The Global Reach of Drought Drought is not confined to a specific region; it affects countries worldwide. Whether it's the ...

Annual Report, released today, calls for a dramatic uptick in ambition and action for the environment. The 2024 Annual Report ...

As desertification increases, we are more likely to experience its effects with biodiversity losses and species extinctions, depleted soil nutrients, threats to food security and water supply ...

But tying changes in soil biodiversity to shifts in ecosystem function is a daunting task. Many of the world's ecosystems have undergone degradation, and biological diversity has declined as a result.

Valone's research can be divided into two broad categories: Arid ecosystem ecology and conservation The behavioral ecology of information use Much of Valone's work in arid ecosystems has examined ...

According to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, up to 40 per cent of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affecting half of the world’s population. The number and duration of ...

A scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove -- 16 new species of grasshoppers living in the thorny scrubs of U.S. and Mexican deserts.

Let’s follow the lead of our ancestors and preserve the biodiversity that we are known for worldwide. We must stop warehouse expansion in Coachella Valley. Kerry Berman lives in Palm Desert and ...

Aridity is silently spreading through many of the world’s cocoa-producing regions. There are steps we can take to save them.

“The Tecopa bird’s beak is a precious symbol of the vibrancy of desert wetlands, thriving in harsh conditions that many other organisms can’t endure,” said Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin director at ...

The World Economic Forum defines "desertification" as "a type of land ... degrading productive soil and losing its bodies of water, biodiversity and vegetation cover". From our morning news ...