The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment Report identifies changes in land and sea use as the most significant direct driver of changes in nature. To halt and reverse #biodiversity loss and the degradation of nature, we need more sustainable #agricultural practices and food systems.

Key facts on agriculture: IPBES #GlobalAssessment

Compiled by 145 expert authors from 50 countries over the past three years, with inputs from another 310 contributing authors, the IPBES Global Assessment is the most comprehensive of its kind.

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But it's not news, right? Only now it's becoming big news (+ more data backing that up), but we've known that for a few decades now. Time to act!
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Couldn't agree more, and this topic was a motivation for writing an opinion piece about how policies need to change to bring about a more #sustainable agricultural system that once again supports #biodiversity in our landscapes. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Paying the price for the meat we eat

An increasingly gloomy picture is painted by research focusing on the environmental challenges faced by our planet. Biodiversity loss is ongoing, land…

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We need Oasis Systems to engage small scale farming clusters in developing countries. Especially here in Africa where logging firewood and poaching provides basic needs. The technology already exists. Reforestation efforts is a necessity and desert greening a reality so why not?
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