Nearly 10 per cent of marine life threatened with extinction – Red List
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution are “devastating” marine life, with nearly a tenth of underwater plants and animals assessed so far threatened with extinction, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed on Friday. The report’s release coincides with a UN summit on nature in Montreal where […]
Overfishing on the rise as global consumption climbs – UN agency
London, UKReuters More than a third of the fish stocks around the world are being overfished and the problem is particularly acute in developing countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said in a report on Monday. The FAO said in a biennial report that tackling the issue would require several measures including stronger […]
WOW!: FISH IN FASHION – SCIENTISTS AND DESIGNERS CREATE PRODUCTS TO SOOTHE STRESSED OCEANS
THIN LEI WIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on some fishy fashion…
Ocean could provide over six times more food than it does today
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation The ocean could provide over six times more food than it does now with better management and more technological innovation, scientists said on Tuesday, adding that boosting cultivation of bivalves like mussels and clams could be especially beneficial. They estimated the oceans could provide more than two thirds of the animal […]
ESSAY: THE SOLUTION TO HIDDEN HUNGER IN MANY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIES JUST OFFSHORE
In an article first published on The Conversation, CHRISTINA HICKS, of Lancaster University, ANDREW THORNE-LYMAN, of Johns Hopkins University, and PHILIPPA COHEN, of James Cook University, look at how fish could be used to tackle the world’s “hidden hunger”…
Plenty more fish in the sea? Not for the poor and hungry, researchers say
RomeThomson Reuters Foundation Swapping fish for meat to help combat climate change risks exacerbating hunger in Africa, from where fish is increasingly exported to wealthy nations instead of providing key vitamins to malnourished local people, experts warned on Wednesday. Some consumers in rich countries are shunning meat in favour of other forms of protein, including […]
HEALTH INSIGHT: THE BEST FOODS TO EAT FOR A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP
UK dietician SOPHIE MEDLIN, in an article first published on The Conversation, recommends her top foods for a peaceful sleep…
World’s fish consumption unsustainable, UN warns
Thomson Reuters Foundation A third of the world’s oceans are overfished and fish consumption is at an all-time high, raising fears over the sustainability of a key source of protein for millions around the world, the United Nations warned in a report on Monday. Overfishing is particularly bad in parts of the developing world where […]