Pune: As part of its ‘Grassland Conservation Programme’, the wildlife division of the Pune forest department has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two non-governmental organisations ...

The District Collector’s office, with the help of two NGO partners from Pune and Bengaluru, has initiated a pilot project in five villages to study carbon sequestration in grassland areas. The study ...

Savannas and grasslands in drier climates around the world store more heat-trapping carbon than scientists thought they did and are helping to slow the rate of climate warming, according to a new ...

SHELBURNE- A simple change to a farmer's hay cutting schedule in Vermont could be the key to saving families of birds from extinction. Researchers are working with Vermont landowners to preserve some ...

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Savannas and grasslands cover a vast area, some 20 percent of the earth’s land surface — from sub-Saharan Africa, to the Cerrado in Brazil, to North America’s heartland. They also offer an enormous ...

1. Treeless grasslands with climates that can support tree growth are common in upland regions around the world. In South Africa, the upland grasslands are adjacent to lowland savannas in many areas, ...

In the spring of 1920, on a visit to Wilmington, out of the railroad car window, I saw a vast area literally covered with wild flowers," wrote pioneering ecologist B.W. Wells. "I immediately made up ...