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A satellite image of the Sahara, the world's largest hot desert and third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic. Desert greening is the process of afforestation or revegetation of deserts for ecological restoration (biodiversity), sustainable farming and forestry, but also for reclamation of natural water systems and other ecological systems that support life.
Desert farming is the practice of developing agriculture in deserts. As agriculture depends upon irrigation and water supply, farming in arid regions where water is scarce is a challenge. However, desert farming has been practiced by humans for thousands of years. In the Negev, there is evidence to suggest agriculture as far back as 5000 BC. [1]
At the same time, livestock farming is affected by climate change. Farm animals' digestive systems can be put into two categories: monogastric and ruminant. Ruminant cattle for beef and dairy rank high in greenhouse gas emissions. In comparison, monogastric, or pigs and poultry-related foods, are lower.
In the Mojave Desert, seeds from parish goldeneye and brittlebush are scooped up by staff and volunteers working to build out seed banks in the hope these can be used in restoration projects as ...
A 2021 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that the rise in greenhouse gases has led to more severe extreme weather. Now, Joyner is among several advocates hoping to ...
A mature tree can absorb about 48 pounds of CO2 per year. There is no path to climate-neutral without forests and trees. In the tropics, forests have been reported to absorb 10 million metric tons ...
Examples of the effects of climate change on agriculture: 2019 flooding of the Toki River caused by Typhoon Hagibis, which was exacerbated by climate change; [1] increase in global leaf area primarily caused by the CO2 fertilization effect; [2] 2020–present Horn of Africa drought, the worst drought on record and made worse due to the effects of climate change on the water cycle; [3] maize ...
How farms can be part of the climate change solution: US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue