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Plants, too, have their circadian rhythms, which can help farmers
Some plants are early birds while others are more like late risers.
Environmentalists bewildered by EU approach to meat consumption and Farm to Fork
Animal rights advocates and environmentalists across Europe have been left scratching their heads after news broke of a ‘Beefatarian’ campaign for which the European Union has set aside over €3 million to target consumers in Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal, and
New wheat cultivars could feed more people more sustainably
Wheat and barley are staple food crops whose production needs to increase dramatically to meet future food demands.
Africans feel the heat in a warming world
Much of Africa is likely to exceed a 2°C rise and more likely to see a 3-6°C rise by 2100 if high emissions continue. That's far beyond the temperature rise limited by the 2015 Paris Agreement.
By century’s end wildlife habitats could shrink by a quarter
Already mammals, birds and amphibians around the planet have seen their natural habitat range shrink by 18% on average.
A shift in financing can make our fisheries more sustainable
Over a third of the world’s fisheries have been overexploited and the health of marine ecosystems is in decline.