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An encroaching desert intensifies Nigeria's farmer-herder crisis

An encroaching desert intensifies Nigeria's farmer-herder crisis

How climate change and human activity are driving violence between farming and pastoralist communities.
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Can we raise livestock sustainably? A win-win solution for climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss

Livestock has been blamed for contributing to deforestation, biodiversity loss, competition for edible grains and poor animal welfare conditions.

Why ‘tiny forests’ are popping up in big cities

Why ‘tiny forests’ are popping up in big cities

Community forests the size of a basketball court can make an outsized difference, providing shade, attracting plants and animals, and even storing a bit of carbon.

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Indian farmers beat water scarcity with innovation

After losing crops to severe drought for years, farmers in Maharashtra are seeing high yields through imaginative cultivation methods. They told DW that taking control is better than protesting government policy.
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Saving forests to fight climate change will cost $393 billion annually

Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C over pre-industrial levels is only possible if we make better use of the world's forests, which collectively act as a huge carbon sink. But maximising the strength of this carbon sink won't be cheap: it might cost in the region of $393 billion per year.

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How a trillion more trees could combat climate change
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How a trillion more trees could combat climate change

One of the low-tech ways of fighting climate change is to plant more trees. Today, I discuss that idea in detail with an expert from the University of Washington.
Covering your climate: Emerald Corridor tries flipping the switch on CO2
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Covering your climate: Emerald Corridor tries flipping the switch on CO2

The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor" special report looks at what the Pacific Northwest is doing to mitigate climate change.

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