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Ghana is one of the world's most important cocoa producers. Ahtziri Gonzalez, CIFOR

Are chocolates forever?

Looking at the future of cocoa in the contexts of biodiversity conservation and globalization in the ancient Asante Kingdom of Ghana.

 
The ACE stoves are designed to provide clean, smokeless energy for cooking in off-the-grid communities in Africa and Asia. Photo courtesy of African Clean Energy

How can clean stoves contribute to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Social enterprise African Clean Energy combines solar power with cooking devices to deliver clean energy to off-the-grid communities.

 
Raíces de los bosques de manglares a lo largo de la costa en el Parque Nacional de Bali Occidental en Indonesia. La nación archipiélago alberga casi un cuarto de todos los manglares del mundo. Aulia Erlangga, CIFOR

Mangrove forests: the muddy mazes that stash carbon and hide secrets

The benefits of mangrove forests are often overlooked, despite the fact that they're some of the most biodiverse and carbon-rich landscapes on Earth.

 
A woman cleans maize, a staple food crop in Ghana. Axel Fassio, CIFOR

Ways COVID-19 could lead to less hunger in Africa

New report looks at the pandemic’s effects on nutrition and hunger in Africa, and how lessons learned could lead to a better-fed future.

 
A satellite image from the European Space Agency color-codes different vegetative areas, helping inform watering methods to protect agriculture from effects of climate change. European Space Agency, Flickr

Fact-checking Michael Moore, green stimulus and video calls with eels

In this news roundup: Norway divests from oil sands, Michael Moore documentary sparks controversy, and how solar and wind became cheaper than coal and gas.

 
Yogurt is fermented by adding bacterial cultures to dairy or non-dairy milks. Nasir Khan, Flickr

What fermented foods can do for you

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Fermentation, a process of breaking down chemicals, has been used as a food preservation technique for centuries and is now attracting new enthusiasm from consumers across the globe. Jim Fischer, Flickr

How fermentation’s new heyday is benefitting human and planetary health

How a revival of ancient fermentation methods to preserve food is boosting immune systems, reducing food waste and capturing markets.

 

What is the effect of a pandemic on the global food supply system?

In conversation with Lawrence Haddad, executive director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, about COVID-19 and the global food supply system.

 
Organic vs. conventional fruits. Marco Verch, Flickr

10 foods you should buy organic

When it comes to purchasing organic vs. conventional produce, how do you decide? Here's a list of the top-10 foods to be sure and purchase pesticide-free.

 
organic onion bulbs

The forward movement of organic and agroecological farming

It’s taken a century to establish the organic foods sector. Now, as climate change increasingly threatens food sources, what role must organics play?

 
A wheat field at sunrise on Bob Quinn's farm in Big Sandy, Montana. Hilary Page

The future of food is ancient, according to Bob Quinn

A Q&A with one of the U.S.’s foremost ancient grain farmers on why modern agriculture must merge with organic farming in order to survive climate change.

 

Into the great unknown of terrestrial dark matter: fungi

We know little about some 94 percent of fungi species, which could hold answers for everything from needed medecines to better carbon sequestration.

 
The head of a black soldier, fly, which is often used to convert compost into animal feed. Thomas Shahan, Flickr

The buzzing potential of insect farms

The rapidly growing industry of insect farms is seeing protein-rich bugs are increasingly filling feeding troughs for more sustainable livestock.

 
Cranberry beans, endemic to Colombia, offer nearly as much protein as beef and often come from more sustainable growth practices. Ann Larie Valentine, Flickr

12 alternative proteins for climate-friendly diets

Forego the meat and make your diet more sustainable with these alternative proteins, cropping up in every part of the world.

 

Forgotten Forests

Landscape News' Forgotten Forests series explores the planet’s most precious – yet neglected – tropical forests, and why they must be remembered.

 

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