Source: alternet.org Published: March 9, 2017 Written by Alexis Baden-Mayer There are three interrelated challenges facing agriculture over the next 50 years. The first is soil loss. In the United States, soil is swept and washed away 10 times faster than it is...
Source: alternet.org Published: December 12, 2015 Written by Katherine Paul, Ronnie Cummins France, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the U.K., Germany and Mexico are among more than two dozen countries that have signed on to an agreement that one day may be recognized...
Source: gracelinks.org Published: March 10, 2017 By Catherine Elliott Lowering atmospheric carbon dioxide to a level that will avoid catastrophic climate change requires massive shifts across all industries. While industrial agriculture is responsible for high levels...
Source: permaculture.co.uk Published: September 16, 2016 Maddy Harland What is regenerative agriculture and how can it become a global force that can transform not only farming but our economies and even climate change? Find out more about this scholarly free white...
Source: thrivemarket.com Published: August 31, 2016 When industrial agriculture took over in India around the 1940s, many traditions related to farming and wildcrafting tulsi, also known as holy basil, were lost. But regenerative agriculture ushers in a return to...
Source: news.wisc.edu Published: November 26, 2013 Agricultural buffers, like the one placed adjacent to Black Earth Creek on a farm in western Dane County, could filter runoff, sequester greenhouse gases, and provide habitat for beneficial insects while also...
Source: eastafricasisal.com Published: March 6, 2017 What are peatlands? Peatlands, or mires, are areas of wetland that are covered by peat forming vegetation. Over thousands of years, the decomposed vegetation slowly accumulates in layers to form peat, capable of...
Source: iucn.org Published: April 28, 2014 Photo: RSPB Europe is rich in peatlands and these important ecosystems can bring environmental, social and economic benefits for communities and wildlife alike. A new report published today highlights innovative projects from...
Source: bbc.com Published: January 5, 2016 Increasing agricultural yields coupled with tree planting and wetland restoration could help the UK farming industry to cut its carbon footprint By Mark Kinver Increasing yields produced in UK fields and using the spare...
Source: rothamsted.ac.uk Published: November 4, 2016 Conservation agriculture (often termed CA) is often claimed to lock up (“sequester”) carbon in soil and thus contribute to the “mitigation” of climate change. Scientists at Rothamsted Research, which is...
