Central to the survival of small and mid-scale farmers is their right to save, use, exchange and sell their own seeds — that ...

This memo is an attempt to draw attention to the international policy-level challenges impacting Farmers’ Seed Systems ...

Factory farms -- giant livestock farms also known as feedlots that house thousands of cows, chickens or pigs -- produce staggering amounts of animal wastes. As a new NRDC report shows, the way these ...

Forestland ownership patterns can have a significant impact on the long-term continuance of large tracts of forestland as diverse natural forests. In recent years, there has been something of a ...

A report examining the extensive habitat destruction occurring in the United States, and identifying the 21 most endangered ecosystems. Ecological importance, as well as political and economic ...

NSW farmers face major hike in water costs About 50 farmers on the New South Wales north coast are facing the prospect of a 3,000 to 4,000 per cent increase in their water charges. The irrigators ...

At the Doha WTO Ministerial Conference, the WTO Members took the unprecedented step of adopting a special declaration on issues related to the Agreement on TRIPS and Public Health. Discussion on this ...

This spreadsheet provides detailed information for each of the privatized water systems around the United States. The survey data will also be made available as an online, interactive map so that site ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The all-American hamburger isn't all American anymore. McDonald's is joining Burger King, Wendy's and other fast-food chains in importing beef from Australia and New Zealand because ...

Giant sequoia trees are tough, long-lived organisms. Their survival strategy, perfected over millions of years, is to live for dozens of centuries. Most everyone knows this, but much of what the trees ...

This article aims to provide scientific information and resources to help communities and individuals make informed decisions about environmental and public health issues. The mission is to foster ...

Point of contention for administration and lawmakers AT ODDS: Congress and the Bush administration disagree over potential adjustments in the farm bill, written in 2002 and set to expire this year.