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…sources, policy information, grant/funding sources, digital repositories, training programs, and classroom materials on food systems Facing the Future – Professional development, service learning, and curriculum resources (both free and pay-per-download)…

Brighter Green Nominee Marcel Gomes Is Awarded The 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize for South & Central America

Marcel and his organization, Repórter Brasil, coordinated a complex, international campaign that directly linked beef from JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company, to illegal deforestation in Brazil’s most threatened ecosystems….

Policy Briefs

…Encounter with Factory Farming By Sangamithra Iyer, Mia MacDonald Brighter Green   http://www.brightergreen.org/files/china_policy_brief_bg_1.pdf   Ethiopia   Policy Brief #3: Climate, Food Security, & Growth Ethiopia’s Complex Relationship with Livestock By…

Of Foodprints and Climate: Local Response to Global Problem

…petition to reinstate the NYC Composting Program, www.gopetition.com/petitions/bring-back-composting-to-nyc.html • Conduct a community food assessment • Advocate for increased green jobs and labor rights in food processing, packaging and service work…

Global Warming and Gender Equity

…The following recommendations in the area of climate change and gender equality were developed on the occasion of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Climate Change Event and the High-Level Roundtable…

Great.com Interview with Brighter Green

Executive Director Mia MacDonald was interviewed by Great.com in a piece called “How Can We Avoid a Repeat of the Coronavirus Pandemic?” Human development is a tricky balancing act. But…

Brighter Green’s First Publication: A White Paper Analyzing the U.S. Farm Bill

…protection,” Baur said. “We offer a new vision for our nation that rejects gratuitous cruelty, environmental degradation, destruction of rural communities and the human health risks that come with industrialized…

The Hummingbird and the Climate Summit

…Belt Movement (GBM), the organization she founded in 1977 that has planted more than 50 million trees throughout Kenya, Wangari understood in her bones the commitment of the hummingbird. In…

COP23

…welfare, biodiversity, and research. We were pleasantly surprised by the high turnout for the meeting (nearly 30 people), and along with the increased visibility and participation of those working on…

EcoFood Guide Launched for Earth Day

…food choices and includes tips, recipes, and food swaps. Visit EcoFoodGuide.org to download your free PDF and/or pre-order a free printed copy. Please share our guide with friends and family,…