Food securityWhy billions of euros wouldn't be enough to end world hunger
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645 million people went hungry in 2025. Could a cheque from the world's billionaires end hunger? Economist Bruno Parmentier explains.
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Why billions of euros wouldn't be enough to end world hunger
645 million people went hungry in 2025. Could a cheque from the world's billionaires end hunger? Economist Bruno Parmentier explains.
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Growing trees and crops side by side on the same plot: agroforestry lets African communities restore their land without ever stopping production.
Deforestation: causes, consequences and how to fight it
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A birth, a wedding, Christmas or a tribute: gifting a tree in a loved one's name pays for a real planting. Options, prices and the true cost after tax.
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Cut-price wells: the scandal of the “wells of shame”
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