#soil News
Food & Agriculture
Rising tides, ruined fields show how Bangladesh’s farmers grapple with climate change
Farmers and fishers in Bangladesh’s coastal belt report losses as climate-induced disasters and coastline changes threaten livelihoods.
Carbon & Climate
Soil may be foe, not friend, in climate fight, scientists find
New research incorporating experimental data reveals that global soils are emitting instead of storing carbon dioxide emissions. The world’s climate-safe carbon budget could thus be up to two-thirds smaller than thought.
Food & Agriculture
Can Jambi’s farmers offer the world a model of sustainable agriculture and reforestation?
While it might be a temporary solution, the use of palm oil credits, facilitated by leading certifier RSPO, has been crucial in funding sustainable production and regenerative agricultural efforts, say smallholders and industry observers.
Communities are resisting plans for more potash mines, which have allegedly polluted the surrounding water and soil.
Food & Agriculture
India's farmers wrestle with shift to eco-friendly agriculture
Policy & Finance
Unsung heroes: small-scale farmers step in as climate finance lags
Food & Agriculture
Earthworms wiggle their way into China’s policy protection
#soil Opinion
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.
Carbon & Climate
Keeping trees in the ground where they are already growing is an effective low-tech way to slow climate change
Permanently protecting large, mature forests is a faster and cheaper way to stabilise Earth's climate than complex carbon capture and storage schemes, and more effective than planting new trees.
#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.
