Food Systems

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Implementing Sustainable Development: 2030 and Beyond – Sustainable Development Report 2026

A seminal new report "Implementing Sustainable Development: 2030 and Beyond. Sustainable Development Report 2026" has...
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Eight common food additives linked to higher risk of hypertension: New research

A new study involving more than 100,000 participants and published in the European Hearth Journal...
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Organic agriculture and climate change – update after 15 years: New review

Organic agriculture and climate change - update after 15 years: New review A new scientific...
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Stop Food Waste Day: April 29, 2026!

Stop Food Waste Day is the largest single day of action in the fight against...
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Earth Day 2026: Our Power, Our Planet: How to Take Action at the Community Level

The theme of this year’s Earth Day (2026) is “Our Power, Our Planet.”  (1) Earth...
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Only half of calories produced on croplands are available for human consumption, new study finds

“To ensure food security while minimizing agriculture’s adverse impacts, it’s essential to produce enough food...
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Ultra-processed foods are linked to reduced fertility and embryonic development: New research

New research published in Human Reproduction (March 24, 2026) has found that “eating large amounts...
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Pesticides have become more harmful globally, new study finds

Pesticides have become more harmful globally, new study finds The toxicity of pesticides increased worldwide...
Environmental comparison of dark, milk, white chocolate

Which type of chocolate has the lowest impact on climate change? New research

If you want to eat chocolate and do better for the planet, dark chocolate is...
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Takeaway coffee cups may contain thousands of microplastic fragments, study warns

New Research published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials: Plastics (2026) reveals that heat is...