First global analysis of world’s most abundant creatures reveals more animals live in the far north than the tropics.
… tropics. Groundbreaking new research into the soil beneath our feet transforms our … are found in high-latitude sub-arctic soils. The Crowther Lab study is the first to map the global distribution of soil nematodes, tiny creatures also known as …
We cannot rely on governments in meeting in Paris to solve the many-headed climate problem, writes Vandana Shiva. It's up to us to safeguard the future of the Earth, and of our own and other species. So let's all join in this pact to love and protect our one and only home.
… and ask others to do the same 1. In living soil lies the prosperity and security of civilization In the destruction of soil is the destruction of civilization. Our … the Earth. We commit ourselves to protect our soils and biodiversity. Our living soils will …
With vast areas decimated by industrial farming, the salad days are over for mass-produced olive oil. Laura Sevier looks at the effect its rise in popularity has had on the European landscape, and at some more sustainable brands.
… hazard (with negative impacts on the soil, water supply and wildlife), and when it … a rapid industrialisation of olive farming. Soil erosion, desertification and pollution … problems affecting the EU: widespread soil erosion and desertification in Spain, …
A new book, Fragile Web, reveals why the biodiversity crisis may be humanity's biggest challenge
… earthworms to the previously depauperate soils of a tea plantation in India increased … profit obtained from the crop. Inoculating soils with the best-performing types of … livestock, combined with drought, have caused soils in the Sahel to become covered in a …
For decades Israel has been driving Palestinian farmers off their land by imposing restrictions on agriculture, writes JONATHAN COOK. But one company, Canaan Fair Trade, has found an innovative way to resist peacefully, increasing resilience and prosperity in rural West Bank communities, and forging international alliances in the global movement for good food and farming.
… Rooted in the soil: the birth of agro-resistance in … as the trees themselves are rooted in the soil. When the first heavy winter rains wash … ties that bind Palestinians to their native soil Some threats to the Palestinian farming …
Natural Capital Committee finds five of seven areas examined - freshwater, marine, soils, plants and wildlife and land - are deteriorating.
… of seven areas examined - freshwater, marine, soils, plants and wildlife and land - are … England’s "natural assets" including soils, land and wildlife are in serious … it has developed, freshwater, marine, soils, plants and wildlife and land, England’s …
David Attenborough's latest documentary shows the natural world in peril. But the solutions are already in place - a nature friendly future is possible.
… Regenerative Farming Wild Isles Biodiversity Soil Association bee image David … Helen Browning, the chief executive of the Soil Association, will be speaking at the … way of farming that uses plants to fertilise soils and refuses to use the chemical products …
How is Kew Gardens planting trees in order to protect British species in a changing climate?
… tree as a whole. We need to have the right soil and make sure it’s as prime as it can be. The soil at Kew isn’t actually that good, because … good. We spend lots of time improving the soil, using mulching and decompaction, a fact …
With most of our food exports going to the EU, and most of our food imports coming from the EU, Molly Scott Cato wondered what plans the government had for the sector after Brexit. The answer? None! Two reports published today map out a positive future of sustainable farming, local food, thriving rural economies and abundant biodiversity. But is the government on the same page?
… the food we eat! The first report is by The Soil Association , a leading and well-known … reports foresee a future where policies put soil health and biodiversity first, and where … the public of their use. Meanwhile the Soil Association calls for a new national …
Researchers claim the benefits of combining conservation and food production through organic farming are not enough to make up for the drop in yields
… Biodiversity Wildlife University Of Leeds Soil Association tractorwheat.jpg The study … director of policy Dr Stephen Tapper. The Soil Association criticised the study for … to increases in beef and lamb production. The Soil Association also criticised the study for …
Less meat, fewer pesticides can mean more food, more future.
… | 21st February 2019 News Organic Farming Soil Association Biodiversity Thought Leaders … Rob Percival, head of food policy at the Soil Association said: “Pesticide-hungry … paper has already launched in Europe, but the Soil Association has worked with the authors …
Agroecological science must be at the centre of the Agriculture Bill.
