The Sustainable Development Goals, adopted last month by the UN General Assembly, include goals on ending hunger, promoting good nutrition and health, and making agriculture sustainable. The important contribution of forests in achieving these goals is becoming increasingly evident—and increasingly discussed, as food, land-use and nutrition experts work together to find integrated solutions. On World […]
This is a big year for the planet. Just look at the United Nations’ calendar. Just last week, the global community saw the launch of the U.N.’s new and ambitious 15-year Sustainable Development Goals. And in December, leaders will be convening at the U.N.’s Conference of Parties (COP) 21 in Paris with the hopes of […]
It’s the season for bountiful corn harvests. We consume corn in so many forms — for some, it constitutes a major part of a meal; for others, it provides fuel for an end of summer road trip. That’s right, the same starchy grain that nourishes us fuels our cars. How so? In the U.S., corn […]
