Food Security

Let the Oceans Help Solve Hunger Crisis

Andrew Sharpless | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Conservation, World Hunger Day, Ted Danson, Oceans, World Oceans Day, Fish, Food Security, Green News
Andrew Sharpless

What we have here is an opportunity to make a tangible difference in the battle against global hunger while restoring the health and bounty of the world's oceans. What a rare opportunity to benefit both man and ocean all at the same time.

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Foreign Aid and Trade: A Balanced Approach to Promote Greater Food Security

Eva M. Clayton | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Farming, Global Food Crisis, Hunger, World Hunger, Agriculture, Palm Oil, Food Security, G8 Summit, G8 Conference, Impact G8, G8, World News
Eva M. Clayton

This G8 summit was, yet again, a missed opportunity for international leaders to make a real commitment to long-term food security and support for African and developing world farmers.

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Urban Gleaners: Reducing Food Waste to Reduce Hunger (Video)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Children Hungry, Urban Gleaners, Food Insecurity, Food Rescuers, Food Pantry, Food for the Poor, Food Waste, Food for the Hungry, Food Bank, Food Security, Reducing Food Waste, Video, Green News
Rebecca Gerendasy

A simple idea that came out of hearing a story on the radio. For Tracy Oseran, it was something she had to do: help find and distribute food that would otherwise be thrown out.

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A New Commitment To Food Security From G8, But Empty Promises Remain

Tom Arnold | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: World Hunger, Africa Food Crisis, Ending World Hunger, Nutrition, Famine, Food Crisis, G8, Global Motherhood, Food Inequality, Food Security, Impact News
Tom Arnold

Among so many world leaders and high-level representatives from civil society and academia, I felt a sense of critical mass beginning to form in the fight to end global hunger.

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A New Alliance for the Future

Rep. Karen Bass | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: G8, Global Summit, New Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security, Nato G8 Summits Chicago, G8 Summit, Impact G8, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Impact News
Rep. Karen Bass

President Obama's New Alliance announcement is an acknowledgment that the global community is capable of achieving an enormous impact even in an economic environment where many nations are being forced to retreat from their promises.

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The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: Nothing New About Ignoring Africa's Farmers

Eric Holt Gimenez | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: G8, Hunger, Monsanto, Africa Hunger, Africa Food Crisis, New Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security, Africa Food Security, Africa Farmers, Food Security, World News
Eric Holt Gimenez

Neither governments nor global corporations bothered to consult with those who have the biggest stake in rebuilding agriculture in Africa: the farmers.

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Dear G8: Be Bold And Inclusive In Tackling Hunger

Samuel A. Worthington | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: G8, Hunger, Food Security, G8 Impact, G8 Summit, Global Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Insecurity, Global Health, Dear G8, Impact News
Samuel A. Worthington

As an amateur climber for 20 years, I learned that to scale daunting cliffs and ice, two core attributes are required -- courage and teamwork. You probably feel like you have been climbing your own mountain after two days of G8 talks at Camp David

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Food Security: A Ripe Opportunity For The G8

Bruce Campbell Ph.D. | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Food Insecurity, Dear G8, G8 Summit, G8, Food Security, Impact G8, Impact News
Bruce Campbell Ph.D.

Not only that we must redouble our efforts to increase our overall food production, but that we must do this with a smaller impact on the climate while promoting sustainable diets and uncovering new methods for efficient distribution and waste prevention.

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Obama To Pledge $3 Billion In Private Funding To Fight Hunger In Africa

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Video, Nato Summit 2012, Barack Obama G8, G8 Summit, President Barack Obama, L'Aquila Food Security Initiative, Food Security Africa, Africa, G8, Barack Obama Food Security, Obama, Barack Obama Africa, Barack Obama, Food Security, Impact News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday said the United States has a "moral imperative" to lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition ...

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To Fight Hunger, Inspire Youth

Paul Schickler | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: White House, G8, Global Hunger, Global Food Security, World Hunger, Farmers, Agriculture, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Dupont, Young Leaders, Barack Obama, Food Security, Impact News
Paul Schickler

There will be a significant audience missing from the G8 Summit symposium on food insecurity -- the people who are going to be responsible for feeding those additional two billion in 2050.

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We Need To Work Harder To Save 2.6 Million Children A Year From Nutrition-Related Deaths

Carole Presern | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Postnatal Care, G8 Summit, Infant Health, G8, Food Insecurity, Malnutrition, Global Health, Global Motherhood, Dear G8, Maternal Health, Prenatal Care, Food Security, Undernutrition, Impact G8, Impact News
Carole Presern

We hope G8 leaders commit to action and investment to improve nutrition for mothers and children during the critical 1,000 days from pregnancy to age 2, when nutrition can have a lifelong impact on a child's future in terms of both health and development.

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Imperiling People, Posterity, and the Planet

Robert Walker | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Population, Living Planet, Energy Prices, Climate Change, Commodity Prices, Biodiversity, Environment, Sustainability, Resource-Scarcity, Water Scarcity, Consumption, Ecological Footprint, Food Security, Green News
Robert Walker

John Beddington, the U.K.'s chief science adviser, three years ago gave a speech in which he warned that population growth, climate change, and the world's rising demand for food, energy, and water constituted a "perfect storm" that could destabilize the world by 2030, or sooner.