… We do know that they are locked, in healthy soil, in an immensely productive, complex nutrient exchange system with plants, soil bacteria and other organisms. Indeed it … photosynthesis feed fungi and bacteria in the soil. You just need to look at the …
Biodiversity refers to the variety of all living things on Earth, but people often have very specific ideas of what it means. If you run an online search for images of biodiversity, you are likely to find lots of photos of tropical rainforests and coral reefs. Those ecosystems are invaluable, but biodiversity also exists in many other places writes ecologist, CHRISTOPHER SWAN
… buildings' footprints have very different soils from the areas around them that once were backyards. Footprint soils are compact and comprise mainly building … rubble, while backyards have healthier soils. Although these habitats are close …
Ecosystems are buffering humanity against the worst impacts of global warming and also alleviating poverty, says United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
… forests.jpg Forests protect against soil erosion, recycle rainwater and absorb … from forests and freshwaters to mountains and soils,' he said, adding that 15 per cent of … economic model The steady loss of forests, soils, wetlands, fisheries, species and coral …
'By bringing back the beaver, and allowing our rivers to freestyle through the landscape, we could revive these incredible ecosystems.'
… caused by their roots, there was no soil, only loose rock, gravel, and sand. … of the channels. The clay also created soil, which allowed more sophisticated plants … runoff, and reduce the washing away of soil to the oceans - something which is …
As experts gather in London for a major conference addressing the often overlooked threat of invasive species to biodiversity, Carrie Madren gets a briefing from those on the frontline in the battle against 'pest plants'
… plants have an impact on wild fires, soil erosion, siltation of dams and estuaries, … out food sources for native animals, altering soil chemistry and canopy composition. Islands … world’s plants facing extinction GREEN LIVING Soil Stained Survivors: how gardening is …
To feed the world we must abandon not just GMOs but all diversity-destroying selective crop breeding, organic farmer John Letts told Oliver Tickell. Only by using biodiverse local seed mixtures that evolve in the field can food production adapt to climate change without ever-increasing chemical inputs, and meet human needs for wholesome nourishment.
… and high stubble to be ploughed back into the soil and raise its organic content. Back in … and can't reach down into the subsoil for water and nutrients. "Because they … a low-nutrient environment and on a range of soils and weather conditions. "In fact, you …
A review of Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Bodley Head 2020).
… only to humans but also to trees, plants, and soil. It is a book with scientific … to take in the nutrients they need from the soil. Opisthokonta There are fungi which feed …
After 20 years of oil spills, deforestation, waste dumping and ill health, farmers and indigenous people in the the Ecuadorian Amazon have been fighting the Chevron-Texaco corporation. But despite its three times conviction and a $9.5 billion damages award to the victims, the oil giant looks no closer to making good its damage.
… activities, which it then covered again with soil to hide it from sight. Twenty years … "The problem is that oil seeps through the soil into the water table. This pool is about … Eight-five thousand samples of water and soil from different fields were taken during …
A UN panel similar to the one for climate change has been given the go-ahead by world leaders with an admission they had failed to heed scientific warnings about biodiversity loss
… estimated that the steady loss of forests, soils, wetlands, fisheries and diversity was … economic model The steady loss of forests, soils, wetlands, fisheries, species and coral …
The National School of Forestry is participating in Timber Festival to foster greater public awareness of how sustainable forest management defends our living planet.
… biomass and in forest ecosystems, especially soils. But even climate science experts often … storage in forest ecosystems (especially soils) and carbon substitution from wood, it … changes will also store carbon better as soil is less disturbed in timber extraction. …
Conservationists battling to save Indonesia's rainforests are locked in a dispute over moves to make oil palm plantations more wildlife-friendly. Tom Levitt reports
… and Malaysia with favourable climate and soils but also some of the world's last … a wide variety of mammals, insects, birds and soil micro organisms - all part of the unique …
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The Karen Indigenous People in Myanmar founded the Salween Peace Park to protect their mega-diverse territory and their culture from extractivism and conflict.
… communities. Karen territories boast fertile soil, where the ‘Ku’ shifting cultivation … In parts of Kawthoolei, the sheer amount of soil and silt that have to be moved to access …
A proposed quarry in Kent could destroy even more ancient woodland sites than HS2 and Lower Thames Crossing combined, says the Woodland Trust.
… in the UK, covering just 2.5% of land. Their soils, and the complex ecosystems within them, … woodland features, such as undisturbed soil, ground flora and fungi. “Oaken Wood …