Borrowing tools from seismology, the new Earth Rover Program is developing low-cost technology to measure soil health.

With soils degrading worldwide, the goal is to give farmers and scientists better data to restore the ground that sustains terrestrial life.

by John Cannon
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/earth-rover-program-seeks-to-track-the-worlds-soil-health/

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The government of Sabah state in Malaysian Borneo will continue to move forward with an opaque nature conservation agreement despite concerns raised by the United Nations.

In a letter, the U.N. calls in question the transparency of the agreement and the state’s approach to the human rights law principle of free, prior and informed consent.

By John Cannon
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/un-probes-controversial-forest-carbon-agreement-in-malaysian-borneo/

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