Environment

UN agricultural agency hails 'historic' new commitment to end hunger in Africa by 2025

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A Japan-funded FAO project in Uganda has supplied farmers with improved rice varieties

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Amazon soya agreement extended until year’s end

A landmark moratorium on Brazilian soya that was set to end has been, after long negotiations, renewed for one last year. The initiative prevents major traders selling soya that may be linked to deforestation in the Amazon, which has recently been...

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L’Oreal commits to end role in deforestation

L’Oreal, the world’s largest beauty and cosmetics company, has committed to remove forest destruction from its products by 2020. Greenpeace expects other companies to follow with more ambitious timelines.
“In a win for consumers around the world...

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EU investigation calls Hinkley nuclear deal into question

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