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Factory farms increases disease outbreaks in humans and wildlife, gives boost to crop pests

Global food security at risk as crop biodiversity is lost

Biodiversity key to sustainable biofuel according to University of Minn. researcher's findings (press release)

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Agro-chemicals destroy soil microbial biodiversity: Amending soil with probiotics found to improve soil quality and biodiversity

July 28, 2018 - biodiversity in surrounding areas, as well as a loss of essential adaptability traits when species endemic to the area become extinct.

Researchers posited that the use of alternative means such as probiotics would improve not only the microbial diversity in soil but also its enzyme activity. Probiotics – commonly known as live microbes that are beneficial for human health – are mainly used in food, drug, and dietary supplements. In agriculture, however, these are used ...

Organic farming promotes better plant biodiversity

October 23, 2018 - biodiversity in agricultural areas is attributed to many factors, such as increasing use of large amounts of chemicals to manage vineyards and farmlands. (Related: Natural fertilizers are better than chemical ones at preventing crop disease.)Sampling the effects of different farming methods on agricultural ecosystems

A research team from the Museu de Ciències Naturals de Granollers (MCNG) conducted an evaluation of vineyards in Priorat. They covered both organically-managed ...

Pesticide contamination threatens small water bodies, accelerating biodiversity collapse

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A groundbreaking study published in Hydrobiologia reveals that pesticides pose severe risks to biodiversity in small water bodies (SWBs), particularly through indirect effects on aquatic plant communities—a factor often overlooked in regulatory assessments. Researchers in Germany found that while direct toxicity risks to macrozoobenthos (invertebrates like snails, worms and clams) were low in most cases, pesticide-induced damage to aquatic vegetation ...

Continued growth of organic sector protecting bees, improving biodiversity

July 02, 2014 - Continued growth of organic sector protecting bees, improving biodiversity

Wednesday, July 02, 2014 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writerTags: organic agriculture, honey bees, biodiversity

There is still room for improvement with organics

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Insect biodiversity plummeting as global food supply teeters toward collapse

April 29, 2024 -

This is really bad news for the food supply, which relies on precious pollinators like bees to keep the life cycle going. Without these vital critters, there will be no more food available for anyone, including the rich and sinister who think they are going to somehow escape the horrors they are unleashing.

There are many reasons why insect biodiversity is crumbling to dust, including fragmentation and loss of habitat; pollution from LED lighting, microplastics ...

GMOs linked to increased pesticide use and loss of biodiversity

March 22, 2023 - biodiversity loss

The planet needs a healthy, biodiverse and functioning ecosystem, especially one that depends on a "rich diversity of plants, animals and insects."

This is crucial because agricultural land that is biodiverse is more productive and more able to cope with unexpected changes, such as climate or cyclical levels of plant diseases or invasive species.

Research also suggests that healthy soil can absorb and hold more CO2 than damaged soil.

However, modern ...

Global food security at risk as crop biodiversity is lost

January 29, 2011 - Global food security at risk as crop biodiversity is lost

Saturday, January 29, 2011 by: David Gutierrez, staff writerTags: food security, biodiversity, health news

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Preserving riverside forests by connecting fragmented habitats may conserve biodiversity, ecosystems

March 26, 2018 - biodiversity can put an entire ecosystem at risk of extinction.)

For example, rivers are used in transportation, and this has resulted in these forests being turned into either agricultural or residential areas. Flood prevention and control measures are also causing fragmentation in several sites. This fragmentation significantly influences the ability of plants and animals to move freely. It also affects other different ecological processes, like nutrient and gene ...

Why fracking America's forests could lead to complete devastation of biodiversity

August 13, 2016 - Why fracking America's forests could lead to complete devastation of biodiversity

Saturday, August 13, 2016 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writerTags: fracking, forests, biodiversity

Obama to blame for allowing fracking in national forests and parklands

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Bottom trawling is killing the seafloor and collapsing deep sea biodiversity

June 07, 2014 - Bottom trawling is killing the seafloor and collapsing deep sea biodiversity

Saturday, June 07, 2014 by: David Gutierrez, staff writerTags: bottom trawling, seafloor, biodiversity

Ocean food chain devastated

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“Uncertain Peril”: How corporate control of seeds threatens food sovereignty and biodiversity

April 21, 2025 - biodiversity against corporate homogenization.

