Higher prices for cattle plus healthier rangelands means small-scale ranchers are better prepared for the next drought.
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How Incan ruins and Brazil nuts are fighting deforestation in Bolivia
Through conservation agreements, indigenous Bolivian communities are expanding their incomes while leaving forests standing.
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What we’re reading: Vanishing insects, grass ‘austerity’
News you might have missed from the world of conservation.
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What we’re reading: Mekong megadrought, melting chocolate
News you might have missed from the world of conservation.
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Q & A: El Niño’s grip foreshadows uncertain future for a country on climate’s edge
Most Papua New Guineans grow their own food, so they feel the effects of unpredictable weather firsthand.
Making the Links: October 2015
From new marine sanctuaries in the Pacific to severe droughts in Africa, these news stories give us insight on the links between people and the planet.
Making the Links: May 2015
How food waste, the Mediterranean migrant crisis and other topics in the news reveal the ties between people and nature.
To Fight Another Dust Bowl, Improved Freshwater Management Crucial
We may not be able to prevent the coming megadrought, but we can minimize its impact.
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How Shell, Chevron and Coke Tackle the Energy-Water-Food Nexus
In the next 15-20 years, the world will need 30% more water, 45% more energy and 50% more food.
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Fighting Off the Desert in South Africa’s Succulent Karoo
An acre lost to desertification is one virtually lost forever. That’s why we have to act quickly.
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