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Kukamas abandon hunger strike over Peruvian Amazon oil pollution

2014-06-30 17:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Peruvian ministers have met with representatives of hundreds of indigenous people from the countrys Amazon rainforest after they threatened to go on hunger strike in protest at what they say is government failure to aid communities affected by oil contamination. For almost two weeks, around 500 Kukamas have been camped in a square in Iquitos the biggest city in Perus Amazon after travelling from their homes along the River Maraón, by boat and on foot. The lives of our children are at...

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Higher Food Prices Can Help to End Hunger, Malnutrition and Food Waste

2014-06-25 09:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: The choice of foods displayed on supermarket shelves can be quite bewildering. This abundance encourages us to take it for granted that we will always be able to buy the food we want at affordable prices. Any customers who give thought to how and where all the different foods are produced and end up in their shopping trolleys will start to uncover a rather disturbing situation. They will find that in most countries, people working at all levels in the food system - in supermarkets, in meat...

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Child Hunger Ends Here program donates to local food banks with your help

2014-06-23 06:35:46| Food - Topix.net

Consumers purchasing certain food products will be able to help their local food banks receive the benefit of their purchase by taking a simple online step on the Child Hunger Ends Here site after purchasing the food item.

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