Uganda, often referred to as the "Pearl of Africa," is endowed with abundant water resources, including lakes, rivers, and wetlands critical for livelihoods, agriculture, and biodiversity.
Thirty million acres of unprotected wetlands across the Upper Midwest, including 1 million acres in Illinois, are at risk of being destroyed largely by industrial agriculture, a new study found.
The United Nations’ market for carbon trading will soon be open for business. Approved at the U.N. climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, last month, it will for the first time give the U.N.’s seal o ...