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Top news of the week: 15.12.2022.

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@UN shared
On Dec 14, 2022
RT @UNEP: 10 trailblazing #GenerationRestoration Flagships aiming to restore over 68 million hectares & create nearly 15 million jobs #ForNature honoured at a special event. #COP15 https://t.co/jYVNXYYlfQ https://t.co/eQGcbE8VSy
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UN recognizes 10 pioneering initiatives that are restoring the natural world

UN recognizes 10 pioneering initiatives that are restoring the natural world

Efforts from Central America to East Asia honoured as World Restoration Flagships Initiatives now eligible to receive United Nations-backed promotion, advice or funding Unveiled at gala ...

@SusFoodTrust shared
On Dec 14, 2022
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "@DefraGovUK will match-fund projects which will boost productivity and sustainable farming practices through the development of automation and robotic technologies on farm." https://t.co/NKjdcQwYTx
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New funding for agriculture and horticulture automation and robotics

New funding for agriculture and horticulture automation and robotics

Further £12.5 million for projects focused on cutting-edge agriculture and horticulture innovation to boost productivity, reduce labour demands, and create more sustainable farming practices

@SusFoodTrust shared
On Dec 15, 2022
RT @HungryCityHippy: "How did food & farming get so 'unreal' that it requires a gathering to discuss ‘real’ food & farming? How did we drift into a food system that offers the opposite of good health – what has happened here?" Nice recap of @wrffc22 2022 from @SusFoodTrust: https://t.co/vohb0Oyq0B
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The Future of Sustainable Food and Farming in Wales: Thoughts from the WRFFC

The Future of Sustainable Food and Farming in Wales: Thoughts from the WRFFC

The Wales Real Food and Farming Conference, which took place in Lampeter, November 23 – 25, had a super successful return to the live stage, with a hip-hip-hurrah to meeting up, …

@FarmAid shared
On Dec 14, 2022
🚨 Excited to announce that Farm Aid distributed nearly $1.2 million in 2022 grants! 🚨 The investments support family farm organizations building a climate-resilient, equitable farm and food system. Learn more: https://t.co/zdcTfadepJ
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Farm Aid Distributes Nearly $1.2 Million in 2022 Grants

Farm Aid Distributes Nearly $1.2 Million in 2022 Grants

The investments support family farm organizations building a climate-resilient, equitable farm and food system.

@UNEP shared
On Dec 14, 2022
Is your region part of the race to restoration? 10 winning initiatives from 23 countries aim to restore more than 60 million hectares by 2030. Meet the #GenerationRestoration flagships boosting nature and livelihoods around the world. https://t.co/nm0m30qiaq
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UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

These ten winning flagship programmes showcase the breadth of ecosystem restoration work already underway. They are ten reasons for hope and inspiration for a brighter future.

@CivilEats shared
On Dec 9, 2022
Writer @LindseyMAllen_ spoke w/ @chloesorvino recently about why she thinks more consumers should be paying more attention to consolidation in the meat industry, the investor rush to fund alternative proteins, & the starting points for systemic change. https://t.co/LHi24bfrmZ
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In ‘Raw Deal,’ A Reporter Reveals the Dirty Underbelly of the Meat Industry

In ‘Raw Deal,’ A Reporter Reveals the Dirty Underbelly of the Meat Industry

The ‘billionaire beat’ reporter for Forbes talks about her new book, why she thinks consumers should be paying more attention to meat industry consolidation, and the starting points for ...

@SusFoodTrust shared
On Dec 13, 2022
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "There are other alternatives to unsustainable farming. More and more farmers are using 'agroecological' and 'regenerative' methods which share many of the organic movement’s aims but which don’t tick its tight boxes." https://t.co/bp0GoUsiY3
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The big idea: has organic food passed its sell-by date?

The big idea: has organic food passed its sell-by date?

Touted as a cure for environmental and physical ills, the organic movement is falling short of high expectations

@UNEP shared
On Dec 13, 2022
Finance going to nature-based solutions is currently US$154 billion per year – less than half of the US$384 billion per year experts say needed by 2025 to stave off the worst effects of biodiversity loss. #COP15 https://t.co/MueAPvuUOI
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3 cutting-edge financial tools helping to mend the planet

3 cutting-edge financial tools helping to mend the planet

UNEP is using innovative financial mechanisms to unlock public-private funds to halt biodiversity loss.