As part of the "Healthy Rangelands, Resilient Communities, Connected Future" campaign, our parent organization VSF International has published a manifesto.

Key demands:

• Protection of land, water, and mobility rights
• Investment in...

As part of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, our parent organization VSF International has launched the campaign "Healthy Rangelands, Resilient Communities, Connected Future".

The campaign aims to highlight the central role of healthy rangelands for people, animals, and...

The United Nations is thus putting the spotlight on rangelands and pastoralist ways of life worldwide. Rangelands cover large parts of the Earth's surface and are crucial for food security, biodiversity, climate adaptation, and sustainable animal husbandry.

Pastoralist communities, such as the Maasai in East Africa, have been...

The sense of smell captures a dog's world down to the tiniest detail, whether it is food, "scent messages" from fellow dogs, or human emotions.

Smelling is actually taking place inside the head. About ten percent of the dog’s brain is constantly engaged in analyzing, storing and recognizing smells. Approximately 220 million olfactory cells are responsible for this....

In dieser Woche impfen TierärztInnen wie gewohnt Haustiere und spenden die Hälfte der Impfeinnahmen für Tierärzte ohne Grenzen. Dieses Jahr kommen die Spenden unserem Projekt Schnüffelhunde im Einsatz gegen Seuchen und für sicheres Trinkwasser zugute.

Sie sind Tierärztin/Tierarzt und wollen an unserer Aktion teilnehmen?

Die Filmtage zum Recht auf Nahrung – Hunger.Macht.Profite bringen in ganz Österreich kritische Dokumentarfilme über globale Landwirtschaft und Ernährung auf die Kinoleinwände. Die Filme zeigen die Ursachen von Hunger, die Verdrängung der kleinbäuerlichen Landwirtschaft und den fortschreitenden Raubbau an natürlichen Ressourcen auf. Gleichzeitig lenken sie den Blick auf jene...

In Austria, the quality standards for food are very high. Inspections along the whole supply chain are required by law. In developing countries, such as in Africa, controls are often inadequate, public awareness is low and the need for information is high.

In Austria, the quality standards for food are very high. Inspections along the whole supply chain are required by law. In developing countries, such as in Africa, controls are often inadequate, public awareness is low and the need for information is high.

Food fraud is not a phenomenon of modern times. It hast been around since food is being traded for money. The difference from the old days is that the quantities traded are getting bigger and bigger and the supply chains stretch all over the globe. This makes modern food trade very vulnerable to fraud, because the risk of being caught is relatively small.

Lead primarily affects the nervous system. Intelligence deficits, motoric or growth disorders occur. For a baby's organism, heavy metals pose an even greater danger than for adults. Because babies utilize food particularly well. They take a fifth of their body weight daily in form of milk. Kidneys and liver are not fully developed yet and cannot detoxify an infant's body to the same extent as in...