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Why Peru is reviving a pre-Incan technology for water

Why Peru is reviving a pre-Incan technology for water By Erica Gies19th May 2021 Peru is turning to ancient indigenous techniques and natural ecosystems to keep its taps running, as climate change threatens to dry out its water supply. P Pre-pandemic, in the austral winter, I drove north out of Lima, up into Peru s highlands to the village of Huamantanga (wa-mon-TONG-a). I was traveling with scientists who were studying local farmers use of a 1,400-year-old technique to extend water availability into the long dry season. Wending our way through the narrow Chillón River Valley, a slim swath of irrigated green crops hemmed in by sheer walls of tawny rock, we crossed the river and began grinding up a single-lane dirt road clinging to the side of a steep mountain. At about 3,500m (11,500ft), we reached a plateau with fields of avocados, hops, potatoes and beans and, finally, the village, where two-storey buildings of mud bricks and concrete lined narrow dirt streets. Burros, horse

Agrifood Brief: Trade t(r)ussle

Agrifood Brief: Trade t(r)ussle
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Study: Climate Disasters Displaced 8M People Internally in Philippines, Bangladesh in 2020

Study: Climate Disasters Displaced 8M People Internally in Philippines, Bangladesh in 2020
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Illegal clearing for agriculture is driving tropical deforestation: Report

Illegal clearing for agriculture is driving tropical deforestation: Report
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From chocolate to soybeans, tropical forests were illegally cleared to make way for everyday foods

From chocolate to soybeans, tropical forests were illegally cleared to make way for everyday foods SECTIONS Last Updated: May 20, 2021, 08:19 AM IST Share iStock Carbon emitted from illegal forest clearing for agriculture accounted for at least 41% of all emissions from tropical deforestation from 2013 and 2019. Related BOGOTA: Nearly 70% of tropical forests cleared for cattle ranching and crops such as soybeans and palm oil were deforested illegally between 2013 and 2019, a study showed on Tuesday, warning of the impact on global efforts to fight climate change. Illegal clearance for commercial agriculture was behind the loss of 4.5 million hectares of forest - an area the size of Denmark - on average each year in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa, said the report by U.S.-based nonprofit Forest Trends.

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