Hungry Planet

A look at how feeding the world - and food inequality - are impacting our planet This book explores where food comes from, how farming and fishing affect the environment, why famines and foodshortages happen - and what we can all do to make sure everyone has the food they need.

Auteur
Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for three months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.

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A look at how feeding the world - and food inequality - are impacting our planet

Résumé
A look at how feeding the world - and food inequality - are impacting our planet

Contenu

• 1: Everyone needs to eat!
• 2: Why we need food
• 3: Where food comes from
• 4: CASE STUDY: Rice
• 5: The journey of food
• 6: Food and health
• 7: Food shortages
• 8: CASE STUDY: The Irish Potato Famine
• 9: Food and the environment
• 10: Food and climate change
• 11: CASE STUDY: Shark overfishing
• 12: What's the answer?
• 13: Food and farm aid
• 14: Changing farming
• 15: Changing what we eat
• 16: CASE STUDY: Lab burgers
• 17: GM foods
• 18: Reducing waste
• 19: What can you do?
• 20: The future of food
• 21: Glossary
• 22: Further information
• 23: Index