Abandoned Farms Are a Hidden Resource for Restoring ... - WIRED
2023年10月14日 · Abandoned farmland is growing fast. Despite increases in cultivated areas in many developing and tropical regions, the amount of land under agriculture globally has been in decline since 2001....
How Abandoned Farmland Restoration Could Help Feed Future ...
2022年5月25日 · Abandoned farmland restoration can be harnessed to create more food while benefiting the environment by avoiding deforestation. Other restoration projects, led by the people, have shown promise — and rejuvenating these areas could be the start to …
New US Map Shows the Abandoned Farms That Could Help Fight ...
2024年5月30日 · A map of nearly 30 million acres of cropland abandoned since the 1980s could guide decisions about how to balance production of energy and food.
Abandoned orchard gets new life as East End Preserve
2022年5月6日 · Re-establishing native oak woodland where there had been orchards provides a host of benefits for the ecosystem, including helping water to infiltrate, capturing fog and providing habitat for wildlife. “It’s gardening with a 250-year payback.
Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate ...
2024年5月29日 · Solar panels and energy crops are pitted against food production, while well-intended policy choices can create incentives for farmers to till up new lands, releasing even more heat-trapping gas...
How restoring abandoned farms to natural habitats can ...
2022年6月9日 · “For abandoned croplands to reach levels of carbon stocks and biodiversity comparable to more intact natural ecosystems, they typically need at least 50 years of regeneration.” The findings from the Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces, however, provide evidence that incentive programs can succeed.
A new tool finds abandoned farmland that could be used to ...
2024年6月4日 · To find abandoned farms, researchers deployed their analysis tool to examine cultivation patterns. "The results accurately predict the location of abandoned croplands nine times out of 10 and can even pinpoint the year they were abandoned with about 65% accuracy," Hubbach writes.
Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate ...
2024年5月29日 · Farmland is often a battleground in the fight against climate change. Solar panels and energy crops are pitted against food production, while well-intended policy choices can create incentives...
Abandoned Lands: A Hidden Resource for Restoring Biodiversity
2023年10月3日 · Abandoned farmland has been increasing, with a billion acres — an area half the size of Australia — lost globally. Ecologists are increasingly pointing to the potential of these lands and of degraded forests as neglected resources for rewilding and for capturing carbon.