African waters have been contributing to the global supply of fish for years, with three of the four most productive marine ecosystems in the world near the continent.
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Species or Ecosystems: How Best to Restore the Natural World?
The Serengeti plain of East Africa is one of the world’s great wild lands — teeming with lions, leopards and migrating wildebeest.
From Space to Farm
How Earth observation technologies are revolutionizing global agri-food systems.
Limited Value of Tree Plantations for Biodiversity Conservation
In light of declining natural forests, tree plantations may seem like a good way to replace forest habitats.
Sizing Up Remote Lakes
Researchers are using ICESat-2 elevation data to create bathymetry maps of shallow lakes in the remote desert.
Incentives Could Turn Costs of Biofuel Mandates into Environmental Benefits
New studies from the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) shed more light on the economic and environmental costs of mandates in the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), a federal program to expand the nation’s biofuels sector.