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The belief that local is best when it comes to measuring the environmental impact of our food is often wrong, says new research

[Submitted by: Paul Christmas] "The following site has a detailed section on freshwater and many other topics. It will be useful for the options section of the IB and in future will develop sections for the core. A key highlight are some of the detailed case studies. However the site is under development and so some section are are not complete. Some food and health case studies are required and the extreme environments sections is still being written. The site will be useful for both students and teachers of IB geography but has not been written exclusively for the IB."

Is buying fair trade a waste of money? With the recession threatening the UK's fair trade market, Lucy Siegle asks whether it is really doing anybody any good

An Observer investigation reveals how rich countries faced by a global food shortage now farm an area double the size of the UK to guarantee supplies for their citizens

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Failure to improve access to water in Karamoja in Uganda is likely cause widespread hunger and lead to mass migration, Oxfam International warns

We need more, and perhaps different, strategies to give farmers on low-quality soils a better chance at improving their lot

Inquiry highlights concerns over ranching in heartland of Brazil

British supermarkets are driving rapid destruction of the Amazon rainforest by using meat from farms responsible for illegal deforestation , according to a three-year investigation of the global trade in Brazilian cattle products.