"Iran’s greatest current existential crisis is what hydrologists are calling its rapidly approaching water bankruptcy." Great essay on Iran's existential water crisis & how restoration of ancient qanat water collection technologies could provide a sustainable solution. e360.yale.edu/features/ira...

"This judgment rightly recognises that #SeedSharing is not a crime, but a fundamental element of peasants’ identity, #resilience and contribution to national #FoodSystems." www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

When it comes to equitably tackling the pollution, biodiversity, and climate crises, nature always brings more to the table! Here are the experts you can follow to learn more about the many ways nature-based solutions help us build a better world. Day 5 of my 20 Days of Climate Starter Packs

BLOG POST ⎮ Ten years after the Paris Agreement, agriculture is finally central to climate action. Farmers hold key solutions.The next decade must turn political commitments into real change on the ground. Read @sei.org 's Selorm Kugbega's reflection:

Adaptation starter pack go.bsky.app/3G5Eono

The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5bn of environmental damage PER HOUR - major UN report. A global transformation of governance, economics and finance is required “before collapse becomes inevitable” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Promising new programme with fascinating plans to deploy #seismology to measure e.g. the volume of a peat bog, bulk density at a fine scale, connected porosity, soil texture, #SoilCarbon, and to track soil moisture.. #EarthRoverProgram www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

After 2 years of war, 98% of tree cropland and 75% of greenhouses in Gaza have been destroyed. Remote sensing maps tracking the progression of damage can help identify the best ways to remediate the land and rebuild Gaza’s agricultural sector.

Over 80% of the world’s food comes from family farmers who depend on #HealthySoils. Soils in rural areas remain essential to feed urban populations, sustain farmers’ livelihoods and strengthen global food security. #WorldSoilDay #GreenCities

#DidYouKnow? Restoring soils 🌱 can have nexus-wide benefits: 🧪 Improve soil health 🥑 Enhance water regulation & food production 🌡️ Climate change mitigation via carbon storage 🏡 Adaptation benefits On this #WorldSoilDay, let’s remember that soil health is planet health. 🌍 @fao.org

#Farming feeds us, but it also fuels emissions. To reach the EU's 2050 #ClimateNeutrality goal agriculture must transform 🐄 Read our latest report to find out how ⬇️

On this day in 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama.

"We did not see enough discussion about livestock or meat production in particular, or even diets in general. So I think this is a pretty big missed opportunity." Dan Jasper, Sr Policy Advisor https://bit.ly/4afp4Oc @sentientmedia.org

This Friday! Join experts for "Free Food for All? Rethinking Food as a Commons." How would treating food as a public good reshape sustainability & democracy? 🗓️ 28 Nov, 17:00 CET 📍 PBLabs, ETH Zürich / Livestream 🔗 Register: www.formape.com/f/jbciq

🚨The global rise of #UltraProcessedFoods isn’t accidental – it’s powered by a corporate playbook. ⚕️A must-read @thelancet.com paper maps how junk food giants block regulation, control narratives & reshape food policy in their favour. And what we can do about it👇 👉 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🌍 Food systems drive the #climatecrisis – yet remain a blind spot in too many climate plans. A new #COP30 assessment shows 93% of updated NDCs now mention food/agriculture. 📈 Progress? Yes. But only 1 in 3 mention diets, #agroecology or food consumption. We need real transformation.

🌍 New #LandGap report at #COP30 is damning: Govts are banking on 1BN ha of land (the size of 🇦🇺) for carbon removals – instead of cutting emissions or protecting forests. That land doesn’t exist without displacing Indigenous Peoples, small farmers & forests. 👉 landgap.org/2025/report

1/3 of greenhouse gases come from food. Yet climate solutions often ignore food policy. The new Food Systems NDC Scorecard evaluates how national climate plans incorporate food systems as a diagnostic tool & a roadmap for policy improvement. #COP30 earth.org/why-cop30s-s... @earthorg.bsky.social

I've just come across this 2017 essay by Benjamin Kunkel in the London Review of Books and it blew my mind in many ways.. Highly recommend it. #anthropocene #capitalocene #ecosocialism www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3... @lrb.co.uk @kunktation.bsky.social

Great article by @jonhenley.bsky.social and Alessandro Gandolfi. A clear look at how the Netherlands is not only defending against rising seas, but also learning to live with the water — from floating homes to adaptive design. #climatechange #adaptation www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Across the world, cities are turning urban spaces into food gardens, teaching resilience & cutting food waste. Explore how cities are building a sustainable future: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/cape-town-local-communities-are-advancing-urban-restoration

What are the best books on agrarianism, techno-scepticism, creation care, and rurality? I give my opinions here: overthefield.substack.com/p/books-from...

