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Swiss voters to cast ballots on pesticide-free farming amid climate of fear


Backers of pesticides crackdown receive police protection following death threats. Report: Jonathan Matthews
In the run-up to a June 13 referendum in which voters will decide whether to support two measures that crack down on pesticide use in Switzerland, leading supporters of the two proposals have been on the receiving end of not just an avalanche of abuse, but even death threats.
As a result, Céline Vara, a lawyer and Green Party politician who helped initiate the proposal for a ban on synthetic pesticides, is now under police protection. Franziska Herren, who initiated a clean drinking water initiative, which, if passed, would stop farmers who use pesticides from claiming state subsidies, has also received death threats. ....

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FAO - News Article: Keeping soils alive and healthy is key to sustain life on our planet


Keeping soils alive and healthy is key to sustain life on our planet
FAO-hosted Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity closes with a call to recognize a vital role of soil organisms
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April 2021, Rome - The Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) drew to a close with a call to recognize and enhance the role of soil organisms in sustaining life on Earth.
Soils are one of the main global reservoirs of biodiversity. They host more than 25 percent of the world s supply of this valued resource from where 95 percent of the food we eat is produced. In addition, more than 40 percent of living organisms in terrestrial ecosystems are connected with soils during their life cycle. ....

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