While the current approach to UK agricultural economics focuses on a growth in outputs and optimising inputs, the report states that a change in assessing the economics of food production is key. A report launched…
Trust The Earth Manifesto
We believe plants can revolutionize how we care for ourselves and one another, which is why this mural by Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number One speaks volumes about the hemp industry. This isn't just a piece…
How to read a CBD Certificate of Analysis
If you watched Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s Weed 5: The CBD Craze, you might have heard new language around quality standards as it relates to the CBD industry. Dr. Gupta explored the CBD industry today and…
Behind the Scenes with CNN
“We had an idea but nobody was ready for the impact. When we told Charlotte’s story, so many things changed. The mindset around cannabis started to change overnight.” That was more than six years ago. Charlotte Figi…
How to Make CBD Oil
Take a moment and think about your approach to health: would you consider yourself proactive? Curious? Dedicated? Especially in an age where information is readily available, and more people are conscious of their daily choices—from diet…
Countries start work on new biodiversity framework
A Brazilian fireman near Porto Velho, Upper Amazon river basin (Image: Alamy) As wildfires rage across the Amazon, the rapid loss of nature has been the focus of a number of major reports this year,…
Meat-eating plants making a comeback in England
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch a carnivorous plant devouring an insectEndangered carnivorous plants are being reintroduced to parts of England in an attempt to reverse their decline. Botanists say the "fascinating…
Achieving Global Consensus on How to Slow Down…
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New UN book club helps children deal with…
Every day brings news about wars, humanitarian crises, and the climate emergency. These subjects can be a source of fear and nightmares for children, and parents can struggle to find the best way to explain…
Climate change: Greenlands ice faces melting death sentence
Greenland's massive ice sheet may have melted by a record amount this year, scientists have warned. During this year alone, it lost enough ice to raise the average global sea level by more than a…