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© National Farmers Union
China and India are the world's leading producers of both wheat and rice, but our lead news story suggests their monumental harvests may not be sustainable. Namely, global warming is rapidly eroding mountain glaciers that feed major rivers in China and India, which in turn sustain agriculture in these countries during their dry seasons.

One factor spurring such unprecedented levels of global warming is the growth of developing economies in Africa, Asia, and South America, says a new study in today's analysis. Plus, in features, learn what living on $1 a day really means for rural Nicaraguan women partaking in an agricultural cooperative in their community.
(RSF)
Three Reporters Without Borders representatives, including secretary-general Robert Ménard, today unfurled a banner showing the Olympic rings transformed into handcuffs at the official Olympic torch-lighting ceremony in Olympia, Greece.
From: Reporter Senza Frontiere
Image: (RSF)
Photo: World Food Programme
The World Food Programme has issued an appeal for $500 million to combat a global emergency caused by soaring food and fuel prices.
Image: Photo: World Food Programme
Dokriani glacier in the Himalayas.
World food production faces a "massive threat" as mountain glaciers in China and India -- the world's leading producers of wheat and rice -- are melting at an extremely fast, climate-induced rate, reports an environmental research institute.
From: Earth Policy Institute
Image: Dokriani glacier in the Himalayas. © Himalayan Trails (flickr)
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In contrast to Chinese and Western media, local bloggers are providing balanced assessments and objective accounts on the current situation in Tibet, writes Xujun Eberlein.
From: New America Media
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Real action for the climate means tackling the biggest emitters like coal fired power stations ©Greenpeace
The growth of developing economies in Africa, Asia and South America has accelerated global warming far beyond official predictions, according to a new study.
From: Guardian/Observer
Image: Real action for the climate means tackling the biggest emitters like coal fired power stations ©Greenpeace
Corporate-led, finance-driven globalisation has successfully transferred wealth from labour to capital. This has resulted in inequality and exclusion on a massive scale which, combined with the pressure on water and other environmental resources, is likely to fuel new conflicts, says Susan George.
From: Transnational Institute
Leticia.
Photos, video clips, and diary entries from one woman's trip to an agricultural community in rural Nicaragua acquaint readers with women like Leticia and Betilde, who each survive on less than $1 a day.
From: Women Thrive Worldwide
Image: Leticia. © Women Thrive Worldwide


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