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Too Much at Stake: The G8's Responsibility to Tackle Child Hunger

Tom Arnold | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: G8, Famine, Scaling Up Nutrition, Food Security, Child Hunger G8, G8 Hunger, Impact G8, Nutrition G8, Impact News
Tom Arnold

The fight against hunger, especially child hunger, is at a critical crossroads. We have never had as much knowledge, evidence, political will and grassroots engagement as we do today to make malnutrition history.

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Will The G8 Be A Historic Success Or Just Another Meeting?

Neil Watkins | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Global Hunger, G8 Summit, G8 Hunger, Dear G8, World Hunger, G8, Nutrition, Food Insecurity, Malnutrition, Diet and Nutrition, Food Security, Impact News
Neil Watkins

There is no lack of motivation to address global hunger at this summit, but it is how they are going about it that is causing concern.

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A Mother's Toughest Question: How Will I Feed My Children?

Lane Hartill | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Dear G8, G8, Diet and Nutrition, Camp David, Food Insecurity, Hunger, Nutrition, Food Security, Global Motherhood, Impact News
Lane Hartill

President Obama, to borrow Dr. Martin Luther King's phrase, we are in the "fierce urgency of now." The G8 needs to find the political will to end malnutrition. Pledge to save 15 million children from chronic malnourishment. Don't just say it; do it.

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Put Nutrition And Hunger On G8 Table At Camp David

Samuel A. Worthington | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Malnutrition, G8, Hunger, Food Security, Camp David, Food Insecurity, Global Hunger, Dear G8, World Hunger, Nutrition, Impact News
Samuel A. Worthington

The G8 summit is expected to produce a new "food security initiative" which is likely to have a strong focus on the private sector's contribution to increasing food production and, we fear, not enough on nutrition.

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When Scientists Speak, Who Listens?

Robert Walker | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Planet Under Pressure, Population, Population Growth, Biodiversity, Royal Society, Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change, Resource-Scarcity, Consumption, Food Security, Climate Change Science, Science, Global Warming, Scientists, Green News
Robert Walker

If scientists get any media attention it's only because the science-deniers are ridiculing them. We live in the Era of Willful Ignorance. It is not only acceptable; it is fashionable to throw scientific caution to the wind.

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Feeding the World Through Smarter Agriculture

Mark Tercek | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Farming, The Nature Conservancy, Mississippi River, Green News, Cargill, Agribusiness, Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation, Fortune Brainstorm Green, Mark Tercek, Food Security, Impact News
Mark Tercek

How can we meet the world's increasing demands for food, water and energy without degrading the natural systems we depend on for survival?

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Sizzling Spring Temperatures Disrupt Plants, Destroys Food

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Greenhouse Gases, Wild Weather, Global Warming, Food Security, Climate Disruption, Global Warming Effects, Climate Change Dangers, Climate Change Effects, Climate Change Plants, Climate Change Food, Green News
Dr. Reese Halter

Nature is vividly showing us the unintended consequences of what spewing 82 million metric tons of greenhouse gases daily into our atmosphere: Climate disruption.

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Living on Planet Duggar

Robert Walker | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Planet-Under-Pressure-Conference, Population, Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change Denial, 19 Kids and Counting, Sustainable Energy, Climate Change, Michelle Duggar, Food Security, Michelle Duggar Overpopulation, Overpopulation, The Duggars, Green News
Robert Walker

Let's hope that Michelle Duggar knows vastly more about population and resources than all those scientists at "Planet under Pressure," a conference aimed at finding solutions to climate change and the challenge of feeding another 2.3 billion people by 2050.

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The Gravity of World Hunger Stats

Jesse Seaver | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Hunger, World Hunger, Ending World Hunger, Food Security, Malnutrition, World Food Programme, Impact News
Jesse Seaver

The hunger issue is one of the largest problems humanity is facing right now. Last week I wrote about how close to home the hunger issue is for all of...

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The Water-Energy-Food Security Challenge: America As The Global Savior?

Upmanu Lall | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Clean Water, Clean-Water, Water Security, World Water Day, Drinking Water, Water, Food Security, Impact-Earth-Day, Green-Earth-Day, Impact News
Upmanu Lall

Can the world support the aspirations for food and energy of 7 billion people? Will we meet the needs of the additional 2 billion people expected by 2050? The global water crisis is upon us, and it's time that the US played a direct role in sustainable development of the world's water and food.

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Global Food Security: The Biggest Challenge for Our World

Richard Attias | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Yemen, Somalia, Unicef, Un, Global Food Security, US Department of Agriculture, Famine, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Impact News
Richard Attias

As climate change affects weather patterns across the globe, and political tensions flare up, food security will become one of the most pressing issues for the world's leaders to deal with.

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Arise Honors Earth's Female Caretakers

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Arise, Environmentalism, Documentary, Darryl Hannah, Food Security, Arise Documentary, Environmental Issues, Environmental Documentaries, Environmental Protection, Video, Green News
Georgianne Nienaber

Arise is both a documentary and an ethnographic study of women from around the world who share a profound intellectual and spiritual understanding of what it takes to live in harmony with the environment.

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How Saving the Oceans Can Feed the World

Ted Danson | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: World Oceans Summit, Fishing, Ocean Conservation, Singapore, Overfishing, Food Security, Green News
Ted Danson

By restoring and strengthening natural marine systems, we can help feed people far into the future. It's a win/win situation. We simply need to put in place smart, low-cost, science-based policies on national levels that protect wild fish.

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