http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/7 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161347/1/7 Malaysian palm oil exported for use in food, biofuels and cosmetics is far from "green", contrary to claims by Malaysian producers, according to a report released today. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84344 Growing coffee in the shade is a green Latin American technique that will provide a buffer against the ravages of climate change in the coming decades, says of new report. From: EurekAlert http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84327 Europe needs to intensify actions to adapt to climate change impacts, says a new report which you can download free. From: European Environment Agency http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84326 With a predicted sea level rise of one metre by 2100, Vietnam may end up being one of the nations worst hit by climate change. Such a rise would affect five percent of the land area, 11 percent of the population and seven percent of the agriculture. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84289 The Global Crop Diversity Trust is searching worldwide crop collections for the traits that could arm agriculture against the impact of future changes. From: Terra Daily http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84246 'Energy grasses', grown specifically to generate power, are attracting excitement as an alternative energy source, but some of the claims are greatly exaggerated, says Jiang Gaoming. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84232 People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help tackle climate change, says Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. From: The Observer http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84216 Florence Wambugu, a Kenyan plant pathologist and virologist and chief executive of Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International, is living proof of the need for determination when changing things for the better in Africa. + The Yara Prize Laureates 2008 http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83879 Kenya has approved a controversial biofuel project that environmentalists say could destroy some of the country's most pristine wetlands. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83744 As a deadly new strain of Black Stem Rust devastates wheat harvests across Africa and Arabia, and threatens the staple food supply of a billion people from Egypt to Pakistan, the areas where potentially crop and life-saving remnant wild wheat relatives grow are only minimally protected. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160440/1/7 UN Security Council needs to discuss the current global food crisis and take corrective measures before the situation goes out of hand. Experts feel that the UN body must recognise that war and civil strife cannot be prevented without addressing social and economic conditions. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160426/1/7 New mobile text message service called Reuters Market Light has made it easier for poor farmers in western India to get farm-related information. By subscribing to the service they can get regular updates on their mobiles about weather forecasts, pest attacks and daily market prices for their produce. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160347/1/7 UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not reined in soon, warned a top expert responsible for reporting to the United Nations on human rights violations. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/160255/1/7 BANGKOK, Apr 29 (IPS) - As if the burdens they shoulder are not enough, Asia's women are being compelled to bear the additional weight of rising food prices, say women's rights activists from across the region. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160207/1/7 WASHINGTON, Apr 28 (OneWorld) - Far away and close to home the growing world food crisis is taking a toll. While Americans are increasingly shocked at their rising grocery bills, hunger threatens lives and stability in several developing countries.