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Viewpoint: ‘The Amazon Rainforest is not only a natural heritage, but also a biocultural heritage.’
Until the turn of the 21st century, the ruling paradigm was that the soil in the Amazon was too poor ...
Saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, is under threat by climate change. Here’s how researchers are using genetic modification to build resilience
In order to address climate change impacts on saffron production, particularly the deficit of rainfall, new saffron varieties are needed ...
India debates new ways to make biofuels as sustainability threats rise
For many countries such as India, domestic biofuel production can reduce the consumption of imported fossil fuels, which provides economic gains, in ...
Genetic cloning may be the only viable solution to biodiversity-threatening animal extinctions
“Extinction is an abstract concept to many people. It was to me as a kid,” says Oliver Ryder, director of ...
New and emerging technologies — combined with low-tech existing solutions — could pave the way to net-zero emissions agriculture
New and emerging technologies could pave the way to net-zero carbon emissions agriculture in the next two decades, according to ...
Viewpoint: Sri Lanka’s glyphosate-kidney disease scare illustrates why science, not politics, should dictate public health policy
On Feb. 4, the [American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)] announced that “two public health researchers who battled powerful ...
Scientists outline how to save nearly 70 percent of the world’s plant species
In 2010 the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) pledged to set aside 17 percent of the world's land as protected ...
A new tool against illegal logging: Tree DNA technology goes mainstream
The following is an excerpt. Modern DNA technology offers a unique opportunity: you could pinpoint the origin of your table ...
