In Africa, 'green revolution' policies are enriching food giants, while increasing hunger and squeezing out small farmers
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Metabolic Rifts
Amazon deforestation: A time bomb for new pandemics
Environmental destruction strengthens existing diseases and exposes humans to new pathogens
Carbon Budget Shrinking
1.5°C global heating likely to be locked in by 2030
The world has less than a decade to reach 'net zero' emissions - and even then warming could continue
Reading Matters
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, November 2023
Six important new books. Ultra-processed food. Climate History. Sanitation crisis. Nuclear cleanup. Venezuela’s communes. Basic Income.
Global Heating
The warmest September on record, by a large margin
Unprecedented temperatures mean 2023 is on track to be the warmest year since records began
Agriculture
Could small farmers feed the world?
The claim that small farms produce 70% of all food is a myth ... but in a different social order they might produce more than that
Metabolic Rifts
More on the Insect Apocalypse
New research shows insect decline poses major threat to important tropical crops
Disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop losses over 30 years
Disaster events increase in frequency, intensity and complexity, and impacts worsen worldwide
Greenwashed Agriculture
How not to feed a hungry planet
India's fertilizer-intensive 'Green Revolution' is a warning, not a blueprint
Social Murder
Above 1.5°C, heat and humidity can be deadly for billions
New research shows human tolerance for global heating is lower than previously thought