Tag: Land
FAO’s Salt-Affected Soil Assessment Highlights Growing Threats to Food Security
Nearly 1.4 billion hectares of land—more than 10 percent of the global land area—are currently affected by salinity, said the Food and...
Desertification; Fighting Land Degradation
Over one billion people under 25 rely on land and natural resources for their livelihoods, according to the UN. Nevertheless, desertification and...
Antarctica ‘s Rising Lands: A New Hope or a Greater Threat?
Antarctica is losing its ice, causing the continent to rise from the ocean. This phenomenon, known as post-glacial uplift, could drastically affect...
New York City Sinking; NASA
Parts of the New York City metropolitan area are sinking and rising at different rates due to several factors ranging from land-use practices to long-lost glaciers, scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Rutgers University found.
How Much Greenery Needs Restoration
How much of greenery is lost and how much land area needs conservation now? The loss is abound and a new finding...
Give Deep Thoughts For Land Restoration For Better Future
The world is faced with a dilemma of whether to reap the benefits of land restoration now or continue on the disastrous...
More Food Demand, More Pressure on Land
The increased demand for food is placing pressure on the world’s land, soil and water resources, which are all “stressed to a critical point”, following significant deterioration over...
Plastic in Agri Land; Urgent Intervention Need of the Hour
The world is much aware of plastic pollution of the water bodies, beaches and oceans. But a new report from the Food and Agriculture...
46 Percent of Indians do not own land
More than two-fifths of the households (46 per cent) in India do not own land and only three per cent of the household own...
Sinking of land affects 635 million
Human activities and natural causes will lead to the sinking of the surface of the Earth, which as per scientists would affect 635 million...
