#soil News
Food & Agriculture
Five charts: How climate change is driving up food prices around the world
Global food prices have seen huge fluctuations in recent years, soaring to record highs in 2022 before dropping in 2023 and rising again slowly this year.
Carbon & Climate
How biochar can help China reach carbon neutrality
The charcoal-like substance has enormous potential to remove CO2, but more research and new accounting methodologies are needed.
Food & Agriculture
Oman’s mountain oasis reveals climate-resilient agricultural practices
Climate change is affecting the types of crops that can be grown, particularly at higher altitudes. However, traditional oasis agriculture in Oman’s northern mountains could reveal how to implement sustainable land use in dryland ecosystems.
From sodium-ion to all-solid-state batteries, companies worldwide are betting on emerging technologies to win the electric vehicle race.
Carbon & Climate
Why are rainforests crucial for the planet?
Carbon & Climate
Bhutan explores controlled burning of mountainsides
#soil Opinion
Food & Agriculture
AI can transform global food security and climate action
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and AI expert Tshilidzi Marwala writes for Context ahead of the Bonn AI and Climate Expert Meeting.
Food & Agriculture
Fertilisers will not fix Africa’s food crisis
Promoting synthetic fertilisers to solve Africa's food security challenges fails to address the root causes of hunger and malnutrition. Policymakers and stakeholders should embrace a more transparent and evidence-based approach.
Artificial recharge and deep soil mixing are two techniques showing promise in rescuing sinking cities.
Stopping Jakarta sinking cannot happen overnight, but the city is finally taking the action needed to stop groundwater extraction.
#soil Podcasts
Food & Agriculture
Low-emissions cows: Can the dairy industry reach net zero?
Methane emissions, deforestation, water pollution, antibiotics overuse, animal welfare — the dairy industry faces a farmyard of sustainability issues. Eco-Business asked United States Dairy Export Council's Karen Scanlon how dairy farms can lighten their environmental impact.
