[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN campaign urges small steps to reduce food waste

 

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	January 23, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN campaign urges small steps to reduce food waste Little things by consumers, restaurants and supermarkets in wealthy nations, such as food donations, smaller portions and freezing leftovers -- would go a long way toward reducing global food waste according to a United Nations campaign. Half of the food discarded in industrialized regions is still edible. "This is more than the total net food production of sub-Saharan Africa, and would be sufficient to feed the estimated 870 million people hungry in the world," said José Graziano da Silva, head of the Food and Agriculture Organization. The Guardian (London) (1/22)      N. 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The rugged machines can traverse terrain that would shred the tires of other vehicles, a sign of "the tough, never-say-die determination of the Congolese, for whom every meal, every gallon of water for washing and drinking, every plank and metal sheet used to build a house must be hauled from someplace else," writes Robyn Dixon. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (1/21)      Lebanon struggles to absorb Syrian influx Syrians are leaving their country in "dangerous" numbers unanticipated by aid workers -- more than 100,000 people a month, and nearly 50,000 last week. Conditions at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan have garnered media attention, but Lebanon now sits at the epicenter of the refugee crisis. 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The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/21)      Andes glaciers melting at high speed A study reports that glaciers in the Andes mountain range of South America are retreating at rates faster than any in the past 300 years -- between 30% and 50% since the 1970s -- and "will probably completely disappear within the coming decades," said lead author Antoine Rabatel. Among the areas likely to be most affected are the Santa River valley in Peru, and the city of La Paz in Bolivia. 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