Cummings urges readers to act: support organic agriculture, advocate for labeling laws and challenge seed patents.

"The battle for seeds is a battle for democracy itself," she writes. "It's about who controls life – and who gets to define the future."

"Uncertain Peril" reframes the debate over genetic engineering beyond binary "progress vs. fear" rhetoric. By centering on farmers, indigenous knowledge and ...

Higher plant biodiversity may help discourage the use of pesticides, reveals study

November 24, 2020 - biodiversity, said Nico Eisenhauer, senior author of the study and head of experimental interaction ecology at iDiv.More plant biodiversity, less pesticide use

Plant communities with diverse species can provide forage and nesting grounds for insects and larger animals while still protecting the plants from damage. But commercial farming, which puts a premium on profit, relies on pesticides to control insect populations on agricultural land.

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Conservationists study rare species to understand how biodiversity protects ecosystems – and humans

November 17, 2019 - biodiversity and valuing ecosystem services.”

In the study, researchers posited that once people become aware of how rare species personally affect them, it could encourage them to place measures and policies that protect these rare species. For example, increasing the population of bluefin tuna makes them a more viable food source for humans.What happens when rare species go extinct?

An international study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B explored ...

Cover crops help farmers maintain soil health and biodiversity by protecting carbon content

August 08, 2018 - biodiversity" to a farm. Aside from these benefits, cover crops can also increase yield and make the soil resistant to extreme conditions such as intense rainfall or drought. (Related: Plant this tasty winter cover crop to increase next year's vegetable yields with no chemicals.)

Based on the results, the team posited that cover crops could offset at least part of the soil organic carbon that was lost during crop residue removal. In their review, they noted that ...

WARMING IS GOOD: Slight warming in Arctic, sub-Arctic seas boosts biodiversity, study finds

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Some polar areas and regions around the tropics are said to be seeing a slight warming of temperatures, which is also bringing with it new animal species that are enriching these areas with more life, the paper, published in the journal PNAS, found.

Researchers acquired data from more than 20,000 trawl surveys in the Norwegian and Barents Seas between 1994 and 2020. This is what lead author Cesc Gordó-Vilaseca had to say about what they found:

"In 1994, an average ...

Biodiversity key to sustainable biofuel according to University of Minn. researcher's findings (press release)

July 17, 2006 - Biodiversity key to sustainable biofuel according to University of Minn. researcher's findings (press release)

Monday, July 17, 2006 by: NewsTargetTags: health news, Natural News, nutritionThese findings, published in the June 1 issue of Nature, are the culmination of 12 years of experiments conducted by David Tilman, Regents Professor of Ecology at the University of Minnesota, to explore the value of biodiversity. The research was carried out at Cedar Creek ...

How organic farming practices preserve biodiversity in the natural world while growing healthy abundant food

May 29, 2023 -

Scientists at the Rodale Institute, a non-profit dedicated to research on organic farming, note that organic farming practices enrich the soil, allowing it to hold more air and water and supplying crops with a steady release of nutrients while also hosting a robust population of beneficial microorganisms that play important roles in plant health.

Here are some organic farming practices that help preserve the biodiversity of the natural world while, at the same time, ...

Biodiversity results in healthier, more productive ecosystems and can even help guard against extreme weather

September 27, 2017 -

As explained by the study’s lead author, marine ecologist, Emmet Duffy on Science Daily, “Protecting [biodiversity] is important for keeping the ecosystems working for us, providing food, absorbing waste and protecting shorelines, which is important right now.”

Duffy and his team wanted to go beyond the four walls of scientific testing and look at the true power of wild nature. For this purpose, the group gathered data from 67 observational studies of nature ...

Prominent agriculture figure says GMOs do not belong in Africa, organic biodiversity is the way

July 26, 2011 - Prominent agriculture figure says GMOs do not belong in Africa, organic biodiversity is the way

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writerTags: GMOs, Africa, health news

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