Topic - Food & Agriculture, page 9

A winery in California's Napa Valley, where about 500 acres are being converted annually into vineyards.

In Napa Valley, Vineyards and Conservationists Battle for the Hills

By Alastair Bland

Soil researcher Rick Haney of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Why It’s Time to Stop Punishing Our Soils with Fertilizers

By Richard Schiffman

An area of recently cut Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil.

Analysis

Business as Usual: A Resurgence of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

By Philip Fearnside

The Kerumutan Peat Swamp Forest in Sumatra.

Can We Find the World’s Remaining Peatlands in Time to Save Them?

By Fred Pearce

Supporters of Bill Kayong outside the court at the trial of three men charged in his murder.

Murder in Malaysia

How Protecting Native Forests Cost a Southeast Asian Activist His Life

By Fred Pearce

Seeds of Commerce: Saving Native Plants in the Heart of Appalachia

By Nancy Averett

Haze in the northern Indian city of Allahabad in December 2016.

Hazardous Haze

Unraveling the Myriad Causes Of North India’s Pollution Pall

By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

A farmer waters coffee saplings on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Agriculture

On the Slopes of Kilimanjaro, a Shift in Climate Hits Coffee Harvest

By Daniel Grossman

Forests cleared for oil palm plantations in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Solutions

How Tracking Product Sources May Help Save World’s Forests

By Fred Pearce

Methane emissions from rice fields, such as this one in India, have risen in recent years.

The Greenhouse Gas Riddle

What is Causing the Recent Rise in Methane Emissions?

By Fred Pearce

A composite image of moths trapped during an annual nighttime insect census in October 2013 in the U.K.

The Moth Snowstorm

Finding True Value in Nature’s Riches

By Roger Cohn

In New Ozone Alert, a Warning of Harm to Plants and People

By Jim Robbins

Ocean farmer Bren Smith (right) and biologist Charles Yarish examine harvested kelp.

Natural Aquaculture

Can We Save the Oceans By Farming Them?

By Richard Schiffman

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An Amazon Tribe’s Deadly Fight To Save Its Land From Logging

By Adam Spencer

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Chocolate in the Jungle: The Battle To Save a Disappearing Rainforest

By Denise Dragiewicz

Vanishing Act

What’s Causing the Sharp Decline in Insects, and Why It Matters

By Christian Schwägerl

California Condor Population Reaches New Heights in 2015

By Karin Klein

Hard-Pressed Rust Belt Cities Go Green to Aid Urban Revival

Gary, Indiana is joining Detroit and other fading U.S. industrial centers in an effort to turn abandoned neighborhoods and factory sites into gardens, parks, and forests. In addition to the environmental benefits, these greening initiatives may help catalyze an economic recovery.

By Winifred Bird

How Rising CO2 Levels May Contribute to Die-Off of Bees

By Lisa Palmer

Climate Change Adds Urgency to Push to Save World’s Seeds

In the face of rising temperatures and worsening drought, the world’s repositories of agricultural seeds may hold the key to growing food under increasingly harsh conditions. But keeping these gene banks safe and viable is a complicated and expensive challenge.

By Virginia Gewin

Misuse of Mosquito Nets Stressing Lake Malawi’s Fish Populations

By Ray Mwareya