The ecological catastrophe that turned a vast Bolivian lake into a salt desert
The remainder of an ancient sea at the heart of South America is fast becoming a memory: a white expanse of salt stretches for miles,...
Does Modern Agriculture Hold the Solution to Hunger, Poverty and Climate Change?
Farming is part of who I am. I am passionate about advancing and advocating for modern agriculture. From my early days spent on our...
Can agriculture and the climate fix their ‘unhappy marriage’ in 2018?
After René Castro-Salazar attended the first U.N.-led climate talks in Berlin in 1985 as Costa Rica’s environment and energy minister, he...
Experts root for innovative ways to protect potato, cassava farmers against effects of climate chang
African governments should promote innovative risk management tools and approaches to safeguard root and tuber farmers against challenges...
New research reveals: climate change in Malawi will make tea harder to grow
Malawi is Africa’s second largest tea producer, and one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. The tea industry is the...
New e-book released: IRIN’s reporting on climate change and food security in Africa
Throughout 2017, IRIN has been exploring the impact climate change has had on a large group of people who are extremely vulnerable to its...
Wildflower planting on farms boosts birds, from skylarks to starlings
Planting wildflowers and protecting nests on farms enables birds, from skylarks to starlings, to bounce back rapidly from long-term...
A new report says we should tax meat-eaters like smokers
Eating too much meat and smoking both have an impact on the public, from an environmental and health perspective. Meat production...
Climate change is going to drive thousands of refugees to cooler countries
By the end of the century, climate change may drive 660,000 additional asylum seekers per year toward Europe. Growing mass migration is...
Chocolate is on track to go extinct in 40 years
Beyond the glittery glass-and-sandstone walls of the University of California’s new biosciences building, rows of tiny green cacao...