Planet Earth stories
There are 48 item(s) tagged with the keyword "Farming".
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- 1. Widespread British pollinator losses
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Insects that play an important role in pollination are disappearing from areas of Great Britain.
- 2. Working with China to find a solution to pollution
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Scientists are delving underground to study the agricultural impacts to soil and water, and are one step closer to finding a solution to land degradation and pollution.
- 3. Trees can help mitigate ammonia emissions from farming
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Scientists have developed a new online calculator and guidance to help farmers and others to design woodland to capture airborne ammonia, reducing pollution.
- 4. Saving the forest on a shoestring
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Around 80% of the Atlantic Rainforest has been lost as growers of crops like sugar cane have cleared trees to make way for plantations. But a low-cost method could help restore biodiversity.
- 5. Protecting biodiversity in palm oil
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News that chocolate, bread and dried fruit all share a common ingredient with household detergents and cosmetics might sound both unlikely and unappetising. However, palm oil is used in each of these and many more everyday products.
- 6. Better cocoa crops for better livelihoods
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Chocolate may be one of life's little pleasures, but in Ghana, for many, it is the very means of life.
- 7. It is a tale of survival for plants and insects
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Insect pollinators that have survived the impacts of intensive agriculture may be more able to resist future environmental changes than previously thought.
- 8. Sydney rock oysters shrinking due to coastal acidification
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Sydney rock oysters, found only in the waters of Australia and New Zealand, are getting smaller due to coastal acidification, a new report has found.
- 9. Why is the UK's honeypot shrinking?
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An innovative monitoring scheme could provide a better understanding of the factors that impact on the size and health of honeybee populations, and on honey yields.
- 10. Skin of the Earth
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Exploding populations are challenging the world to keep more people fed using less - and less good quality - land.
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