Publication archives

Oct 6, 2009

Building bridges between climate and agriculture in Bangkok

IATP's Jim Harkness and Anne Laure Constantin are in Bangkok at the global climate talks. Below, Anne Laure blogs on what is at stake for agriculture.
Oct 5, 2009

The risks for agriculture in global climate talks

IATP's Jim Harkness and Anne Laure Constantin are in Bangkok at the global climate talks. Below, Jim blogs on what is at stake for agriculture. “Fifty years: no Bangkok! In the sea! Hot, hot! Very hot!”
Oct 2, 2009

Biomass program rolls out, raises eyebrows

The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), launched in the last Farm Bill, was hailed as an opportunity to spur the wider adoption of new, more sustainable crops to feed a growing bioeconomy. Now, we are reminded once again that the intent of legislation and real-world implemention are two different things.
Oct 1, 2009

Integrating Agriculture In a Global Climate Deal: Benchmarks For Copenhagen

by
Anne Laure Constantine
The global agriculture system is failing both the world's hungry and the climate. A paradigm shift is needed to build a resilient system of food production, while contributing to climate change mitigation.
Oct 1, 2009

Trees dropped to help trout on Mich.-Wis. border

Dozens of trees have been dropped by helicopter into a stretch of the Brule River along the Michigan-Wisconsin border to help improve the habitat for trout in the waterway.Wisconsin State Journal
Oct 1, 2009

Ancient Forests Reveal Clues How to Endure Weather Extremes

Fossilized remnants of long-ago rainforests discovered in Illinois coal mines are providing clues about how trees and their ecosystems were able to withstand weather extremes from ice ages to global warming.Bloomberg.com
Oct 1, 2009

USDA Secretary Outlines Forest Policy

The vision for future forest policy recently revealed by the Obama Administration had a broad scope that could appeal to many sides, but lacked key tangible details.TimberLine
Oct 1, 2009

Vanishing Aspens

Scientists report that drought conditions in the Rocky Mountain West are contributing to SAD, Sudden Aspen Decline.Living on Earth