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I have always been interested in what works in terms of locally-led sustainable development, and I have seen it in action in different parts of the world. I believe that if people can read or see what others have done elsewhere, it will inspire them to try something similar for themselves. I hope you enjoy the 400+ stories.

The mammoth conversation about cultured meat

Meat balls made from the cells of the long extinct woolly mammoth made a huge splash in the media back in March, after an Australian company’s alternative protein launch at the Nemo Museum in Amsterdam.

That meatball wasn’t intended to be eaten, though – at least not any time soon. It was intended to start a conversation about creating a more sustainable food future. As it definitely did, worldwide, thanks to a brilliant ad campaign from Wunderman Thompson. (Although more than a few people did want to sample the meatballs, as it turned out.)

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