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Water crisis threatening world food production: report Paris (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday. "Nearly 3 billion people and more than half of the world's food production are now in areas where total water storage is projected to decline," said the report by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW). The report also warned the water crisis could lead to an eight percent drop in GDP on average for high-income countries by 205 ... read more |
Farmer ants evolved to host bacteria on their bodies for fungal protection Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 A new study explores the evolutionary relationship between attine ants and beneficial bacteria that live on their bodies, revealing that these ants developed specialized structures for hosting bacte ... more Colombie (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Bearing six-liter bottles of water on their shoulders, members of Colombia's Indigenous Yagua community tramp along the dried-up riverbed of a branch of the mighty Amazon. ... more Dijon, France (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 Bad weather means global wine production this year will remain near a 60-year low according to preliminary estimates, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Monday. ... more Nairobi (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 A landmark multinational agreement on managing the waters of the Nile River has entered into force - over the vehement objections of Egypt. ... more |
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Available on Amazon Books Windhoek (AFP) Sept 27, 2024 Five hippopotamuses have died while trapped in a mud pool in northeastern Namibia, where a severe drought has caused a major river to dry up, the environment ministry said Friday. ... more |
Drought reduces Amazon River in Colombia by as much as 90%: report Bogota (AFP) Sept 26, 2024 The Amazon River has seen its levels in Colombia reduced by as much as 90 percent, a government agency said Thursday, as South America faces a severe and widespread drought. ... more Chilham, United Kingdom (AFP) Sept 26, 2024 Far from its native Champagne, prestigious French wine house Taittinger on Thursday inaugurated its new vineyard in south-east England, where climate change is making it increasingly easy to grow grapes. ... more Bangkok (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 A crocodile farm in Thailand has culled 125 of the reptiles because of fears they could escape during ongoing floods and endanger human lives, the owner said Wednesday. ... more Tokyo (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 Taiwan will ease restrictions on imports of Japanese food products including seafood from areas around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo's ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries said on Wednesday. ... more |
EU supports reduced protection for wolves; Finnish zoo to return pandas to China early Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 EU member states on Wednesday voted in favour of lowering the protection status of wolves, a move decried by conservationists that paves the way for a relaxation of tight hunting restrictions. ... more Available on Amazon Books |
Human urine shows potential as eco-friendly fertilizer for crops London, UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 A new study has revealed that human urine can serve as a viable, eco-friendly alternative to synthetic fertilizers, showing minimal impact on soil bacterial communities. Conducted by researchers fro ... more Cambridge UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 Archaeologists in Morocco have uncovered the earliest known farming society in North Africa, filling a significant gap in the region's prehistoric record. The findings, published in 'Antiquity', hig ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 Around 2.2 billion people worldwide, over a quarter of the global population, lack access to clean, safely managed drinking water. Nearly half of the world's population faces severe water shortages ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 Genetically modified (GM) crops are widely used worldwide, but their environmental effects remain under scrutiny. New research published in 'Science' on August 30, 2024, explores common geneti ... more |
Angry French cognac makers see red over Chinese tariffs threat Cognac, France (AFP) Sept 22, 2024 Frustrated cognac producers in southwestern France are growing increasingly anxious over the looming threat of Chinese tariffs on European brandy, a move industry representatives worry could force French liquor from the Chinese market. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2024 It is widely understood that cities are generally warmer than their rural surroundings, a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. However, a lesser-known counterpart to this is the urban p ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 23, 2024 Beijing "regrets" the European Union's launching of a WTO challenge against a Chinese anti-subsidy probe into imports of some European dairy products, state media reported the government as saying Monday. ... more Seoul (AFP) Sept 20, 2024 An unprecedented heat wave across South Korea has driven up the price of cabbages, data revealed Friday, with the vegetable used in the famed national dish kimchi surging by nearly 70 percent year-on-year. ... more |
Sustainable mulch films aim to boost agriculture and reduce plastic waste Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2024 Weeds are a persistent problem, costing the agricultural industry approximately $33 billion annually as they compete with crops for essential resources like water, nutrients, light, and space. While ... more Flint, United States (AFP) Sept 21, 2024 Turning her faucet on one day in 2014, Chanel McGee watched in disgust as a brownish trickle poured out. ... more Leticia, Colombia (AFP) Sept 19, 2024 Extreme drought affecting large parts of South America has dramatically reduced the flow of the Amazon River where Colombia borders Peru and Brazil, choking food supplies and threatening residents' health. ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 18, 2024 China will begin imposing tariffs on agricultural imports from Taiwan in retaliation to similar moves by the island's government, Chinese state media said Wednesday. ... more |
Available on Amazon Books Choco, Colombia (AFP) Sept 18, 2024 In 2016, a Colombian court sent a powerful statement on environmental protection by ruling that a crucial river in the northwestern Choco jungle, which was being decimated by illegal mining, had legal rights. ... more |
Three activists risking their lives for the planet Paris (AFP) Sept 18, 2024 Almost 200 environmental activists were murdered last year, with the toll especially heavy in South America, according to rights group Global Witness. ... more Sao Paulo (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 A report by environmental and rights NGOs Tuesday linked three major meatpacking companies to illegal deforestation in Brazil, where farmers are accused of spraying herbicides from the sky to clear huge tracts of land. ... more London, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 Researchers at Swansea University have developed a new tool to help find the best photovoltaic (PV) materials to support both solar energy generation and crop growth. In a new study published ... more Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 16, 2024 Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the flames on his land, as the double-edged disaster of fires and drought hits Brazil's agricultural sector hard. ... more |
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