UN: Growing threat to food from decline in biodiversity
(WorldNews Environment)

This is essentially all the plants, animals, crops and other species, both wild and domesticated, that provide us with food, fuel and fibre. It also encompasses the multiple organisms that support food production. These range from bees and other pollinators to earthworms, and other creatures that keep soils fertile and purify the air and water, such as mangroves, sea grasses and soil-dwelling fungi.Why is this new report important? The report, called the State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, highlights two key messages. The first is that the world is relying on an ever smaller number of foodstuffs to feed a growing population that`s expected to rise to around...