梦断棉田

2008年8月21日

转基因棉花本该是一个新的“神奇产哔，但病害和财务担忧å´å¼•å‘了å弹现象。休·å¸ƒå…°ç¦å¯¹å°åº¦å®‰å¾—拉邦回归å¯æŒç»­è§£å†³æ–¹æ¡ˆè¿›è¡Œäº†æŠ¥é“。

In India, fields of broken dreams

August 21, 2008

Genetically modified cotton was supposed to be a new “wonder product”, but illnesses and financial worries are provoking a backlash. Sue Branford reports on a return to sustainable solutions in Andhra Pradesh.

鲑鱼å±æœº

2008年8月7日

去年春季，加州è¨å…‹æ‹‰é—¨æ‰˜æ²³æ´„游的大鳞鲑鱼数é‡æ€¥å‰§ä¸‹é™ã€‚为什么会å‘生这ç§æƒ…况，其对海外市场会有何影å“？埃里塕å‰æ–¯æŠ¥é“。

The salmon crash

August 07, 2008

Last spring, a US body closed California’s Sacramento River Chinook fishery after predicting an unprecedented drop in the salmon population. Why did it happen, and what impact could it have on overseas markets? Erica Gies reports.

海洋渔业资æºé¢ä¸´æž¯ç«­

2008年8月6日

90年的过度æ•æžè®©æ¸”业走到了生æ€ç¾éš¾çš„边缘，åƒç™¾ä¸‡æ¸”民将失去生计。科学的指导方针被彻底忽视，æ•æžé‡æ—¥ç›Šå¢žå¤§ã€‚亚利克斯·æž—顿解释了国际社会对此无所作为的原因。

How the world's oceans are running out of fish

August 06, 2008

Ninety years of overfishing has brought us to the brink of ecological catastrophe and deprived millions of their livelihoods. Scientific guidelines are ignored and catches grow ever larger. The international community has failed to act, says Alex Renton.

è”åˆå›½è­¦å‘Š"新粮食殖民主义"的出现

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UN warns of food "neo-colonialism"

As food-importing countries increasingly lease farmland overseas to improve their food security, the Financial Times reported the United Nations' top agriculture official as warning the trend risks creating a "neo-colonial" system.

专家研究出防止稻米å¸æ”¶ç ·çš„方法

在日本研究的科学家å‘现大米在土壤中å¸æ”¶å¤§é‡ç ·çš„原因。大米是亚洲人的主食，此çªç ´æ€§å‘现有助研究防止砷进入大米中。

Experts find link between rice and arsenic in soil

Scientists working in Japan say they may have discovered why rice absorbs so much arsenic from soil. The breakthrough could lead to new efforts to block arsenic from rice, Asia's staple food.

中国将加快转基因农作物研究

为加快转基因农作物研究，中国计划投入40亿元（5亿8åƒ4百万美元），资助加快转基因水稻或玉米商业化生产的项目。

China to increase GM crop research

China plans to step up research into genetic modified crops, putting 4 billion yuan (US$584 million) into a project that could speed up commercial production of GM rice or corn.