WWF reports massive forest loss—over 160,000 square miles—threatening human health and biodiversity worldwide.

“This analysis finally dispels an uncertainty that has long surrounded global drying trends. For the first time, the aridity crisis has been documented with scientific clarity, revealing an ...

62. Land degradation and soil loss threaten the livelihood of millions of people and future food security, with implications for water resources and the conservation of biodiversity. There is an ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published The Guardian. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Land degradation is expanding worldwide at the rate of 1m sq km every year, ...

Imagine Earth’s surface is like a stack of pancakes. The pancakes, or layers of soil and rocks, may appear fairly evenly stacked and fluffy. Over time though, the stack can become compressed, thinner ...

Dr Mlungele M. Nsikani receives funding from and is a Senior Scientist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Furthermore, Dr Nsikani is an Extraordinary Lecturer at Stellenbosch ...