Farmers play far more than just a food-producing role—they shape landscapes, cultures, and communities. A new study in 'Agriculture and Human Values' explores how farmers see their future roles in balancing social, economic, and environmental goals. bit.ly/47LQlpT @bartoszbartk.com #farmsky

"The agrarian localist future, along with its attendant cultural habits and political and community structures, are systems we ought to be creating now—collapse or no collapse—simply because they are the most convivial and sustainable way of living on this earth and are the right things to do." 💚

European countries want Brazil to increase forest conservation (it certainly can). But some of the world's best opportunities to spare & restore carbon in native forests—while displacing the least food production—actually lie in Europe. Our analysis shows this: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

🚨A new UN report warns that global climate pledges are still far off track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. This leaves the world on course for a catastrophic 2.5°C of warming. World leaders must scale up ambition and act with urgency. Our statement:

Why does family farming matter beyond food, and how can we help? Strong partnerships with family farmers can scale up agroecology, boost climate resilience, and drive sustainable food system transformation toward the SDGs. Read more: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4qcAN5L #Trees4Resilience #WorldFoodDay

🥣 Brazil’s recipe to end hunger is shockingly simple – and it works. 👧🏽 Universal school meals 💸 Cash transfers + minimum wage 🌾 Buying from family farmers 🍲 Community kitchens 📜 The right to food in law 🌱 Support for agroecological farmers ipes-food.org/brazil-beats... #WorldFoodDay

Great to enjoy a farm visit 🪱 organised by Évora University to see soil-centric approaches in practice on-farm, as part of the Soils for Europe Think Tank sessions – and work alongside Detlef Gerdts, Eric Struyf and @orsinyarai.bsky.social 🤝 #SOLOMeetsEvora #EUSOLO #Evora #HorizonEurope

Bom dia, Évora! 🇵🇹

Looking for reading recommendations this #BlackHistoryMonth? Explore our list of 19 exceptional books by Black authors and books about Black history, culture and experience, recommended by the LSE community.

#Soils teem with vital but underexplored #biodiversity that supports #foodsecurity and #ecosystemhealth 🌍 New Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory aims to monitor and protect worldwide. #SoilBiodiversity #SoilHealth #CBD #Ecosystems Full paper: www.soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...

🍄 Of the roughly 1,300 species of fungi on the IUCN Red List, more than 400 are at risk of extinction. Threats include agricultural expansion, climate change and deforestation. Read more from @mongabay.com :

The EU must turn the #CAP into a #climate tool 🌾 It is time for European agriculture to cut emissions and help reach climate neutrality by 2050 🌱 Read our latest report with @ecologic.eu#CAP#climateo find out how ⬇️

🚩RISING UP TOGETHER – a webinar on uniting climate & #FoodSovereignty movements ahead of COP30. Hear from social movement leaders from Nyéléni 2025 & the People’s Summit Towards #COP30. 🗓️ 9 Oct 🔗 REGISTER NOW : us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #JustTransitionRising #ClimateJustice #DrawTheLine

Indigenous Peoples and local communities play a critical role in mapping and monitoring the state of biodiversity in their lands and territories. 🌎🔍🌿 Hear stories of the work by the Ogeik people in Kenya👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmsq... #IndigenousPeoples #mapping #localcommunities

🌍 Out today in 'Nature Reviews Biodiversity': We explore landscape multifunctionality as a way to address biodiversity loss, climate change & food insecurity together. Instead of siloed fixes, multifunctional land-use integrates restoration, production & well-being. 🔗 rdcu.be/eIL2g

Great news! The Welsh Government is to recognise beavers as a native species and award them full legal protection. This is great news for this wonderful mammal, which can help us restore our river and freshwater habitats 💚💙💚 Read more here: www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/beavers...

The world produces enough food, yet billions lack access to healthy & sustainable diets. A new EAT–Lancet report presents a science-based approach to improve health, safeguard our environment & provide for a projected 9.6 billion people by 2050. 🔗 bit.ly/3W7rxlP

New EAT-Lancet warns: food systems breach Planetary Boundaries. “EAT-Lancet 2025 places justice at the centre, not only as a goal but also as a vital part of enabling transformation,” says Centre Director Line Gordon, one of the report’s lead authors. www.stockholmresilience.org/5.5e96ff7d19...

Big Doughnutty News. Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨New @natureportfolio.nature.com cross-journal collection with @commsearth.nature.com, @natcomms.nature.com and Scientific Reports on Climate adaptation and resilience in urban and rural communities, with Guest Editors Chenghao Wang and Edmond Totin www.nature.com/collections/...

This story isn‘t about ‘the world‘s taste for soya‘, it‘s about the world‘s taste for meat. The vast majority of soya is grown for animal feed. Less than 10% is for direct human consumption. A shame it‘s not mentioned in the story. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Achieving climate, biodiversity & pollution goals — while upholding human rights — requires fundamental transformation of food systems. Ahead of COP30 in Brazil, IATP joins nearly 100 organizations in a global open letter calling for a just transition to agroecology. ➡️ www.reimaginefoodsystems.org

'It just so happened that farming practices still common at the time—including spring planting of cereals, limited pesticide use, hay production and mixed farming—afforded space and food for certain wild birds through their life cycles.' www.wingedgeographies.co.uk/post/inciden...

Europe is the world's fastest warming continent, with climate breakdown, environmental damage and biodiversity loss putting ways of life at risk, says new @eea.europa.eu report

🥗🫀On #WorldHeartDay, 20 organisations representing civil society, health associations and medical professionals say it loud: Europe cannot cut cardiovascular disease without tackling unhealthy diets! Read the letter 👉✉️ foodpolicycoalition.eu/wp-content/u...

Happy (?) 17th birthday to the excellent "Wake Up,Freak Out, then Get a Grip" video of @crisortunity.bsky.social Posted online Sept 29 2008 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnyL...

"Maintaining diversity within tree-based farming systems can provide households with more means to diversify their diets with foods from the farm & market. Preserving biodiversity within & around tree-based farming systems may also increase the availability of micronutrient-rich foods in the wild."

“It is increasingly indefensible for news coverage of climate change not to make it clear that this crisis is driven by very specific human activities – primarily burning fossil fuels. And in second place is food, agriculture, forestry.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...