Scientists to publish first-ever land health report
Scientists will publish the first-ever analysis Monday of the global state of land and its ability to sustain a fast-growing human population that relies on it for 95 percent of all food.
Scientists will publish the first-ever analysis Monday of the global state of land and its ability to sustain a fast-growing human population that relies on it for 95 percent of all food.
Environment
Mar 26, 2018
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Today, dry areas represent more than 41% of land on the globe and they are home to more than two billion people.
Environment
Oct 5, 2017
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Conservation initiatives led by local and indigenous groups can be just as effective as schemes led by government, according to new research. In some cases in the Amazon rainforest, grassroots initiatives can be even more ...
Environment
Sep 12, 2017
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Land degradation is a serious cause for concern in sub-Saharan Africa where it affects more than two-thirds of its territory. The heavy reliance on an agriculture that is highly vulnerable to climate change, and the ever-increasing ...
Environment
Apr 18, 2016
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To better inform the tradeoffs involved in land use choices around the world, experts have assessed the value of ecosystem services provided by land resources such as food, poverty reduction, clean water, climate and disease ...
Environment
Sep 15, 2015
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This radar image captures part of Catalonia in northeastern Spain including the city of Barcelona (right), the site of one of Europe's principal seaports.
Earth Sciences
May 15, 2015
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A group of international researchers led by the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research at the University of Leicester have used space satellite technology to identify regions of West Africa which are vulnerable to the ...
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2015
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Egmont National Park on New Zealand's North Island is pictured in this satellite image.
Earth Sciences
Oct 31, 2014
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Every day for more than 20 years, an average of 2,000 hectares of irrigated land in arid and semi-arid areas across 75 countries have been degraded by salt, according to a study by UN University's Canadian-based Institute ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2014
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In the 1930s the Dust Bowl ravaged the Great Plains, sending clouds of black dust into the sky and displacing tens of thousands of families. This disaster was due in part from the failure to use farming methods that would ...
Environment
Apr 24, 2014
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