In 2007, an increase in world food prices led to a global rush for land in the form of land grabs or large-scale land acquisitions. 

NIDIS, NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System, has launched a redesigned U.S. Drought Portal to better serve stakeholders, decisionmakers, the media, and the public.

A report from the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute outlines the benefits of state-funded conservation easements on working lands.

Central America experienced one of its most intense hurricane season in years, leading to widespread degradation to coastal environments.

If you asked people which group of animals is the most abundant on earth, hardly anyone would know the right answer.

The element nitrogen is a double-edged sword.

Soil erosion is a major challenge in agricultural production. 

One-third of the fertilizer applied to grow corn in the U.S. each year simply compensates for the ongoing loss of soil fertility, leading to more than a half-billion dollars in extra costs to U.S. farmers every year, finds new research from CU Boulder published last month in Earth’s Future.

Wild bees are more affected by climate change than by disturbances to their habitats, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State. 

University of Wyoming researchers headed a study that shows nonnative birds in Oahu, Hawaii, have taken over the role of seed dispersal networks on the island, with most of the seeds coming from nonnative plants.