In the next 10 to 20 years, researchers expect serious crop losses for the world's most important food crops such as wheat and maize - decades earlier than previously thought.
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Switching to modern cooking fuels like gas or to electricity can improve the well-being of women in the global South, and eventually be connected to falling birth rates, a new study by researchers…
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A recent report by the European Union's Copernicus climate change service shows: 2021 was one of the seven warmest years globally since weather records began.
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A recent study shows that the number of birds in the European Union has been declining rapidly since 1980. More than 600 million animals have disappeared since then.
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Biodiversity is the engine of our ecosystems - according to scientists from the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research and the University of Würzburg. According to current research, the higher the…
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Farming without deforestation and slash-and-burn? It really does work - as can be seen in our project in Madagascar. Here, we use the method of dynamic agroforestry.
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Deforestation is not only accompanied by the problem of erosion. Without the shade of trees, Madagascar's soils are defenceless against the sun's rays. They dry out and lose reserves of water and…
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An important component of our reforestation project in the highland rainforest of Madagascar is the establishment of tree nurseries in which native tree species are raised.
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With its flora and fauna, Madagascar is one of the most species-rich areas on earth. But for years, a real tragedy has been taking place in the land of the lemurs, because the rainforests are…
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