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1274. Responding to the Growing Crisis in the World's Oceans
The oceans are facing an unprecedented crisis due to climate change, plastic pollution, ecosystem loss, and overexploitation of marine resources. From June 9 to 13, world leaders, scientists, activists, and business executives are gathering in Nice, France, for the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) to address the growing crisis in the world's oceans.
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1273. World Food Price Trends in May 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced the world food price trend on June 6, with the average for May 2025 being 127.7 points, down 0.8% from April. The price index for dairy products and meat rose, but this was offset by declines in the price index for cereals, sugar, and vegetable oils. The food price index was 6.0% higher than the previous year, but remained 20.3% lower than the peak recorded in March 2022.
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1272. Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration Record Updated
Scientists from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography reported that the seasonal peak of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration at the NOAA Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii exceeded 430 ppm for the first time.
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1271. Food Safety: Science in Action
Tomorrow, June 7th, is World Food Safety Day, and this year's theme is "Food safety: science in action." JIRCAS is conducting research that contributes to food safety, mainly in Southeast Asia.
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1270. World Environment Day 2025
World Environment Day 2025 shines a spotlight on tackling plastic pollution.
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1269. The Need for Future-Proof Crop Systems
Climate change is a concern because it will affect productivity through crop photosynthesis and water use, and will have an impact on future food supply. At the same time, crop systems have the potential to contribute to CO2 capture and carbon storage. A review paper published in The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society called for the need to develop future-proof crop systems for adapting to and mitigating climate change.
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1268. Resilience Pays Off
Around the world, climate change is significantly increasing the likelihood of severe disasters. For example, the probability of experiencing a 100-year flood during a 70-year life span has risen from 63% for those born in 1990 to 86% for those born in 2025. A report published by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) outlines how investments aligned with the realities of risk can break the cycle of debt, difficulties in insurance coverage, and growing humanitarian needs.
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1267. Heat Action Day
Due to climate change, extreme heat continues to occur around the world. A report released to coincide with Heat Action Day on June 2nd found that human-induced climate change is worsening dangerous extreme heat for billions of people and increasing the duration and frequency of heat waves.
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1266. International Potato Day
May 30th is the International Day of Potato. This year's theme, "Shaping history, feeding the future," celebrates the deep historical and cultural significance of the potato and its evolving role in today's global agri-food systems.
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1265. Climate Change: Global Average Temperature Likely to Exceed 1.5°C Limit in the Next Five Years
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced that global temperatures are likely to continue to rise, and there is an 86% chance that the global average temperature will exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one of the next five years.
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1264. AI Opens Up the Possibility of Accelerating Innovation in Food Development
The potential of artificial intelligence is one of the most controversial topics of the 21st century in all aspects of modern life. Food science is no exception. The power of AI in food science should not be overestimated, but the enormous impact it will have on innovation cannot be ignored. A paper published in the journal npj Science of Food examines the strengths, limitations, and potential of AI in the food sector to transform the future of food.
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1263. Dealing with Stranded Assets in Food System Transition
The need to transition to a healthy and environmentally sustainable food system is becoming more and more urgent. However, one of the factors that hinders food system transformation is a situation called asset stranding, in which asset values are significantly damaged by drastic changes in market and social environments. A paper published in Nature Food has shown a case where asset stranding can occur in the food system and presents a solution to overcome it.
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1262. Global Food Crisis
According to the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), 53 of the 65 countries and regions covered by the World Food Crisis Report in 2024 faced severe food insecurity, with 295.3 million people, or 22.6% of the analyzed population, experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity.
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1261. Loss of Tropical Primary Forests Due to Forest Fires in 2024
According to Global Forest Watch, run by the World Resources Institute (WRI), 6.7 million hectares of tropical primary forests were lost in 2024, mainly due to large-scale fires. This is the largest area in at least the past 20 years, roughly the size of Panama, and the equivalent of losing an area the size of 18 football fields every minute.
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1260. Finding a Path for Global Development Within the Limits of the Planet
May 22 is the International Day for Biological Diversity, and this year's theme is "Harmony with nature and sustainable development." A paper published in Nature magazine discusses a path for global development within the limits of the planet.
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1259. Global Methane Budget
Methane emission rates in 2020 reached their highest value for the 2000-2020 period, 12% higher than the average emissions in the 2000s, of which about 65% was attributable to direct anthropogenic sources such as fossil fuels, agriculture, waste, and anthropogenic biomass burning.
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1258. World Food Prize 2025: Utilizing Symbiotic Soil Microorganisms in Tropical Agriculture
The 2025 World Food Prize will be awarded to Dr. Mariangela Hungria for her outstanding scientific advances in biological nitrogen fixation, which have contributed greatly to transforming soil health and crop nutrition sustainability in tropical agriculture.
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1257. State of the Climate in Africa
The latest report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), State of the Climate in Africa 2024, notes that extreme weather and climate change are exacerbating hunger, insecurity, and displacement across Africa, affecting all aspects of socio-economic development.
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1256. Human Development Progress at a 35-Year Low
According to a new report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), human development progress is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown. The report also discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) could revitalize development.
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1255. FFPRI Webinar on Achieving Biodiversity Targets and Realizing a Sustainable Society: Latest Research Trends and Future Challenges from the Perspectives of the IPBES Nexus and Transformative Change Assessments
On June 6th, at a webinar hosted by FFPRI, four experts involved in the preparation of two IPBES assessment reports will introduce the latest research related to the reports and discuss how to implement the reports' proposed solutions in society.