On a rainy November day in 2024, Storm Sara, a slow-moving tropical cyclone, struck Honduras, claiming at least six lives and ...

In celebration of Earth Day this April, Watsons, the flagship health and beauty brand of AS Watson, has expanded its ...

As one of the 11 frontline states, Jigawa State is battling the vagaries of desertification and other threats to ...

Given the tree's economic value, the initiative combats soil erosion, global warming, and environmental degradation and ...

Before the rise of agriculture, early humans were hunter-gatherers. They obtained food by hunting animals and foraging for ...

OUANAMINTHE, Haiti — Local entrepreneur Edwi Fils-Aimé got more than he expected when he visited the Botanical Garden of Ouanaminthe recently. Although many Haitian celebrities had been praising the ...

Other initiatives have involved feasibility studies into biodiesel production from palm oil and ... not only improve soil quality and sequester carbon but also prevent erosion and desertification ...

While cover crops modestly increase soil carbon, the reduction in erosion is a separate benefit. Globally, cover crops could reduce soil carbon erosion by 25%, with a 20% reduction in the central U.S.

Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, ...

with an average of 14.2 tonnes of soil lost per hectare to erosion each year 1. Although its importance is often overlooked, quality soil is essential for sustaining agriculture and crucial ...