Tag: biodiversity
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Study Highlights the Importance of Biodiversity in Farming
As the global population continues growing, experts have been studying how to maintain high crop yields while not sacrificing biodiversity. The world faces mounting challenges due to climate change, which will inevitably affect the food supply. However, by simply working with nature instead of against it, we could overcome these problems. In a new study,…
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UK City Finds Way to Help Restore the Declining Native Bee Population
In Brighton, England, the council passed a mandate that new buildings use “bee bricks” to help the bee population recover. Bees have been dying at record rates globally due to pollution, pesticides, habitat destruction, and climate change. However, considering nature when constructing our cities could help them come back. In Brighton, the construction initiative would…