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1 in 4 people lack access to safe drinking water: UNGeneva (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that progress towards universal coverage was moving nowhere ne ... more  
Brazil court restores Amazon-protecting soy moratoriumRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 A Brazilian court has reinstated a pact between commodities traders not to buy soybeans grown in deforested areas of the Amazon, a week after it was struck out as anticompetitive. A federal ... more 
'The marshes are dead': Iraqi buffalo herders wander in search of waterChibayish, Iraq (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 Like his father, Iraqi buffalo herder Watheq Abbas grazes his animals in Iraq's southern wetlands, but with persistent drought shrinking marshland where they feed and decimating the herd, his mi ... more  
Record drought in Europe, Mediterranean in early August: monitorParis (AFP) Aug 25, 2025 More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was affected by drought in the first ten days of August, according to an AFP analysis on Monday of European Drought Observatory (EDO) data. ... more |
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Egyptian farmers behind world's perfumes face climate fight aloneShubra Balula, Egypt (AFP) Aug 25, 2025 For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected blossoms by night in the Nile Delta, supplying top global perfume houses. But in recent summers, his basket has felt lighter and th ... more 
Plant life role in shaping river patterns reconsidered by Stanford researchStanford CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2025 A Stanford-led study overturns a long-held belief that vegetation was solely responsible for transforming ancient braided rivers into meandering forms. Geologists had assumed land plants stabilized ... more 
Agriculture spread via coexistence and gradual mixing; deep roots of the Anthropocene revealedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2025 The spread of farming across Europe was shaped by long-term coexistence and gradual interbreeding between migrating Anatolian farmers and local hunter-gatherers, according to new research by the Uni ... more 
Nestle unveils method to boost cocoa yields as climate change hitsGeneva (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Faced with climate change diminishing farmers' yields, Nestle announced Wednesday that it was working on a technique to produce chocolate by using up to 30 percent more of the cocoa fruit. C ... more |
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Pollution hotspots at England's most famous lake need 'urgent' actionLondon (AFP) Aug 19, 2025 Hotspots of bacteria and phosphorus at England's most famous lake must be addressed urgently, the authors of a study into its water quality warned on Tuesday. Volunteers collected 1,020 samp ... more |
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China extends anti-subsidy probe into EU dairy productsBeijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2025 China on Monday extended its anti-subsidy investigation into European Union dairy imports, another blow in an ongoing trade row between the two giant economies. The investigation will be ext ... more 
Hong Kong arrests 2 over suspected $6.7 mln water scamHong Kong (AFP) Aug 18, 2025 Hong Kong police said Monday they have arrested two people over a suspected scam involving a water supplier that may have cheated the government in a contract worth nearly $7 million. A comp ... more 
Global food system reforms urged to reverse land degradation and climate threatsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 In a new paper in Nature, 21 scientists outline strategies to transform global food systems as a top priority to curb land degradation, mitigate climate change, and protect biodiversity. Their model ... more 
Rising Himalayan river flows present mixed blessings for regional communitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Rapid glacier melt is driving higher water volumes in at least 10% of rivers across High Mountain Asia, including the Yangtze, Amu Darya and Syr Darya, according to a new University of Massachusetts ... more |
Cornell researchers explore alternatives to harmful insecticideIthaca NY (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Cornell University research offers a number of alternatives to neonicotinoids (neonics) that might work for farmers who grow large-seeded vegetable crops such as snap bean, dry bean and sweet corn. ... more  |
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From drought to floods, water extremes drive displacement in AfghanistanAfghanistan (AFP) Aug 17, 2025 /> Next to small bundles of belongings, Maruf waited for a car to take him and his family away from their village in northern Afghanistan, where drought-ridden land had yielded nothing for years. ... more
Women bear brunt of Afghanistan's water scarcityShibar, Afghanistan (AFP) Aug 17, 2025 /> In a remote Afghan village, women strap yellow plastic jerry cans to donkeys and travel every day down a dusty canyon to collect as much water as they can. The containers hold barely enough ... more 
China charts high yield low input pathway for staple cropsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 China's scientists have reviewed two decades of green technology advances to answer a pressing question: how to raise output while cutting inputs and emissions. Their analysis of major food crops fr ... more 
Stockholmers told to cut back on tap water due to supply issueStockholm (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> Swedish authorities on Friday urged businesses and 1.5 million residents in greater Stockholm to cut back on tap water for the next few weeks as unusually warm freshwater temperatures have led t ... more |
 
Paper: Decarbonize agriculture by expanding policies aimed at low-carbon biofuelsChampaign IL (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 A team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low ... more 
Water shortages plague Beirut as low rainfall compounds woesBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> People are buying water by the truckload in Beirut as the state supply faces its worst shortages in years, with the leaky public sector struggling after record-low rainfall and local wells runni ... more 
Canada says 'disappointed' at new China canola dutiesOttawa (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 Canada said Tuesday it was "deeply disappointed" with China's decision to impose a temporary tax on Canadian canola, after Beijing said it had preliminarily concluded that Ottawa was dumping the crop onto its market. ... more 
Organic molecules help soil store water even in desertlike conditionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 Northwestern University researchers have identified the nanoscale processes that allow organic matter to enhance soil's ability to hold water, even in extremely arid environments. The team fou ... more |
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Parisians cool off in the Seine after century-old ban endedParis (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Motivated by a sweltering heatwave, Parisians have been queueing up to take a dip in the river Seine after it reopened to bathers following a ban dating back to 1923. Since city hall deliver ... more
'Water lettuce' chokes tourism, fishing at El Salvador lakeSuchitoto, El Salvador (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> The waters of El Salvador's Lake Suchitlan are normally busy with fishermen and tourists - but this year, you'd be forgiven for thinking it isn't a lake at all. The wetland, known for its b ... more
Oh carp: UK's Lammy on the hook after fishing with Vance without licenceLondon (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Britain's foreign minister David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing in a carp pond with US Vice President JD Vance without a licence, the UK foreign offic ... more
China announces temporary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canolaBeijing (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 China will begin collecting a temporary customs duty on canola imports from Canada, a commerce ministry statement said Tuesday, after an investigation made a preliminary determination of dumping. ... more |
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France adopts law upholding ban on controversial insecticideParis (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a controversial bill that bars the reintroduction of a bee-killing pesticide following a groundswell of public opposition. ... more |
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Over half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought since April Paris (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 More than half (52 percent) of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was hit by drought in July for the fourth consecutive month, according to an AFP analysis of European Drought Observatory (EDO) data. ... more
England faces 'nationally significant' water shortfallLondon Aug 11, 2025 England's water shortfall was classed as "nationally significant" as it experienced its driest first six months of the year since 1976, the Environment Agency said on Tuesday. ... more 
Liverwort gene discovery reveals ancient mechanism behind plant reproductive growthTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 Kobe University researchers have uncovered the genetic basis behind vegetative and sexual reproduction in liverworts, potentially offering insights into increasing crop yields and enabling space-bas ... more 
Hungarians protest with camels to raise alarm over droughtBudapest (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 A camel-led caravan of farmers, scientists and environmentalists marched through central Budapest on Thursday to raise awareness of desertification and demand that the government take action. ... more |
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