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Illegal agriculture driving worldwide decrease of tropical forests

Environment
A study from Forest Trends has indicated that the decline of tropical rainforests is due to the prevalence of illegal agriculture.

Designing sustainable cities with Urban InVEST software

Environment
A new free to use, open-source software may potentially aid in designing sustainable cities worldwide, saving countries billions of pounds.

Using plant probes to enhance sustainable farming

Environment
Researchers at KAUST have developed microneedles in several plant-friendly polymers that could enhance sustainable farming.

Natural woodland regeneration: an economical tree-planting alternative

Environment
A long-term passive rewilding study has indicated that UK tree-planting targets could be attained via natural woodland regeneration methods.

Food systems exacerbating greenhouse gas emissions

Environment
A global study has revealed that food systems have far more substantial impacts on greenhouse gas emissions than previously anticipated.

Farmed seafood is a climate smart form of agriculture

Environment
With over 125 years’ experience in supporting the nation’s fisheries, NOAA Fisheries shares some of the work it is doing to ensure aquaculture has a positive impact on environmental, social, economic development.

Rubisco enzyme investigation may improve crop yields

Environment
A novel investigation into the Rubisco enzyme that is vital in plant photosynthesis may lead to methods that enhance crop yields and growth.

Global co-operation on plant biotechnology and genetic resources

Environment
T-PIRC’s Professor Kazuo Watanabe explains how the centre is developing both the next generation plants and plant biotechnology.

The challenges facing animal health in European farms

Environment
Innovation News Network's International Editor, Clifford Holt, spoke to Roxane Feller, Secretary General of AnimalhealthEurope, about some of the challenges and opportunities facing animal health in Europe today.

Multi-stakeholder agricultural co-operatives and sustainability

Environment
Dr Thomas W Gray, from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Co-operative Programs, explains why multi-stakeholder co-operatives may be able to bequeath more democratic organisational models and organisations to future generations that can help address sustainability questions and dilemmas.

CowManager: towards successful and sustainable dairy farming

Environment
CowManager is the best option to measure cow performance and achieve a successful and sustainable future in global dairy farming.

Technological improvements in precision crop irrigation

Environment
Scientists at University of Illinois have identified solutions that could lead to technological advancements in precision crop irrigation.

Making the pig farming industry more environmentally friendly

Environment
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have developed a system for treating wastewater from pig farming, making the industry more sustainable.

Grasses take evolutionary shortcut with lateral gene transfer

Environment
Grass crops can bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbours – in a process called lateral gene transfer – giving them a competitive advantage.
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