A nice infographic on forests and land use.

The International Day of Forests, celebrated for the first time today, highlights the vital importance of forests in our lives and the need to defend the world's forests from pressures on several fronts.

Join Oxfam's virtual roundtable discussion about the future of agriculture December 10-21.

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology is calling for nominations for the 2013 Borlaug CAST Communication Award, an honour that recognizes professionals actively working in the agricultural, environmental or food sectors who are promoting agricultural science in the public policy arena.