
Half of all cropland could be returned to nature with no fall in production
Half of the world’s cropland could be used for other purposes if agricultural efficiency were improved through high-yield farming. That would mean making 576 million
Half of the world’s cropland could be used for other purposes if agricultural efficiency were improved through high-yield farming. That would mean making 576 million
Around 30,000 trees and shrubs were planted between 2016 and 2019 in the Mediterranean basin and the Canary Islands, with a survival rate achieved that
According to a study led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the way trees have responded to drought in the past could be a
During the second day organized by CREAF, the College of Economists and the Department of Territory on the IPBES report it became clear that the
At this time of year, deciduous trees across Europe are losing the last of their leaves. When will they come into leaf again? A study
The journals Environmental Research Letters and Scientific Reports have recently published two articles in which researchers from the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia
A study led by CREAF has found that new forests growing on abandoned rural land are able to capture more carbon dioxide (CO2) from the
Cities across Europe and China are preparing to green themselves. The Sino-European project Clearing House was officially launched and will be expanding the knowledge of
The main carbon store in the planet’s soil is peat, a deposit of plant origin found in water-saturated areas called peat bogs or peatlands. In
Research led by two French institutions shows that farmland comprising small fields sown with different types of crops is conducive to plant and animal diversity.