Southern Africa’s rangelands do many jobs, from feeding cattle to storing carbon: a review of 60 years of research: South Africa’s rangelands have always had great value for the country. These areas offer more than just grazing for livestock. They provide services like purifying water, storing carbon and conserving biodiversity. The grassland biome (28%), along …
Storing cattle feed can improve milk and meat yields: why African farmers aren’t doing it: A woman feeding Zebu cows in a village in Kenya. Brittak / Getty Images Africa’s cattle feed production is a boom-and-bust cycle. Most of the continent’s grazing lands are lush and green in the rainy season, only to wither into …
Oceans and their largest inhabitants could be the key to storing our carbon emissions: Whales help circulate nutrients around oceans, contributing to better carbon storage. Rudolf Kirchner/Pxhere While global governments have agreed to work towards limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C, little in their behaviour suggests they are taking the challenge seriously, as emissions continue …
Storing carbon under the North Sea: are wrong sites being looked at?: shutterstock belfastlough via Shutterstock One effective way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change is to prevent carbon dioxide from reaching the atmosphere by capturing and storing it. There are now 21 large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities either operating or …