Nitrogen footprint warning from European agency
Guardian Unlimited | 10 Apr 2011
New study says nitrogen pollution costs every person in Europe £650 a year in damage to water, climate, health and wildlife. Nitrogen pollution is costing every person in Europe up to £650 a year in damage to water, climate, health and wildlife, a study warns. Scientists behind the research said nitrogen was needed as fertiliser to help feed a growing world population - but suggested that eating less meat could reduce the amount of pollution caused by agriculture.
 England | Agriculture and Fisheries | Biodiversity | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Health

Sales of organic products in UK fall by 5.9%
Guardian Unlimited | 04 Apr 2011
Sales of organic food, drink and textiles fall as producers battle against the downturn in demand, say Soil Association. Sales of organic products have fallen by 5.9% in the UK over the past year as producers continued to battle against the downturn in consumer demand and challenging trading...
 England | United Kingdom | Agriculture and Fisheries | Biodiversity | Economy

Britain adds voice to criticism of EU GM crop plans
Reuters | 14 Mar 2011
Britain became the latest European Union country on Thursday to raise serious doubts over proposals to let EU governments decide individually whether to grow or ban genetically modified (GM) crops.
 Climate Change | United Kingdom | Agriculture and Fisheries

Eco-farming can double food output by poor: U.N.
Reuters | 08 Mar 2011
Many farmers in developing nations can double food production within a decade by shifting to ecological agriculture from use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, a U.N. report showed on Tuesday.
 Agriculture | Agrochemicals | Economics and the Environment | Initiatives

Plan to end discards protects fishermen for the long haul
Guardian Unlimited | 01 Mar 2011
Throwing away thousands of tonnes of fish is unacceptable. At last the problem is getting a serious airing in Brussels. Half of the fish caught in the North Sea today are thrown away, dead, because of an EU fisheries policy that is no longer fit for purpose. We can all agree that the system is broken - throwing away thousands of tonnes of edible fish is unacceptable. But on Tuesday we heard a bold proposal from the European commission that would aim to eliminate discards.
 United Kingdom | Biodiversity and Trade | Business and Industry | Environmental Impacts | Fisheries | Marine Life

Environment lobbyists hopeful of WTO fish deal
Reuters | 17 Feb 2011
Environmental activists are hopeful that negotiations at the World Trade Organization to curb fisheries subsidies, especially those on fuel, can produce a deal that will help end overfishing.
 Climate Change | Agriculture and Fisheries | Biodiversity | Economy

Growing Valentine's Day roses harming Kenya's ecological site
Guardian Unlimited | 14 Feb 2011
Supermarkets eager to meet demand for cheap flowers urged to show more concern for the environment. Consumer appetite for cut-price Kenyan roses for Valentine's Day is "bleeding the country dry" by threatening the region's precarious ecology. University of Leicester ecology and conservation...
 Agriculture | Biodiversity | Conservation | Economy | Environmental Awareness | Education

Eating new species of fish is not the answer
Guardian Unlimited | 28 Jan 2011
What constitutes victory for Hugh's Fish Fight? Getting people excited about fish isn't exactly easy. But somehow Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Channel 4 have managed to do it, bringing a new level of public scrutiny to the plight of fish stocks. Hugh's Fish Fight campaign already has more than 600,000 signatures, and now has big retailers promising to change their labelling and sourcing policies.
 England | United Kingdom | Agriculture and Fisheries | Biodiversity | Economy

Soil Association given libel warning after objection to huge pig farm
Guardian Unlimited | 18 Jan 2011
Carter-Ruck denies stifling debate after group that opposed factory for 25,000 animals gets 'chilling' letter. When a charity objected to plans for a pig factory for up to 25,000 animals, they expected a fight. But now the battle looks likely to intensify after the leading London lawyers...
 England | United Kingdom | Agriculture and Fisheries

Princes tinned tuna linked to mass shark deaths as Tesco does u-turn
Greenpeace UK | 09 Jan 2011
Princes – who sell more tinned tuna than any other company in the UK – have been caught using a fishing method which is responsible for catching sharks and turtles, and possibly even dolphins, a new report reveals today. The food and drink company, owned by Japanese giant Mitsubishi, has been...
 Agriculture and Fisheries | Biodiversity and Trade | Economy