While the impacts of climate change are putting pressure on agriculture, they are also making the conservation of the world’s most important crops more challenging.
Scientists believe we have already transgressed the safe operating space for Earth's climate and are rapidly approaching thresholds beyond which human society as we know it, and all life on Earth, will be at considerable risk.
We have an opportunity to boost understanding of climate mitigation and adaptation with tools and training so urban planners, foresters, officials, council members, and others are able to value and communicate climate mitigation benefits of forests.
A study published today in Science finds the planet contains a U.S.-sized area of unforested land environmentally capable of growing trees without displacing farmland or cities.
The UK and EU say they plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, even as both pursue plans to burn massive amounts of carbon-producing wood pellets.
China imports more than 60 percent of the world's soy, meaning that the country could play a major role in halting deforestation and slowing climate change if companies and banks focus on stopping deforestation to grow the crop.
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While the impacts of climate change are putting pressure on agriculture, they are also making the conservation of the world’s most important crops more challenging.