WWF

Cotton production is under multi-dimensional stress in Pakistan brought about collectively by factors ranging from low yields to low government support, to outdated farming methods on many of the farms, to constant fragmentation of farmland from one generation to the next, to the palpable impact of climatic change.

The cotton misinformation problem needs to be seen in the light of today’s society where fake news thrives and wreaks havoc. It’s not difficult to find out how the cotton myths came into being. It’s also not difficult to find out who have been flinging and slinging these falsehoods. Cotton needs to be more assertive, and possibly a bit aggressive too. texfash tries to join some dots.

The cross-sector Deforestation-Free Call to Action for Leather has World Wildlife Fund (WWF) joining in as partner to help galvanise efforts toward ending deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems linked to cattle farming.

WWF has released the findings of a benchmarking analysis that sought  to better understand the strengths and limitations in the coverage of key sustainability issues by six significant cotton production standards.

The European Parliament has reached an EU Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains. Once adopted and applied, this law is intended to ensure that a set of key goods placed on the EU market will no longer contribute to deforestation and forest degradation in the EU and elsewhere in the world. Environmental organisations, however, have pointed out loopholes in the proposed law.

With focus largely on emissions and net-zero, a critical area facing a bigger risk perhaps relates to water — flood risks and fast-depleting water quality, according to a WWF study. And, the warning is grimmer for clusters in India and Pakistan.