Topic: food

Update [10/17/2011]: WRI has released the latest edition of Climate Science.

With large-scale agricultural investments on the rise, the rights of local people must be protected.

WRI President Jonathan Lash previews the key environmental issues to watch in 2011.

Update from the star-studded launch of a new chain of sustainable restaurants.

The cost of grain-based staples–such as tortillas in Mexico, beef noodles in western China, and bread in the United States–has increased around the world. There are several reasons why prices have jumped, but there’s one getting a lot of attention: the global rush for bioenergy.

Skyrocketing food prices have triggered riots across the developing world and forced the world’s largest food aid agency to confront a $500 million deficit. The media are focused on short-term consequences, but there are also concerns about the long-term forecast for global food security, poverty, and hunger.