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Original post on The Conversation  Coffee demand around the world is shifting. More than 90 percent of adult Canadians drink coffee and Europe still accounts for almost one-third of the coffee consumed worldwide. In the last five years,  China has doubled its consumption. In addition, several recent studies suggest coffee is a healthy choice, possibly one factor in […]

Stakeholders in the agriculture and health sectors of the Nigerian economy have canvassed for the fortification of micronutrients in staple foods to stem the ugly effect of hidden hunger. They made the call on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, during the maiden international conference on Food Security and Hidden Hunger organized by the Faculty of Agriculture,

There’s a lot to be mad about in the world today. (Think: Trump, Congress, Harvey Weinstein, the wage gap… you get the idea.) Which might be why this new video is really resonating with us. Beyoncé lent her song “Freedom” to the #FreedomForGirls campaign just in time for today’s International Day of the Girl . It features

We screened Nowhere To Run at Civic Innovation Lab,  a hub in Abuja aimed at harnessing innovation, and technology to provide effective solutions to pressing social and environmental issues. Many of our guests arrived early and were so eager to see the movie. Our Abuja team lead, Stacy Ewah, anchored the event, we received a

Original post by Elena Kosolapova, for IISD Recent initiatives promoting climate change adaptation have featured small-scale farmers’ efforts in Colombia’s agriculture sector, forest experts’ call for climate finance and reduction of legal barriers to commercial tree growing in Africa, and a series of publications on integrating biodiversity conservation and adaptation. With the support of the private

By Jennifer A. Wagner-Lawlor for Plastic Pollution Coalition They came from Pakistan and Syria, the four refugees I met in Mytilene, a small city on the east coast of Greece, on the island of Lesbos. The conference I was attending in May was hosted by the International Small Islands Association and focused, a bit ironically,

Original post by EILLIE ANZILOTTI for Fast Company We suck. Some of us suck more than others, but really, we all do, or have at sometime. We suck because collectively, we toss 28 billion pounds of plastic into the oceans each year. We suck because those bits of floating trash, like six-pack rings and soda bottles, are strangling fish and sea

Is it easy- if at all possible- to live without using any waste? DW explores the lives of some ‘eco-freaks’ and some interesting individuals and communities in that have developed creative ways to reduce their eco-footprints and a particularly interesting author who is way ahead of the rest of us, he is living ‘A beautiful

Original post by Chris McLaren for Sustainable Brands Consumers increasingly want to buy from brands that are environmentally responsible – and many forward-thinking companies have responded by embracing sustainability. However, there remains a disconnect between sustainability pursuits and the extent to which companies share their journey with consumers. There is abundant research showing consumer support for

Original post by Delia Paul for IISD Water professionals and leaders discussed how principles for managing and governing water can be implemented in relation to food security and resilient cities, at recent meetings in Milan, Italy and Marseilles, France. Participants at a two-day conference under the auspices of the Italian Presidency of the G7 discussed water-related