The state is courting high-tech investments, but a new industrial park may lack enough water. Opponents say piping it from miles away might dry out residential wells.
Tag: Conservation of Resources
Yacouba Sawadogo, African Farmer Who Held Back the Desert, Dies at 77
Against the odds, facing the encroaching Sahara, he built a forest in Burkina Faso, becoming “a national hero” and winning acclaim abroad for his innovations.
In Real vs. Fake Christmas Tree Debate: Consider the Wildlife
It may seem counterintuitive to support the annual culling of trees, but environmentalists say Christmas tree farms have ecological benefits.
How Much Can Forests Fight Climate Change? A Sensor in Space Has Answers.
A new NASA program is helping researchers more accurately calculate how much planet-warming carbon protected areas are storing. It’s a lot.
Americans Love Avocados. It’s Killing Mexico’s Forests.
Illegal deforestation for avocado crops points to a blood-soaked trade with the United States involving threats, abductions and killings.
French Nuns and Climate Activists Square Off Over Plans for a Megachurch
A yearslong standoff over an enormous church complex in a natural park recently broke out in clashes, when the nuns gave chase.
A Footpath in England, Torn Down, Keeps Being Rebuilt by ‘Fairies’
A small bridge in the English village of Stiffkey, northeast of Cambridge, was dismantled last year. It was rebuilt overnight, dismantled a second time and rebuilt again.
Belgian Preserve Melds Farming and Conservation, and Fights Extreme Weather
Can Europe fight the effects of extreme weather while producing enough affordable food? A model combining conservation with agriculture may offer a solution.
Pope Francis Implores the World to Save a Planet Near ‘the Breaking Point’
Eight years after his landmark letter on humanity’s obligation to protect the environment, Francis warns that there is still a lot to be done, and quickly.
Hunting Contest Reveals Rifts Over Invasive Species in New Zealand
A hunting contest has exposed tensions over which animals deserve protection, who gets to define humaneness and how children should be taught about conservation.