Top news of the week: 11.11.2021.
Food
Regaining Power Through Food: Food System Vision Prize Winners Showcased at COP26
Taking these projects from vision to reality means bringing food systems to the forefront of global conversations surrounding climate.
Philanthropy’s Role in the Climate Emergency: “Transformation means challenging the status quo”
Philanthropy spends billions on issue areas that are implicitly connected to food systems, yet food issues are seldom explicitly addressed in funding strategies.
The Future of Food Shopping Might Be Plastic-Free
A new partnership between the nation’s largest grocery chain and a reusable packaging company could be a sign that waste-reduction efforts are finally moving past the pandemic-induced ...
COP26: Governments vow to strengthen nature protection and expand carbon sinks
UK government announces 45 countries have signed up to new coalition designed to accelerate efforts to expand nature based solutions to the climate crisis
COP26: Together for our planet
The aim is to conclude with agreement on greater emission cuts, stronger efforts on adaptation and resilience, and more climate finance. Finding solutions in nature Discussions on …
Meet the founder: InnerPlant’s Shely Aronov on recoding plant DNA to improve crop health
InnerPlant embeds "living sensors" in seeds that can signal plant distress, helping to mitigate crop loss and over-reliance on pesticides.
Urgently adapt to protect communities and natural habitats.
Urgently adapt to protect communities and natural habitats. Read COP26 Explained People across the world are already living with devastating extreme weather heightened by the changing ...
Achieving Climate Change Adaptation through Integrated Landscape Management
The recent report ‘Adapt Now’ of the Global Commission on Adaptation emphasiz- es that an effective climate change adaptation strategy involves reducing and preventing risks, …