Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture
Earth observations combined with other data contribute to crop monitoring to counter food insecurity, a commitment upheld by all states under Sustainable Development Goal 2, zero hunger.
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PLAY VIDEOGeorgia’s governor declared a state of emergency for 85 counties
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PLAY VIDEOTropical forests in Amazonia are being cleared rapidly, representing an important contribution to land-use and...
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PLAY VIDEOWidespread agricultural burning in Senegal and Mali combined with blowing dust to create hazy skies.
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PLAY VIDEOSeveral recent analyses have concluded that the higher temperatures expected in coming years — along...
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PLAY VIDEOAn extensively used weedkiller – Atrazine – has been found in streams and rivers throughout...
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PLAY VIDEOWorldwide demand for palm oil used in cooking, cosmetics, and “earth-friendly” biodiesel is driving logging...
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PLAY VIDEODemand for traditional medicines – which consumers feel is more holistic than Western medicine –...
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PLAY VIDEOJim Goodman of the Organic Consumers Association bursts the bubble on biofuels, highlighting their dubious...
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PLAY VIDEOAs illegal logging on private property becomes more widespread in the United States, states and...
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PLAY VIDEOThe city of Las Vegas, Nevada is planning to construct a $200 million, 30 story...
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PLAY VIDEOA report released on Wednesday by the Provisional High Authority on Genetically Modified Organisms lays...
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PLAY VIDEOCiting numerous problems with America’s cuurent agribusiness food systems, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey sees...
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PLAY VIDEOStan Cox and Wes Jackson warn that if we have to grow a crop of...
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PLAY VIDEOTwo studies published in the journal Science on thursday show that biofuels actually add more...
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PLAY VIDEOThe Bollworm – the bane of agribusiness cotton growers – has evolved resistance to genetically...
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PLAY VIDEOAccording to Wayne Esais' honeybees, big changes are underway in Maryland forests. The most important...
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PLAY VIDEOThe Group of Eight is considering passing international legislation allowing the prosecution of those found...
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PLAY VIDEOThe world’s first secure, deep-frozen repository for hundreds of thousands of seeds that underpin agricultural...
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PLAY VIDEOWalmart’s announcement that it’s store brand milk will now come from cows not treated with...
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PLAY VIDEOA report by the UK-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Indonesia’s Telapak shows that Vietnam’s...
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PLAY VIDEOYields in arguably the world’s most important food source – rice – will drop in...
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PLAY VIDEOThe government of Ecuador has filed a lawsuit against the government of Colombia in the...
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PLAY VIDEOSwedish researchers have found that some genetically modified plant seeds can persist in the soil...
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PLAY VIDEOThe Farm Bill – originally created as a safety net for farmers during the Depression...
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PLAY VIDEOIn the face of a potential collapse of the Chinook salmon run in the Sacramento...
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PLAY VIDEOAndrew Revkin of the New York Times discusses the potential environmental and ethical benefits of...
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PLAY VIDEOA comprehensive audit of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the food we eat shows that...
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PLAY VIDEOTesco announces that a range of its products will carry a label showing the size...
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PLAY VIDEOA new report by the Pew Commission says that as resources become less available in...
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PLAY VIDEOFinding that man-made dust in the U.S. Plains during the 1930’s helped turn a natural...
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PLAY VIDEOEvidence found at the oldest human settlement in the Americas hints that early Americans’ diets...
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PLAY VIDEOPlagues of locusts have descended upon Northwestern Afghanistan devastating agricultural fields and spurring officials to...
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PLAY VIDEOBycatch – the fish accidentally caught in nets that often end up dead – can...
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PLAY VIDEOIn an interview with Onnesha Roychoudhuri, Michael Pollan explains how his new book will show...
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PLAY VIDEOWhat’s in store when three of the world’s largest agri-biotech companies – BASF, Monsanto, and...
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PLAY VIDEOWeedy ancestors of our food crops, some scientists predict, will cope far better with coming...
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PLAY VIDEOKenya’s Mumias Sugar Company has gotten the okay to cover Kenya’s Tana River Delta –...
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PLAY VIDEOScientists have predicted that this year’s dead zone – an area of the Gulf of...
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PLAY VIDEOThe loss of billions of bees raises questions about our pesticide controls.
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PLAY VIDEOSwitching from beef to kangaroo burgers could significantly help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.