Areas around San Francisco and Oakland highlighted in blue could be exposed to the rise in sea levels.San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Experts believe sea levels on the California coastline could rise as much as 30 centimeters over the next 20 years. Doesn’t sound like much, but what could it mean for you? Airports, […]
Sustainability
Farming innovators look beyond high yields
To feed a growing population, the world will have to produce more food. But that’s only part of the story. Meet the winners of the 2012 Innovation Challenges.
It’s business vs. wilderness in oyster farm limbo
On clear days at low tide from his home above Drakes Estero, Kevin Lunny can make out the wooden racks of the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. farm. Lunny, who is also a cattle rancher and contractor, bought the business in 2005 – despite some daunting conditions. The original tenants – Johnson’s Oyster Farm – had […]
In New York and Aspen, world food challenge comes to the table
Tomorrow is a big day for public confabulation about feeding a world with 9 billion people in it, with high-profile events in Aspen, Colo., and New York.
Ahead of UN conference, nations’ stark contrasts become apparent
With wealthy countries distracted by other crises, hopes dim that haves and have-nots will find common ground on sustainable development.
Graying farmers force Japan to rethink food system
As its farmers get too old to till the soil, Japan grapples with a question that many industrialized nations now face: Who will grow our food in the future? TRANSCRIPT Introduction: We turn now to Japan, where a rapidly aging population is forcing the country to reconsider the way it feeds itself. Our story is […]
Who will grow our food in the future?
As farmers age and family farms struggle to stay afloat, societies everywhere seek ways to get young people excited about agriculture.
The dirt on dirt: It’s the microbes, baby!
As a listen of American Public Media’s Marketplace points out, one of the keys to sustainable farming is healthy, living soil.
‘Agroecology’ moves into the mainstream
Long dismissed as anti-modern or romantic, agroecology’s concept of farming based on ecological principles is catching on.
Just like that, statistician adds a billion to world population
In a new TED Talk, Hans Rosling says a world population of 10 billion is inevitable. Is it?