Agriculture

September 14, 2021

Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and COVID-19: Sept 7 and 14

In the run up to the UN Food Systems Summit, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP) offer a webinar series, Sep 7 and 14, to hear Indigenous Peoples in Perú, Kenya, India and China discuss resilient food systems.

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Drought And Climate Change Spur Roundups of U.S. Wild Horses

"Across the U.S. West this summer, helicopters buzz low, herding thousands of wild horses into gated areas. The roundups, made necessary by the devastating effects of wildfire and drought, show how climate change is endangering the iconic wild horses, livestock and other wildlife, according to ranchers, activists and the U.S. government."

Source: Reuters, 09/02/2021
September 23, 2021

2021 UN Food Systems Summit

The Summit will take place virtually during the UN General Assembly in NY. Media accreditation deadline is Sep 20. Beginning Sep 6, each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals will be spotlighted daily to show how food systems play a defining role in achieving the SDGs by 2030; interviewees available.

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September 15, 2021

SEJ Webinar: Food and Farming in a Warming World

Join SEJ Sep 15, ahead of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, for a discussion with policymakers, experts and journalists covering food, farming and climate to discuss the questions, data and story ideas that will engage your editors and your audience. 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.

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California Builds A ‘Noah’s Ark’ To Protect Wildlife From Extinction

"It was just before sunrise in July when the botanists Naomi Fraga and Maria Jesus threw on backpacks and crunched their way across a brittle alkaline flat in the hottest corner of the Mojave Desert. Their mission: to rescue a tiny plant teetering on the brink of extinction."

Source: LA Times, 09/01/2021

"Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Rule Governing Water Pollution"

"A federal judge on Monday struck down a Trump-era environmental rule that drastically limited federal restrictions against pollution of millions of streams, wetlands and marshes across the country."

Source: NYTimes, 08/31/2021

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