Posts tagged food production
Human Impacts on the Planet are Severe but Slowing Down
ConservationBill Lauranceglobal human footprint, agriculture, cities, population growth, food production, farming efficiency, yield gaps, land-use planning, deforestation, biodiversity, climate change, Oscar Venter, Bill Laurance, James Watson, roads, infrastructure, urban area, economic growth, developing nations, consumption, wilderness
Where on Earth should roads go and not go?
Bill LauranceA global strategy for road building, William Laurance, Nature magazine, road building, zoning roads, food production, global food demand, road expansion, Pandora's Box effect, illegal logging, poaching, land speculation, land-use zoning, deforestation, illegal mining