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Locusts, the Bible and Dictators

by Rebecca Nesbit

In the book of Exodus God sends a plague of locusts to devour Egypt’s plants and trees because Pharaoh was holding the Israelites captive. You’d be forgiven, of course, for thinking that it was weather patterns, not God or Pharaoh, that caused a huge swarm to darken the skies [...]

Protecting fishermen, not just fish

by Rebecca Nesbit

I recently blogged about the problems facing our fish stocks, so was interested to read about ways to overcome challenges in preventing fish declines. The number of communities dependent on seafood means that overfishing is a major barrier to obtaining food security, and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are one way [...]