Climate change and human disturbance have resulted in intensified ecosystem degradation, such as grassland rocky desertification, which may modify the structures and composition of the microorganisms.

Some have been dug out, others have remained buried. “This is not a new phenomenon,” said Mona Dawalbeit from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) which has been working with the Saudi ...

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, also known as the Davos Conference, kicked off on January 20th in Davos, Switzerland ...

The final installment highlights the story of a role model for desertification control. For decades, Lu Qi, a Chinese scientist, has dedicated himself to combating desertification on the frontlines.

"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state." ...

NASA's recent findings reveal desert-like planets, popularized in sci-fi like Dune, are unlikely to support life, even within habitable zones. This challenges long-held fantasies about alien life on ...

Biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution do not happen in isolation, but proposed solutions too often fail to account for this. Two major reports point the way forward.

After a busy year for the global environmental agenda, starting with the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) and ending with the decision-making meetings of the Rio ...

42.8% of the Dominican territory of forest cover which contrasts sharply with the 3.5% of forest cover in Haiti which has suffered great environmental devastation, according to the same study due to ...

Explore China's $48 billion Great Solar Wall project. Learn how it combats desertification, reduces CO2 emissions, creates ...