Biodiversity

Researchers Say Crops That Nourish Can Transform African Farming

A “Crops that Nourish” strategy can reshape farming across sub-Saharan Africa by centering nutrition, resilience, and community voices.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: World Bank Biodiversity Warnings, U.S. Regenerative Farm Funding, and After-School Nutrition Gaps

This week’s roundup looks at biodiversity risks, farm funding, pesticide safety, and why millions of children still miss out on after-school meals.

Dispatch from COP30: Saturday, Nov. 15

Week One of COP30 has seen valuable and urgent discussions about the food and agriculture systems we can build to more ambitiously tackle the climate crisis.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: U.S. Government Shutdown Continues, High Seas Treaty Takes Effect, and Agroecology Model Yields Benefits

This week’s stories cover cuts to SNAP, USDA shutdown impacts, a global ocean treaty, new dietary guidelines, and agroecology in India.

Enforcement Gaps Threaten Europe’s Marine Protected Areas

A legal and political battle is unfolding over bottom trawling in Europe’s Marine Protected Areas, as fishers defend their livelihoods against growing calls from environmental groups and EU policymakers to phase out the practice.

“All Hands on Deck for Our Planet”: Scaling Regenerative Agriculture With Collaboration

At Climate Week NYC 2025, leaders from across the food system emphasized that scaling regenerative agriculture means prioritizing farmer support, collaboration over competition, and storytelling that connects with eaters.

Food Tank and The Rockefeller Foundation to Spotlight Regenerative Food Systems at Climate Week NYC

Conversations will explore how regenerative school meals can trigger positive impact across the food value chain, from farmer to eater.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Child Poverty in a Changing Climate, Increasing Food Prices, and Indigenous Sea Communities in Malaysia

Explore five urgent stories this week, from Climate Week NYC to collapsing coastal ecosystems and ballooning food prices.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Agri-Communities, Soil Science Research Gaps, and Sargassum Solutions

Explore how farming communities, chemical policy, and global aid cuts are shaping the week’s most important food stories.

Under the Canopy: Shade‑Grown Yerba Mate Heals Lives and Land

Shade-grown yerba mate can help restore South America’s Atlantic Forest and support rural communities.

IPES Report Exposes Food System Links to Fossil Fuels and Proposes Solutions

IPES exposes how food systems became the oil and gas industries’ next target—and what to do to break the fossil fuel cycle.

Pollinators Are More Diverse than We Think—And Face Challenges We Aren’t Fully Addressing

Pollinators are in trouble. Without them, our food systems and the way we eat wouldn’t be the same.

FAO Brief: How Forests Can Transform Food Systems

A recent brief from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlights the critical role of forests and wild foods in transforming food systems. If current trends persist, the brief warns, the degradation of forest food systems will continue to…

These Crops Can Help Us Diversify the World’s Diet

Get to know some of the opportunity crops that can help us future-proof the food system.

Resilient Food Systems Rely On Empowered Communities and Data-Backed Storytelling

As food system risks become even more severe and unpredictable, diversification is our only way forward, panelists said at Climate Week NYC.

‘Biodiversity Is Our Real Crop Insurance:’ Good Land Stewardship As A Foundation of Climate Resilience

Strengthening land—and those who steward it—is central to creating a more resilient and nourishing future, panelists said at Climate Week.

From Neglect to Nourishment: Africa’s New Plan to Revitalize Vegetable Biodiversity

The African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan aims to address hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and the climate crisis by rescuing and preserving Africa’s vegetable biodiversity.

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