While scientists understand the importance of vascular plants in sequestering (or storing) carbon dioxide and helping maintain soil health, we know far too little about the comparable role mosses play in ecosystems around the world.
Many companies promising “net-zero” emissions to protect the climate are relying on vast swaths of forests and what are known as carbon offsets to meet that goal.
In landlocked Paraguay, residents of a farming colony struggle to survive as soy monocultures choke the ecosystem and pesticides poison both the soil and the people.
Findings from a new study speak to an urgent need to devote greater attention - and resources - to the physical and mental health of vulnerable communities in the wake of disasters like extreme weather events.
