Food & Agriculture
Patents for Crop Genes Tolerant of Climate Change Tops 530
A report on patents related to "climate-ready" crops looks at which companies are filing the patents and how such crops, while providing food in extreme conditions, could hurt certain countries and people. Read More
Research Shows Large-Scale Farming Causes Major Amazon Forest Loss
A University of Maryland-led study of Amazon deforestation in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso shows that direct conversion of forest to cropland in the state totaled over 2000 sq. miles (540,000 hectares) during 2001-2004, peaking in 2003 at 23 percent of all deforestation for that year. Read More
Show Me the Money
Published July 2006, this 47-page summary report synthesizes more than 1,000 pages of research from the mainstream financial analyst community. Read More
Wal-Mart Sets 100% Sustainable Fish Target for North America
Wal-Mart has pledged to source all of its wild-caught fresh and frozen fish for the North American market from fisheries that meet the Marine Stewardship Council's independent environmental standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. Read More
Australian National Carbon Accounting System Tools
Land managers in Australia will be able to monitor the effects of farming and forestry on greenhouse gas emissions using their own computer, thanks to these tools. Read More
Energy Efficiency Programs in Agriculture: Design, Success, and Lessons Learned
January 2005 report reviews a total of 52 existing programs promoting energy efficiency in the U.S. agriculture sector. Read More
Eating Up The Earth: How Sustainable Food Systems Shrink Our Ecological Footprint
Looks at the ecological and social impacts of conventional agriculture and food production and offers ideas on how to reduce its impact. Read More
Farmers Support Renewable Energy Standards
Report shows that agricultural organizations across the U.S. are joining this growing trend. Read More
Towards Implementing Carbon Markets in Agriculture
Working paper compares three policy mechanisms that appropriately incorporate the potentially temporary nature of carbon sinks. Read More
Agricultural Applications of Solar Energy
U.S. DOE fact sheet briefly discusses a few applications of solar energy technologies in agriculture. Read More