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Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) and ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) chew over the week’s news.



SHORT PICKS

Adapting to climate change needs our "urgent, unswerving attention" says National Trust

Cities and regions lead the way on real food and climate action

Forestry leaders must improve public perception of Sitka



LONGER CONVERSATIONS

Buried Environment Agency report shows toxic sludge is being spread on UK farmland

Landmark ruling has far-reaching implications for UK’s polluted rivers

Conflict over land will increase unless global demand is reduced

Scientific censorship is often self-inflicted and it’s on the rise



POLICY

Efra Committee criticises incoherent approach to food policy across government






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Features interviews with:

John Willis from Planet Tracker,

Chris Uttley from Stroud District Council,

And Tom Munro from Dorset National Landscape.

More land news at 8point9.com


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Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) and ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) chew over the week's news.

PHIL'S PICKS

Higher consumption of UPFs increases the risk of cancer and long-term heart conditions

https://8point9.com/higher-consumption-of-upfs-increases-the-risk-of-cancer-and-long-term-heart-conditions/

Investigating the “halo effect” of food claims

https://8point9.com/investigating-the-halo-effect-of-food-claims/

Nitrogen fertiliser production outstrips global needs and exceeds planetary boundaries

https://8point9.com/nitrogen-fertiliser-production-outstrips-global-needs-and-exceeds-planetary-boundaries/

FFINLO'S PICKS

Diverse forests hold huge carbon potential if well managed

https://8point9.com/diverse-forests-hold-huge-carbon-potential-if-well-managed/

#GetFairAboutFarming petition hits 75,000 signatures

https://8point9.com/getfairaboutfarming-petition-hits-75000-signatures/

THE BIGGER STORIES

Ruth Chambers, Green Alliance, New Defra Secretary

https://8point9.com/ruth-chambers-green-alliance-new-defra-secretary/

Patrick Holden, A farmer’s view, New Secretary of State

https://8point9.com/patrick-holden-a-farmers-view-new-secretary-of-state/

AIC calls for independent committee to boost sustainable food security

https://8point9.com/aic-calls-for-independent-committee-to-boost-sustainable-food-security/

The Wildlife Trusts lists the UK’s Government’s broken promises to nature

https://8point9.com/the-wildlife-trusts-lists-the-uks-governments-broken-promises-to-nature/


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Interviews with:

Ruth Chambers from the Green Alliance.

Patrick Holden from the Sustainable Food Trust.

And Leonardo Gava from the Climate Bonds Initiative


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Phil's choices

UK must double fruit and veg production to divert from “bleak” future

https://8point9.com/uk-must-double-fruit-and-veg-production-to-divert-from-bleak-future/



Genetic discovery promises high-iron vegetables and cereals

https://8point9.com/genetic-discovery-promises-high-iron-vegetables-and-cereals/



Milestone reached in evidencing sustainability credentials of Welsh upland farms

https://8point9.com/milestone-reached-in-evidencing-sustainability-credentials-of-welsh-upland-farms/



ffinlo's choices

Government communication hampering avian flu control measures

https://8point9.com/government-communication-hampering-avian-flu-control-measures/



Free comic book features flood management

https://8point9.com/free-comic-book-to-engage-young-people-around-flood-management/



Government complacent over rural mental health

https://8point9.com/government-complacent-over-rural-mental-health/



Main conversations

Landmark report shifts focus from food system emissions to fossil-fuel reliance

https://8point9.com/landmark-report-shifts-focus-from-food-system-emissions-to-fossil-fuel-reliance/



Historic herbivore densities could be substantially higher than thought

https://8point9.com/historic-herbivore-densities-could-be-substantially-higher-than-thought/



Experts predict “catastrophic ecosystem collapse” of UK forests within 50 years

https://8point9.com/experts-predict-catastrophic-ecosystem-collapse-of-uk-forests-within-50-years/


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In 8.9 Newsweek:

Interviews with Patty Fong from the Global Alliance for the Future of Food & Sara Grady from British Pasture Leather.

And a discussion about Patty's new report, Power Shift -Why we need to wean industrial food systems off fossil fuels.




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