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American fast food is almost entirely made of corn

Rainforest agriculture preserves bird biodiversity in India

Rainforest fungus generates biodiesel, may drive energy of the future

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program restores bird habitat on farms and ranches

Organic farming could break cycle of famine and poverty in Africa

Global food crisis expands – number of hungry increases since 2004

Eco-friendly shade-grown coffee buffers farmers against climate change

Pollination worth $216 billion/yr for food production

Mangrove destruction for fish trade may undermine fishermen in West Africa

Did prehistoric farmers drive early global warming?

Malaysia’s rainforest logging plan may proceed despite risk to water supplies

Biofuel production in Brazil may not hurt Amazon, food supply

There is enough water for everyone provided it is well-managed and distributed

Markets could save rainforests: an interview with Andrew Mitchell

Marine ‘dead zones’ double every decade

Climate change to hurt Brazil’s farm exports by 2020

Brazil may ban new sugar cane cultivation in the Pantanal

NASA study shows global warming will diminish rainfall in East Africa, worsening hunger

Shift from poverty-driven to industry-driven deforestation may help conservation

Corporations become prime driver of deforestation, providing clear target for environmentalists

Future threats to the Amazon rainforest

Facing criticism, biofuels industry forms new lobby group to influence lawmakers

Fertilizer prices increase 235% over past year

Biofuels can reduce emissions, but not when grown in place of rainforests

Beyond high food prices, little to show for $11B/yr in biofuel support, says OECD report

Amazon deforestation forecast for 2008 revised downward

Orangutans persist in islands amid a sea of oil palm plantations

U.S. dead zones may reach record levels this summer

Using farm waste for ethanol may hurt crop yields in some areas

Biofuels, food demand may doom tropical forests

Britain urges ‘cautious approach’ on biofuels

Brazil signs sustainable ethanol deal with Sweden

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