Scientific World

Water

National and international water policy must adapt to ongoing, accelerated changes in the global water cycle and respond to them quickly and comprehensively. This is the key message of a report “Water in a heated World”,…

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Biodiversity

A new international study shows that increasing plant diversity in agriculture can be used to improve the carbon sequestration potential of agricultural soils. As the agricultural sector strives to reduce its carbon…

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Climate change

Global emission reduction efforts continue to be insufficient to meet the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement. This makes the systematic exploration of so-called overshoot pathways that temporarily exceed a targeted…

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Research

The Center for Development (ZEF), located in Bonn/Germany, celebrated its 25th (+2) jubilee in October – an occasion for a three-day symposium attended by almost 100 former doctoral students from 40 countries as well as…

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Climate change

Wheat is the world’s most important grain. But it has high environmental costs due to the need to fertilise with nitrogen. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany and France's National…

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Digitisation

Scientists at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) have released a study highlighting the role of geospatial maps and satellite data in shaping the future of food security.…

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Environment

It remains possible for all humans to escape poverty and be safe from harm caused by Earth system change, but urgent global transformations are needed, a new study shows. More than 60 scientists from the Earth…

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Forestry

Amidst a global rise in land carbon sinks crucial for climate moderation, threats from tropical deforestation and shrinking boreal forests jeopardise these gains. What should be done?

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Plant breeding

A team of researchers at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)in Los Banos/Philippines has identified genes and markers responsible for low glycemic index (GI) and high protein content in rice, using genetics…

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Land management

Food, feed, fibre, and bioenergy – the demand for agricultural raw materials is rising. How can additional cultivation areas be reconciled with nature conservation? Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a…

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