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Sustainable farming can revolutionize food security
Farming sustainably means leaving something to the earth rather than destroying agricultural land for years.
Drones could be used to scare off pesky birds in vineyards
Photo: Pixabay/JanBaby Drones have plenty of uses in conservation work as they can be employed to keep an eye from the sky on loggers and poachers, help monitor threatened animal populations or clean up trash from the banks of waterways.
Urban gardeners can help save endangered native plants
By cultivating native plant species that are in decline in the wild, horticulturalists can function as conservationists.
‘Green water’ is set to diminish for most croplands worldwide
By 2050 water scarcity in agriculture will likely increase in a staggering 80% of the world's croplands.
A hardy plant could help us fortify stressed crops
Photo: José Dinneny Most plants handle adverse conditions like droughts by scaling back their biological functions or even shutting down entirely. Not so extremophytes, which have evolved to endure and even thrive in conditions that would be deadly to other
Intensive agriculture and climate change are threatening insects worldwide
The environmental harms of high-intensity agriculture present a challenge as we try to keep up with food demands.