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Climate change
Has the DfE’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy really addressed the problems we face?
In April, the UK Government’s Department of Education launched the Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, which sets out how the UK ...
A mixed picture: Climate change mitigation, carbon and greenwashing
At least this much is clear: the only way to tackle the climate crisis is a global effort to reduce CO2 levels in the air and to do it fa...
SFT welcomes latest IPCC report
The Sustainable Food Trust has welcomed the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Oases in the desert: The farmers regenerating the landscape in southern Spain
Hester van Hensbergen writes about an association of farmers and producers in southern Spain who are advocating and practicing regenerati...
Livestock and food security: A contested relationship
Robert Barbour takes a look at the complex relationship between livestock and food security and the role of some animal products in susta...
Farming in a warming world
As we consider what a post-pandemic world might look like, all eyes are now on our world leaders and how we confront the critical issue o...
Fincastle: Sustainable hill farming is the future
Silvopasture in the uplands increases biodiversity, carbon sequestration and overall viability, writes Robert Barbour.
Sustainable Food Trust at COP26
The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Glasgow during the first two weeks of November 2021. We will be joining ...
Heat resilience in North America’s Pacific Northwest: A case for urban agriculture
Urban agriculture provides a unique nature-based solution that could contribute to heat resilience and ‘marry the goals of both climate a...
How warming seas are impacting fisheries across the globe
With climate change becoming visibly evident, we are seeing its impact around the world, not just on land, but also in the ocean. Water t...
How can we make education for sustainable development a reality?
We need to change our relationship with the natural world, and education plays a critical role in enabling that shift. Richard Dunne expl...
The Story of Our Food: Understanding food systems through education
Tessa Van Eijsden shares her thoughts on food education, highlighting the importance of understanding bigger picture when it comes to foo...