Wild boars aren’t just pests. They help tropical forests
Wild pigs can support higher diversity ecosystems and are not just nuisances and pests.
Wild pigs can support higher diversity ecosystems and are not just nuisances and pests.
The project could reshape the world in political, economic and cultural terms, and poses important environmental risks.
"It's not that people are indifferent; it's just that they don't even know about it."
As much as a third of the estimated 29,000 orchid species could be facing imminent threats to their existence.
"I suppose you could say they are space-age avocados," says Dr. Neena Mitter.
In the next 50 years, it's likely to become too hot for some plant seeds to germinate in the tropics. That may reduce species survival.
The year 2020 has the eerie feel of the first chapter in a dystopian novel, but we can harness the pandemic for meaningful change.