Mixing livestock and crops, integrating flower strips and trees, water and soil conservation and much more – a new global study has examined the effects of diversified agriculture. The conclusion is abundantly clear –…
There can be no analysis without data. In this spirit, researchers from the University of Bonn in Germany and the Swiss Federal Institution of Technology (ETH) Zurich have published a database containing over 6,000…
Insects are one of the most important factors in post-harvest losses world-wide. In the face of climate change, it is necessary to monitor the invasion pathways of these pests and adapt control strategies to minimise…
The INTERFACES project backs four regional ventures run by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and aimed at promoting sustainable land management in sub-Saharan Africa. Its mission focuses on developing…
The possibility that the Amazon forest system could soon reach a tipping point, inducing large-scale collapse, has raised global concern. For 65 million years, Amazonian forests remained relatively resilient to climatic…
With satellite data and machine learning methods, scientists have identified and located 15 forms of land use – from the cultivation of various useful plants such as coffee, cocoa and India rubber through pastureland to…
Weather extremes are challenging the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 2) – Zero Hunger globally and, most notably, in West Africa, where it is further aggravated by rapid population growth. In a new…
When the female gametes in plants become fertilised, a signal from the sperm activates cell division, leading to the formation of new plant seeds. This activation can also be deliberately triggered without fertilisation,…
In order to avoid dangerous climate change and to satisfy the global energy needs, energy systems have to change. Hopes are especially high in countries of the Global South for the low-carbon transition to propel…
An international research team has examined the links between extreme drought, biodiversity and production losses at global level. With the aid of a world-wide experiment in 100 locations on six continents, they have…
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