The Amazon, with its immense ecological and cultural wealth, faces pressing challenges in balancing biome protection and infrastructure development. This vast region remains one of the poorest in South America, with limited access to economic opportunities, essential services, and poor living standards. Boosting the bioeconomy, which involves economic activities that protect forests, can improve livelihoods […]
LOS ANGELES, Jan 25 – Wearing a respirator, goggles, gloves and white protective booties, Shaun Kearney gazed at his house in Sunset Mesa, a coastal community next to Pacific Palisades. It survived the fires destroying Los Angeles, but the weekend forecast is for a different problem: rain. Kearney needs to seal a hole in the […]
The World Bank’s agricultural prices index gained momentum in the second half of 2024, propelled by record-breaking price increases in beverages. However, this surge was partially offset by declining food prices. Looking ahead, agricultural prices are projected to decrease by 4 percent in 2025 before stabilizing in 2026. This outlook, however, is subject to significant […]