Turning a corner at night, a couple of bright dots flash in front of you, standing still as your car quickly approaches them. Will you be fast enough to stop the vehicle before hitting the deer in the middle of the road? Ungulates are the large mammals mostly involved in car accidents in Europe and North America. If you are used to drive in the countryside or in roads close to forests, hills...
In the 2017 Report “Water for Sustainable Food and Agriculture“, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has remarked that, on average, agriculture accounts for 70% of global freshwater withdrawals. Only 0.003% of the World water are “fresh water resources”, and an even smaller fraction is actually accessible and can be used for drinking, hygiene, agriculture and industry...