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Restoring Soils in Our Own Backyard

SOIL’s household sanitation service was designed with nature as our guide, and as such, as we expand the reach of EkoLakay in urban Haiti, we’re producing more of the compost that makes its way back to the soil to support critically needed restoration efforts. After centuries of deforestation and erosion, poverty, and intensive colonial agricultural practices, soils in Haiti have ...

Feb. 22, 2019

By SOIL Haiti

Voting opens to choose winners in tvebiomovies 2013 competition

After a record 565 film proposals from 75 countries were entered for this year’s tvebiomovies competition, the 14 finalists’ films selected to go into production today go live on YouTube ? marking the start of the two month voting period to find the ultimate 2013 winners by 19th December. This year’s tvebiomovies finalists come from across the globe, from Bolivia, Cameroun, ...

Oct. 29, 2013

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Could farming become an absorber of carbon?

At present, farming, agriculture and other land practices contribute around 11 gigatons to carbon dioxide emissions every single year, which is roughly one quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. However, a recent study from the University of Virginia in the USA has argued that the land could actually be converted into an absorber of carbon, given the right conditions. Among the ...

Dec. 1, 2019

By Environmental Technology Publications Limited

The economic case for repairing damaged and degraded ecosystems

Restoring lost and damaged ecosystems-from forests and freshwaters to mangroves and wetlands-can trigger multi-million dollar returns that generate jobs and combat poverty according to a new report compiled by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, Dead Planet, Living Planet: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration for Sustainable Development, states that far from being a tax on growth ...

Jun. 5, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

United Nations launches concerted push for effective drought policies

Droughts cause the deaths and displacement of more people than cyclones, floods and earthquakes combined, making them the world’s most destructive natural hazard. Yet while droughts are expected to increase in frequency, area and intensity due to climate change, effective drought management policies are missing in most parts of the world. Three United Nations institutions have now joined ...

Mar. 8, 2013

By World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Building the African green wall, piece by piece

When village people and local authorities in southern Niger won back over one hundred hectares of degraded land, they added one extra piece to a mosaic being laid across the Sahel and the Sahara aimed at tackling desertification and land degradation. Ibrahim Dan Ladi, a 47-year-old farmer from southern Niger, remembers that his village of Kouloumboutey used to be surrounded by thick forest. The ...

Jul. 18, 2013

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

European Commission funds € 3 million project to eliminate rodenticide use

The European Commission has decided to fund the laser fencing project against unwanted animals “LIFE Laser Fence”. Within the timespan of three years and a budget just over €3 million the aim is to eliminate rodenticide use, decrease crop losses by half and create awareness for the negative effects of chemicals and their impacts on the environment in Europe. The project is a ...

Oct. 25, 2016

By Bird Control Group