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In Southeast Asia, 25 percent of deforestation occurs in peat swamp forests and is driven by wood production and a demand for land for agricultural production. Techniques that facilitate deforestation, such as drainage ditches which lower the groundwater level, may affect peat methane emission fluxes. A study by Kristell Hergoualc’h and Louis Verchot at the […]

While much of the public attention to climate change focuses on carbon dioxide it is two other greenhouse gases, nitrous oxide and methane that comprise the largest part of agriculture’s contribution to climate change. In an article recently published in Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, researchers compared GHG fluxes from five management regimes for winter wheat-summer […]

  Buckminster Fuller wryly commented that the earth is like a spaceship that didn’t come with an operating manual. As we come up against boundaries of our planet’s natural resources and capacity to absorb wastes, we urgently need to figure out what options will work best to manage competing uses for our global sources and […]

How can we feed a growing population without clearing the world’s remaining forests to make way for new farmland? How can we stem the tide of climate change? How can we do these things sustainably while ensuring the inclusion of women, local communities and indigenous people? How can a “landscapes approach” help address these issues? […]

A travers nos conferences passées, nous avons été capable de construire un groupe dynamique de journalistes sociaux excités et inspirateur dévoués à nos causes. Certains d’entre eux sont des coordonnateurs professionnels de media sociaux travaillant pour des organisations non gouvernementales, et beaucoup sont des volontaires. Si vous êtes interressés à intégrer notre équipe dynamique de […]

Mensaje original por Michelle Kovacevic. BOGOR, Indonesia (3 de agosto de 2013) _Jean-Christophe Castella frecuentemente le pide a los aldeanos de Laos que interpreten el papel de promotores de terrenos, conservacionistas, inversionistas o agricultores mientras se agrupan alrededor de un pueblo virtual, modelado elegantemente con tiras de venda de yeso y cartón. Leer el post […]