In some eco-regions, forests are a significant carbon sink. This means they capture and store carbon dioxide molecules from the atmosphere so they are no longer floating around trapping heat. In a forest, atmospheric carbon is absorbed via photosynthesis into biomass (leaves, roots, trunks, branches), dead organic matter, and surrounding soil. Unfortunately, mass deforestation — losses totaling about a billion acres since 1990 per the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) — has meant huge volumes of CO2 released into the atmosphere, and opportunities for reabsorption literally razed to the ground.
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Designated recreational land provides copious benefits for local communities, individuals, ecosystems, and economies. The system covers more than 85 million acres across the entire U.S.
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The U.S. electrical grid is the largest interconnected machine on Earth but changes have to be made to support a massive shift to low-carbon power.
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You might not be able to tell by looking at it, but soil is a living, evolving, generative entity. It also happens to be one of the most critical assets we have to sustain our global population.
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With animal product consumption predicted to rise significantly in coming decades, it's time to develop sustainable agricultural practices.
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Land stewardship de-centers human needs and desires in favor of a full picture, integrated system.
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Agrivoltaic systems help maintain soil integrity so land can be used to capture renewable energy while bolstering a more sustainable food system.
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The Ogallala Aquifer provides almost all of the water for residential, industrial, and agricultural uses in the midwest.
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