Published in Nature (Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses | Nature ), the study ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The mercury used to amalgamate gold is cheap, effective and toxic. Studies from artisanal and small-scale mining sites across the Amazon reveal ...

Duke scholars and students were among more than 800 experts who contributed to global study calling for policymakers to consider contributions of small fisheries Big, industrial vessels operating in ...

One tree does not make a forest, but a lone tree can nevertheless function as a small-scale ecosystem. Considering all the insects, spiders and nematodes that live in the wood, bark crevices and among ...

Roughly 40% of the global fish catch comes from small-scale fisheries. It’s one of the food production systems most vulnerable to climate change, and governments are lacking data to help fishers adapt ...

The aquaculture industry in the Midwest region of the United States has limited or no access to economically feasible seafood processing infrastructure for farmed seafood products, leaving producers ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government plans to strengthen its oversight of local small-scale mining operations, a sector that forms part of the overall mining industry, which contributes about 0.5 ...