Green & sustainable living - Food

As a young child, I became fascinated with wildlife. Soon, I was devoting every inch of my spare time to seeking out the UK’s rarest and most precious birds, mammals and insects. I would travel to what seemed at the time far-flung places such as Norfolk and Lincolnshire, roaming RSPB reserves in a quiet rhapsody. […]

The recent Chatham House forum on illegal fishing confirmed the importance of world fisheries as a source of food and income. It also showed that the most vulnerable people continue to bear the brunt of illegal fishing, over-fishing and latent geopolitical tensions, all increasingly compounded by the effects of climate change. Presentations and discussions underlined […]

WWF and others have been working on the issues of food and climate change for many years. The food system is one of the main drivers of climate change. However many people do not link the two. Many climate change discussions focus on energy. When you talk to people about the most pressing climate issues […]

There was both rejoicing and some concern last Thursday after the European Parliament voted on major improvements to strengthen transparency and accountability in EU fisheries abroad. This move by the EU to extend its obligations and principles to all its vessels that fish abroad is welcome as it promotes sustainable development, food security and healthy […]

I’ve been passionate about nature and the problems our amazing planet (and therefore us) are facing, for quite some time. But I know there’s still more I can do to minimise my impact. It’s already a big part of my life – working for WWF, it’s no surprise that the environment pops up in my […]

The UK has embraced hygge, and for a Scandi there are fewer times of year that is more about hygge than Christmas. As the nights draw in and the days become shorter – and they do get ridiculously short up in the icy North – embracing light and warmth isn’t trendy. It’s a way of […]

Good news is not that frequent in the sea of information threatening to drown us in despair. However, two recent developments in the European Union are notable for the positive promises they carry. They are not by any means eye-catching headlines but they have the potential to lead to healthier marine ecosystems and fish stocks […]

Back in 2014 Sodexo and WWF set out to answer the question ‘how can we create meals that are tasty, healthier and good for the planet all at the same time?’ A little over two years later and we think we’ve got the answer. Green & Lean is a new range of meals from Sodexo […]

In the UK, as across much of the world, we are eating too much unhealthy food. So much so, that a third of children and well over half of adults are overweight or obese, costing the NHS over £5bn a year. The standard government response to such startling figures is to produce a shiny new […]

“But I don’t like vegetables” says little Jonny. Sound familiar? I would be surprised if anyone reading this hadn’t heard a child say this. And our Veg Facts briefing published this week (check them out at the end of this blog) shows it is true. A staggering 1 in 10 primary school children and 1 […]