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Sustainable Crop-Growing Methods Improves Diets and Food Security in Tanzania

A project based in Tanzania found significant improvements in the diversity of children's diets and food security for households after farmers learned about sustainable crop-growing methods, gender equity, nutrition and climate change from peer mentors.

12 May 2021

Adapting to Extreme Climate Change Poses a Challenge to Many Farmers

Severe weather conditions are affecting agriculture in the United Kingdom, but according to a new study, a majority of farmers are yet to prioritize the adaptability to the impacts of the climate emergency.

12 May 2021

Collaborative Team Helps Farmers Address the Challenge of Climate Change

"The global food system is challenged to become sustainable in multiple ways," said Cynthia Rosenzweig, AgMIP Co-Founder and Executive Committee Member,

7 May 2021

New Strategy to Empower Citizens’ Participation for Effective Energy Transitions

A new study headed by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) has investigated options for empowering communities as a key driver for shifting the focus from awareness about the necessity to change energy systems to participation and action.

4 May 2021

Land Productivity Could be Increased by Combining Sheep Grazing and Solar Energy Production

Land productivity could be greatly increased by combining sheep grazing and solar energy production on the same land, according to new research by Oregon State University scientists.

30 Apr 2021

Fair and Just Climate Policy in Developing Countries Could Help Reduce Extreme Poverty

Ambitious climate policies could help to reduce extreme poverty in developing countries.

28 Apr 2021

Tropical Defaunation Poses Threat to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

The current loss of biological diversity is unprecedented and species extinctions exceed the estimated background rate many times over.

28 Apr 2021

Gov. Doug Burgum Signs New Bill to Accelerate Efforts for Developing Low-Emission Technologies

Gov. Doug Burgum today signed legislation creating a Clean Sustainable Energy Fund to support low-emission technology projects and help provide a long-term, viable path forward for the state’s critical energy industry.

27 Apr 2021

UMass Lowell and the City of Lowell Award Sustainability Grants for New Projects

In honor of Earth Day, UMass Lowell and the city of Lowell today awarded the first round of $50,000 in sustainability grants to five projects.

23 Apr 2021

Wider Deployment of Solar Panels Could Replace Unsustainable Energy Generation

The most significant factor in finding the probability of a house having a solar panel, when compared to a host of demographic and socio-economic variables, is the number of solar panels present within the shortest distance from that house.

22 Apr 2021