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Opinião A agricultura e o Código Florestal 08 de junho de 2010 | 0h 00 Aldo Rebelo - O Estado de S.Paulo Formada por milhares de normas e decretos que modificam e mutilam o Código Florestal Brasileiro, a legislação ambiental e florestal tornou-se um pesadelo para milhões de agricultores. A barafunda de dispositivos afeta desde os assentados pela reforma agrária até os grandes empreendimentos da agricultura e da pecuária, vitais para o abastecimento da população, para as exportações e para a indústria. Nem o assentado nem o grande produtor agrícola conseguem cumprir as determinações do Código Florestal, uma boa lei que virou um labirinto normativo. Como exemplos absurdos, quase toda a produção de banana do Vale do Ribeira (SP) viola as leis ambientais vigentes, assim como todo o gado do Pantanal, que come apenas capim nativo e não provocou desmatamento, está classificado como agressor do bioma. Há, portanto, algo muito errado com a lei. A agricultura brasileira está numa encru...

Am J Clin Nutr (May 12, 2010). doi:10.3945/ajcn.2010.29269 © 2010 American Society for Clinical Nutrition ABSTRACT Nutrition-related health effects of organic foods: a systematic review 1 ,2 ,3,4 Alan D Dangour, Karen Lock, Arabella Hayter, Andrea Aikenhead, Elizabeth Allen and Ricardo Uauy 1 From the NutritionPublic Health Intervention Research Unit Department of EpidemiologyPopulation Health (ADD AH AARU) the Health Services Research Unit Department of Public HealthPolicy (KL)the Medical Statistics Unit Department of EpidemiologyPopulation Health (EA) London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London United Kingdom. 2 The UK Food Standards Agency had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, or writing of the report. 3 Supported by the UK Food Standards Agency (PAU221). 4 Address correspondence to AD Dangour, Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population ...

Why organic foods are an indulgence the world can't afford They're not healthier or better for the environment – and they're packed with pesticides. In an age of climate change and shortages, these foods are an indugence the world can't afford, argues environmental expert Rob Johnston Thursday, 1 May 2008   Myth one: Organic farming is good for the environment The study of Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) for the UK, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, should concern anyone who buys organic. It shows that milk and dairy production is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). A litre of organic milk requires 80 per cent more land than conventional milk to produce, has 20 per cent greater global warming potential, releases 60 per cent more nutrients to water sources, and contributes 70 per cent more to acid rain. Also, organically reared cows burp twice as much methane as conventionally reared cattle...