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Mato Grosso, Brazil

Jul 28, 2008

Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops

Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today to the preservation of precious wetlands worldwide as farmers ...

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