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Last week we laid out a small kitchen garden, so with the garden beds shaping up, it is time to talk about what is at the heart of organic garden: Healthy soil, the important food for your lovely vegetables. Link to full article

Portugal has stopped taking waste from abroad to protect its domestic landfill capacity during the coronavirus pandemic. Link to full article

Among the challenges facing New York City after the walloping it has taken from COVID-19 is how to preserve critical programs and services in the face of looming budget cuts. Link to full article

At our house, we make use of three different composting techniques. We have two black bins for kitchen scraps and weeds, wire bins for leaves and a compost pile for weeds and pruning trimmings. Link to full article

HOOF IT THROUGH the national parks of the western United States—Joshua Tree, the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon—and breathe deep the pristine air. These are unspoiled lands, collectively a great American conservation story. Link:

HOOF IT THROUGH the national parks of the western United States—Joshua Tree, the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon—and breathe deep the pristine air. These are unspoiled lands, collectively a great American conservation story. Link to full article

WebinarStreamed live online 15 June 2020 12:00 – 13:15 GMT+1 (BST) Chair Andrew Shepherd @ChronicPoverty – Principal Research Fellow, Equity and Social Policy, and Director, Chronic Poverty Advisory Network, ODI Keynote Olivier De Shutter @DeSchutterO – UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human right Link:

WebinarStreamed live online 15 June 2020 12:00 – 13:15 GMT+1 (BST) Chair Andrew Shepherd @ChronicPoverty – Principal Research Fellow, Equity and Social Policy, and Director, Chronic Poverty Advisory Network, ODI Keynote Olivier De Shutter @DeSchutterO – UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human right Link to full article

Falling clean energy costs provide opportunity to boost climate action in COVID-19 recovery packages Link:

The slum of Agbogbloshie is the world’s largest e-waste dump. While pollution in land, air, waters and bodies has reached dramatic levels, the work of thousands of informal recyclers in dismantling and repairing electronics remains largely unacknowledged. Link: