This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the International Day for Biological Diversity, we caught up with Dave Hodson, senior scientist at CIMMYT: The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, to discuss why conservation may be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The algorithm could lead to more timely emergency response and planning. Researchers incorporated the architecture of city drainage systems and readings from flood gauges into a comprehensive statistical framework. With…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investments in nature-based solutions must triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2050, a new report urges, warning of irreversible damage to economies, the planet and humanity if the status quo…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the most expensive Wall Street shareholder battles on record could signal a big shift in how hedge funds and other investors view sustainability. Exxon Mobil Corp. has been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent report published by the venture capital firm AgFunder finds that 2020 was a record-breaking year for investments in agricultural and food technologies (AgriFoodTech). Investments made in the fiscal year 2020 were estimated…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the country, communities are threatened by drinking water problems. Data on drinking water pollution is generally not well tracked by governments, due, in part, to the many and varied…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hurricanes and tropical storms are estimated to cost the U.S. economy more than US$50 billion yearly in damage from winds and flooding. And as these storms travel across the Atlantic,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fish and other aquatic foods are integral to diets for more than 1 billion people worldwide. Most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Plant disease surveillance, improved detection systems, and global predictive disease modeling are necessary to mitigate future disease outbreaks and protect the global food supply, according to a team of researchers.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Gulf of California – a sea near the western border of the U.S. and Mexico – is home to some of the world’s most incredible underwater landscapes. It generates…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Seven of the United Kingdom’s 10 wettest years on record have occurred since 1998. Its wettest winter in history came in 2013, and the next wettest in 2015. In a…
In a recent Food Tank interview, Seventh Generation’s Martin Wolf argues that a systems change is needed to make the private sector more sustainable. Founded in 1988, Seventh Generation is…