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What happens if you cut down all of a city

What happens if you cut down all of a city's trees? - Stefan Al

Explore what makes trees a vital part of cities, and how urban spaces throughout history have embraced the importance of trees. We may think of nature as being unconnected to our urban spaces, but trees have always been an essential part of successful cities. Humanity has been uncovering these arboreal benefits...
Angola’s Kwanza Sul: Megafarms and Small Farmers

Angola’s Kwanza Sul: Megafarms and Small Farmers

A province nearly twice the size of Belgium, Angola's Kwanza Sul has undergone major investment in agriculture and infrastructure that's paying off in farms large and small. Business Angola visits Aldeia Nova, a company working with some 700 local farmers producing crops, meat, eggs & dairy-related products.
Farmers see promise and profit for agroforestry in southern Kenya

Farmers see promise and profit for agroforestry in southern Kenya

In Kenya’s Rift Valley, rural communities are implementing agroforestry to boost incomes and forest cover. Native plants like enset, a type of wild banana, and trees are being cultivated in combination with crops, which benefit each other and provide a diversity of produce.
Transforming Human Poop Into Eco-Friendly Fertilizer | Best Job Ever

Transforming Human Poop Into Eco-Friendly Fertilizer | Best Job Ever

Everyone poops. But who wants to actually deal with it? Ecologist Sasha Kramer literally works with poop and thinks about it every day. She is helping to transform human waste into fertile organic compost for agricultural use in Haiti.
A Chilling Discovery About Rice and Its Impact On Climate Change

A Chilling Discovery About Rice and Its Impact On Climate Change

A research group in China has revealed a signaling pathway that allows rice plants to tolerate low temperatures. Local temperature anomalies caused by global climate change directly threaten crop production, hence it is essential to obtain a better understanding of how plants withstand the cold.
Marla Spivak: Why bees are disappearing

Marla Spivak: Why bees are disappearing

Honeybees have thrived for 50 million years, each colony of 50,000 individuals coordinated in amazing harmony. So why, 7 years ago, did colonies start dying en masse? Marla Spivak reveals 4 reasons which are interacting with tragic consequences.
In the future, will farming be fully automated? - BBC News

In the future, will farming be fully automated? - BBC News

The world needs to produce more food to feed a growing population, but is automation and sensor technology the answer?
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