)
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
COVID-19 impacts driving up acute hunger in countries already in food crisis - World
English News and Press Release on World and 10 other countries about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Epidemic; published on 15 Sep 2020 by FAO
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
Angola seeks to ease pandemic impacts on agriculture: official
LUANDA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Angolan authorities are working to alleviate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on its agriculture sector with multiple means, sa
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
Angola seeks to ease pandemic impacts on agriculture: official
LUANDA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Angolan authorities are working to alleviate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on its agriculture sector with multiple means, sa
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Sustainability, Ag India, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, World Population,
Olam urges international brands to adopt new rice eco-label to allow consumers to support farmers
Olam International is calling for retailers and food brands to back the new "Sustainable Rice Platform-Verified" Assurance Scheme and consumer pack label[1], which will allow consumers to choose products that directly support efforts to increase farmer incomes and reduce the environmental impact of...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Research, Genes /Genetics, USDA, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,
Genome editing has the potential to reshape agriculture
While genome editing is certainly not a silver bullet for solving all agricultural challenges, it is the most promising technology for breeding in the last 30 years, says a top US official.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Research, Ag Innovation, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Education,
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