Seaspiracy: Shocking Revelations but Wrong Data and Wrong Message
After the award-winning 2014 Cowspiracy documentary funded by Leonardo di Caprio and the 2017 What The Health film, now we have from the same people Seaspiracy - out on Netflix since 24 March 2021. Cowspiracy argued that animal farming is
Sustainable Fisheries: Tackling Malnutrition and Deficiencies in One Go
Zero hunger is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and it continues to receive a lot of attention because the number of people affected by hunger increased by 38 million to 815 million between 2015 and 2016.
Cyclone Ockhi: An Eye-opener For Greater Safety At Sea
Editors note: This article was co-written by Anne De Lannoy and Jane Kronner. In late 2017, Cyclone Ockhi sank or damaged nearly 500 fishing boats off the southern coast of India, leaving more than 350 people from the country’s Tamil Nadu
Small-Scale Fisheries: Sustainable Coastal Development’s Urgent (and Unknown) Frontier
Last fall, Rare and photojournalist Jason Houston teamed up to create a photo series documenting the lives of people from the Caringo Island fishing community in the Philippines. We wanted to introduce American audiences to the fishing boats, markets, kitchens, and
To Feed the World in a Changing Climate, Agriculture Must Change Now
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY, ASTRID AGOSTINI, A SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE FAO .THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES HERE. In 2015, the international community adopted the
SDG 14: Growing Blue Oceans
Editor’s Note: SDG 14 is the fifth piece in a series in collaboration with the FAO exploring the Sustainable Development Goals. See the introduction to the series here. Striking the right balance between nourishing people and nurturing the planet is perhaps nowhere more
Overfishing, Climate Change and Hunger
Overfishing, climate change and hunger is what you call a "triple whammy"on the planet. You may wonder what they have in common, but at the United Nations, no one doubts that the three are dramatically inter-linked. The point was forcefully made