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WTO Deal on Fishing Subsidies May Reduce Ocean Overfishing [1]

A new World Trade Organization agreement to limit global overfishing may yield important stories for environmental journalists, as billions of people around the world rely on already heavily exploited fish stocks as their main source of protein. This Backgrounder offers details on the pact and how it tries to address the problem, while providing resources for your reporting.

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Economy & Business [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Food [8]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [15]
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Asia [18]
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Offshore Fish Farms: Source Of Food Production - Or Of Ocean Pollution? [21]

"Deep-sea aquaculture is proliferating around the planet, promising to ‘feed the world’. Yet many fear the harm this new frontier could wreak on marine life".

Fish & Fisheries [7]
Food [8]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [20]
International [17]
Source: Guardian [23], 07/20/2022
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July 27, 2022

Dishing the Truth: How Conflict, Climate & COVID-19 Impact Food Systems [24]

Tough crises threaten our global food systems, with potentially devastating consequences for human, animal and environmental health. Join Internews’ President Jeanne Bourgault for a conversation with journalist Thin Lei Win to discuss the global food shortage and how journalists can better cover it. 12:00-12:30 p.m. ET.

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Agriculture [26]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [4]
Food [8]
Journalism & Media [10]
People & Population [28]

Record-Breaking Seafood Production Must See ‘Blue Transformation’: FAO [29]

"Nearly one in four people across the planet don’t have access to a nutritious diet. But the latest “State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” (SOFIA) report by the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) outlines a “blue transformation” with the potential to take the edge off critical food security issues."

Fish & Fisheries [7]
Food [8]
Public [20]
International [17]
Source: Mongabay [30], 07/12/2022
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Farmers Markets Offer Many Local Environmental Stories [31]

Reporters needn’t always go far and wide to find environment angles. A case in point is your local farmers market, which can yield a variety of food-related stories, ranging from food justice and urban agriculture to pesticides and organics. That and a few tasty samples on the side. TipSheet takes a stroll through the aisles for the backstory, plus reporting resources and story ideas.

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Activism [33]
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"Zimbabwe's Drought-Hit Farmers Fear Hunger After Poor Maize Harvest" [36]

"Drought-ruined crops and a government mandate to sell harvests to the state raise fears of food insecurity".

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [37]
Food [8]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [20]
Africa [38]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [39], 07/01/2022
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"Niger Is In The Eye Of The Climate Crisis – And Children Are Starving" [40]

"Aguié’s clinic is full of malnourished children, with more dying in villages, as the global food crisis worsens years of drought".

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [37]
Food [8]
Public [20]
Africa [38]
Source: Guardian [41], 06/22/2022
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"The Race Against Time To Breed A Wheat To Survive The Climate Crisis" [42]

"Scientists are testing forgotten wheat varieties from across the world to find those with heat- and drought-tolerant traits".

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [37]
Food [8]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]
Source: Guardian [43], 06/13/2022
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"‘We Buried Him and Kept Walking’: Children Die as Somalis Flee Hunger" [44]

"The worst drought in four decades and a sharp rise in food prices caused by the war in Ukraine have left almost half of Somalia’s people facing acute food shortages."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [37]
Disasters [27]
Food [8]
Military [45]
Public [20]
Africa [38]
Source: NYTimes [46], 06/13/2022
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"What Are Millets And Can They Help Create Global Food Security?" [47]

"The Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed food insecurity onto the table. Could an overlooked cereal help steady the situation and feed the global population in an era of climate crisis?"

Agriculture [26]
Disasters [27]
Food [8]
Public [20]
International [17]
Source: DW [48], 06/10/2022
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