Scaling Up Conservation Agriculture in Zambia

Source: ec.europa.eu Published: February 22, 2017 “When we harvest maize, we leave the stalks in the field. Parts of these stalks are eaten by the livestock. The fibrous part which is not eaten by the animals adds nutrients to the soil but, at the same time, when it...

FAO Introduces Conservation Agriculture to Mitigate Climate Impacts

Source: thejakartapost.com Published: October 17, 2016 Soe, South Central Timor | Mon, October 17, 2016 Agriculture breakthrough – Teachers from state vocational school SMK Negeri 1 Soe show their students how to clear land using a conservation agriculture system...

What We Can Learn from Trees

Source: nationalgeographic.com Published: February 21, 2017 By Cathy Newman Photographs by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/magazine/rights-exempt/2017/03/Trees/trees-outside-desert-tree.adapt.676.1.jpg Bristlecone Pines | Inyo...

NOAA Helps Save Nearly 100 Wetland Acres for Michigan Restoration

Source: oceanservice.noaa.gov Published: February 21, 2017 Muskegon County made the wetlands purchase with the aid of NOAA funding. Let the Restoration Begin! Wetlands restoration within the Muskegon Lake Area of Concern will focus on problems such as sediment...

Mitigating Climate Change Through Coastal Ecosystem Management

Source: thebluecarboninitiative.org Published: February 21, 2017 The International Blue Carbon Initiative is a coordinated, global program focused on mitigating climate change through the conservation and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems. Coastal...

Coastal Wetlands Save Millions in Storm Damage

Source: fondriest.com Published: October 31, 2016 Coastal wetlands can dramatically reduce property damages from catastrophic storms and hurricanes. (Credit: Tom Blagden / University of California, Santa Cruz) By Daniel Kelly Scientists at the University of...

Are ‘Blue Carbon’ Projects a Win for the Climate and the People?

Source: e360.yale.edu Published: November 3, 2016 Saly Sarr wades among recently planted mangrove trees searching for fish. Winifred Bird/Yale e360 By Winifred Bird Standing calf-deep in the warm, brackish water of Senegal’s Saloum Delta, Saly Sarr points to a mass of...