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UN: Buying ‘funny fruit’ will help feed the world and reduce waste

Vendors sell fruits and vegetables at the El Mayoreo street market in Tegucigalpa on October 6, 2012. (AFP)

Make a shopping list and buy “funny fruit,” it will cut food waste and help “shape a sustainable future,” the United Nations Environment Programme and Food and Agriculture Organzation said on Tuesday. The UNEP, FAO and partners unveiled a campaign dubbed “Think-Eat-Save Reduce Your Foodprint” to change global practices that…

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UN: Developing countries face mercury exposure risks

A marble of mercury is seen after an illegal gold-washer found gold in the river in Ouanary, French Guiana on April 18, 2010. (AFP)

Communities in developing countries are facing increased health and environmental risks linked to mercury exposure, the United Nations Environment Programme said Thursday. “Mercury … remains a major global, regional and national challenge in terms of threats to human health and the environment,” said UNEP head Achim Steiner. Parts of Africa,…

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Environment agency becomes crunch issue in Rio talks

Sunshine in UN Environment Programme. Image via AFP.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is emerging as a hot issue in preparations for June’s Rio conference, styled as a once-in-a-generation chance to restore a sick planet to good health. The US is fighting a proposal, backed according to France by least 100 countries, for transforming UNEP from a poorly…

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