Farmers in Bolivia's southern Altiplano, once beneficiaries of quinoa's rise, now confront severe soil degradation and mounting climate stress, threatening their livelihoods and agricultural landscape.
Transforming Africa's agricultural sector, which sustains most households, requires more than scientific advancements. Research's true potential is unlocked by crucial investments, infrastructure, markets, credit, extension services, and well-defined public policies.
While salt marshes are effective carbon sinks, their recovery in some areas does not compensate for the loss of older, established wetland ecosystems, a new study reveals.
Young innovators in Egypt are leveraging robotics to develop novel solutions for environmental challenges. Their project focuses on creating 'smarter and more responsive' methods to safeguard the planet.
Solar power is illuminating opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Indonesian Borneo, offering a lifeline to remote communities. However, significant disparities in energy access persist in rural areas.
Three years after its inception, the Forests, People, Climate (FPC) initiative is struggling with its identity and purpose. This ambiguity impacts its ability to effectively address deforestation and leverage significant philanthropic funding pledged for the cause.
A recent study has pinpointed the approximate time beavers began their significant expansion into Canada's western Arctic, with evidence suggesting their ecosystem-engineering activities commenced around 2008. This marks a notable northward range shift for the species.
A severe malaria crisis has erupted in Brazil's Yanomami territory, directly linked to illegal gold mining. Infections have tripled, with researchers identifying deforestation, mercury pollution, and migrant miners as key drivers of disease transmission.
Liberia is nearing the completion of its carbon market policy, aiming to sell carbon credits internationally. However, local environmental organizations express concerns over their exclusion from the final review process.