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While most people are familiar with the link between fossil fuel burning and the release of greenhouse gases, not so many are aware of the role land use management can play in mitigating climate change. Agriculture…
A ten-year study of a subtropical forest in China by a German-led international team of scientists shows that the variety of animals and fungus species has a decisive role in the health of forest ecosystems. In…
When two people started cleaning up a beach in Mumbai in 2016, they could never have imagined how their tiny spontaneous action would snowball. Not all environmental interventions are done by governments or large…
The summer of 2018 has seen near-record heatwaves and a series of fast-spreading wildfires which have caused numerous deaths, destruction of property and the burning millions of acres of forest. Greece, the United…
How farmers are cutting down on chemicals with a natural solution to soil degradation At age 56, Vietnamese farmer Luan is still actively working the land. She is also still learning new things and open to fresh…
Sierra Nevada National Park is a mountainous protected area in Andalusia, southern Spain. The mountains are surrounded by pastures, forests, and crops that provide services to more than 90,000 people in the…
The world urgently needs to restore its degraded forests and landscapes in order to preserve a productive and healthy environment in which humans can flourish. Over 3 billion of the world’s 7.6 billion people are…
To prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we need to act now. There is a “catastrophic climate gap” between the commitments that countries have made under the Paris Climate Agreement and the emissions…
How sustainable farming is turning the tables for Vietnamese tea growers The act of drinking tea is a key part of many of Vietnam’s social rituals and interactions. As a commodity, tea is also one of the country’s…
By Bool Smuts, environmental manager, medical doctor and director of the Landmark Foundation in South Africa South Africa’s agricultural sector is responsible for devastating impacts on the environment. Most South…
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