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Global Food Waste: The Dumbest Problem

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Food is the basic necessities of humans. Everyone loves food, it is central not only to our survival but also to our cultures. Although, we love food, we are also wasting it. Food Waste and Lost Food waste is considered to be edible food that is not eaten or tossed away. Food lost occurs at different point, particularly the food that is lost in the supply chain between the producer and the market. This can happen during handling, storage or transportation. We are tossing out around 1.3 billion tones of food into trash. According to the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, an estimated 1/3 of all food produced globally was lost or wasted every year.  Contributor to Climate Change When we picture the stuff that are hurting our planet, we think of pollution from vehicles, oil spills, plastics, etc.  We don't really think about the food we throw away. All these wasted foods  an environmental impact. As mentioned above each year one-third of all the food the worl...

Dams under Scrutiny: Do they lead to death of the Rivers?

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When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money! — Cree Proverb Rivers are the main source of development in human civilization. A river which originates in the mountain flows down as tiny stream and fed by glaciers or rain water running of the land which then meets with other small streams of water and join together, growing as river. As the river flows, exchanges its mineral resources with the surrounding environment and pervades every facet of existence for life. River ecosystem is the biological power source of the planet. The important part in this ecosystem is the place where the river and sea meet together (Estuaries). This fusion is stopped by building dams which lead many vulnerabilities and consequences. When the river ecosystem is interpreted, it not only affects agriculture but also the aquatic environment. Estuaries are a habitat for many aquatic organisms with high lev...