"Lethal virus versus lethal hunger", Karin Schimke's article on changes to the #lockDownSouthAfrica laws on spaza shops & informal food traders.
Drawing on Prof Lise Korsten, @MarcWegerif, @PLAASuwc, @Health4SA and myself.
@FoodSecurty_za
@UWC_DOI
https://t.co/ICnboL3J9T
Fury as Botswana sells 60 elephant shoot permits to trophy-hunters
The government has issued quota for killing 272 elephants during this year’s hunting season, April to September
#MoneyTalks and our Wildlife suffers
#BotswanaStopTheKilling#ShameOnYou
https://t.co/3UgYEaflxK
‘Floating feedlots’: animals spending weeks at sea on ships not fit for purpose
#Shameful
The most common health risks for animals on ships are fatigue, heat stress, overcrowding and related injuries, and the spread of disease.
#Cruel#EndLiveExport@ciwf
https://t.co/53vw1H3oNB
Focus on the political and commercial drivers behind the double burden of malnutrition | IFPRI : International Food Policy Research Institute https://t.co/lNn7hFD2L8 via @AddThis
Thank you Deon for courageously sharing your story - speaking truth to power - so that others can be liberated from their pain and those who might have been victims in future can be protected. Deeply grateful for what you have done.@myonlypodcast
We are saddened to announce the passing of our Founder, Allan Gray.“We feel a deep sense of loss at the passing of Allan, and wish his family comfort and peace at this difficult time." said Chairman of the Board, Prof. Njabulo Ndebele.
Read announcement: https://t.co/RvXry0Xv6v
Editorial: Establishing the economic value of biodiversity is important, but the process must also account for the humanities, of developing countries and of members of indigenous communities. https://t.co/OcJAGYhG9v
“The alignment of interests has not yet gelled into an alignment of urgency, outrage, and action. We need to target our energy against the dysfunctions of food system as a whole, not just be transfixed by the more extreme examples of poor practices”. https://t.co/DSUlXrfSZ6
“The excuse that we cannot prioritise environment at the same time because we've got to focus on development, on human welfare, is simply false. We can deliver both." https://t.co/43Fd9VlHMx
“Climate change poses not just one but a whole slew of challenges to farmers – and to the larger communities that depend on them for food”. https://t.co/wdRCscJHKL
“When I discovered the Okavango Delta, I think I’d been searching for it my entire life. It was this vastness, this incredible unending wilderness. I saw what the world used to be without us... a delicate thing that we need to protect.”@drsteveboyes@intotheokavango
Switzerland may soon ban all factory farms. “Supporters of the ban argue that factory farming is linked to poor animal welfare.” https://t.co/Y30ATqENiW via @livekindlyco
“Stellenbosch University student create an edible straw that would allow people to enjoy their drinks and still be environmentally-conscious” https://t.co/iY9C4wtzPh
“transforming the food and land use systems in the next decade is a remarkable opportunity, which could reap a societal return more than 15 times the investment costs required”
Recent research from South Africa found that most commercially available baby food, such as cereals and jars of puree, are overloaded with sugar. What can be done to protect the country's smallest humans? https://t.co/rJZfCNyrHX