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Infographics | Social media cards and animated GIFs| Thematic factsheets Soil is alive - The story of soil biodiversity Soil contains the most diverse terrestrial communities on the planet. Stop soil erosion - 5 facts, impacts and actions Soil erosion is the number 1 threat to our global soils. Be the solution to soil pollution Over thousands of years of human…

IBADAN, Nigeria, Apr 8 2021 (IPS) - From small towns to big cities, sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest urban growth rate in the world. The continent’s population is expected to double by 2050 with the youth representing 60% of the overall population. The UN Department of Global Communication, for example, projects that for the next 15 years urban growth is set to double for several…

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr 2 2021 (IPS) - Last year, Jaxine Scott was off work as a caregiver at a primary school as a result of the pandemic. One day, she noticed a green shoot emerging from some garlic in her fridge. She decided to plant it, and to her surprise, it thrived. “I thought ‘It looks like I have a green thumb, let me plant something else,’” Scott says. She now has a backyard garden,…

Les zones arides et semi-arides sont à l’étude depuis longtemps, pour savoir si leur couvert végétal régresse. En effet, la théorie selon laquelle le Sahara s’étendait et la végétation ligneuse reculait a été émise pour la première fois dans les années 1930. Puis, la « grande sécheresse » des années 1970 au Sahel a mis l’accent sur la désertification causée par la surexploitation et par le…

Did you ever wonder why a camel has a hump? If you can really tell the weather by listening to the chirp of a cricket? Or why our joints make popping sounds? These questions deal with everyday phenomena that we often take for granted, but each can be explained scientifically. Everyday Mysteries will help you get the answers to these and many other of life's most interesting questions…

LOCATION: San Ignacio de Velasco and Concepción municipalities, Bolivia About the project: Initiative 20x20 partner Andes Amazon Fund (AAF) has declared two Protected Areas in San Ignacio de Velasco and Concepción, Bolivia, strengthening a critical conservation corridor in eastern Bolivia. The Bajo Paraguá Municipal Protected Area in San Ignacio spans a massive 983,006 ha of…