Booming spineless Opuntia to combat desertification

Beans dealing with drought stress

Beans that can better withstand the effects of drought and climate change

Reduction of land degradation and rehabilitation of degraded land

Desertification countermeasures

Photo credit: WVC 2005–07

Opuntia ficus-indica

Photo credit: WVC 2006–12

Key reservoir for Sao Paulo holds just 6% of its capacity

Authorities must take urgent steps

There’s no doubt what’s behind the drought: climate change

We need to tackle the climate change problem

Let you convince by scientific data on Opuntia

Drought: a creeping humanitarian crisis in Central America

Reservoirs not back to comfortable levels in southeastern Brazil

Lingering climate challenges could threaten a tepid economic recovery