‘Climate-smart soils’ may help balance the carbon budget
Here’s the scientific dirt: Soil can help reduce global warming.
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Ethiopia’s farmers fight devastating drought with land restoration
Ethiopia has begun implementing programs that have restored more than 1m hectares of degraded land through community reforestation programs, better irrigation and planting trees alongside river banks to reduce erosion.
What Massive Land Rehabilitation Project Teaches Us About Ecological Health, Poverty and Our Prospects for the Future
Soil scientist Liu of the Environmental Education Media Project (EEMP) has followed the Loess Plateau regeneration project for the past 15 years, and today, the once barren landscape is again filled with thriving forests, and farmers are again able to produce abundant amounts of food.
Food forests manage themselves
On a suburban Kansas lot at the corner of 55th and Mastin streets, an experiment is underway: A food forest is growing crops, creating economic value and, most notably, doing most of the work on its own.
Interview: Author, Advocate Courtney White Unites Groups at Odds through Regenerative Agriculture
“How do we cross-cut all these concerns with sustainable, regenerative practices? Meaning that it’s not just about ranching, it’s also no-till and technology and solar panels and aquaponics. They all link together in this larger picture of how we manage our future, how we build resilience for what I think we all now understand are pretty big challenges coming down the road.”
Restoring the Everglades Will Benefit Both Humans and Nature
If we do not make these investments, all of South Florida’s past drought and flooding challenges will intensify as our weather becomes less predictable.
How Farmers Could Be the New Climate Warriors: Agricultural Carbon Credits
Farms are responsible for about 13 percent of greenhouse gas emissions globally—but there’s an untapped opportunity offered by crop systems as a means to sequester carbon.
Misgivings About How a Weed Killer Affects the Soil
“Because glyphosate moves into the soil from the plant, it seems to affect the rhizosphere, the ecology around the root zone, which in turn can affect plant health,” said Robert Kremer, a scientist at the United States Agriculture Department, who has studied the impact of glyphosate on soybeans for more than a decade and has warned of the herbicide’s impact on soil health.
30 Indigenous Crops Promoting Health and Contributing to Food Security
Restoring interest and investment in indigenous crops may offer a solution to food insecurity and the increasing loss of biodiversity.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thinks Farmers Can Help Solve Global Warming
“Agriculture can contribute to the solution. I say that because there are other industries and other sectors that also have to do their part. But agriculture needs to be part of the solution,” says the U.S. Agriculture Secretary.