Running frogs run rather than hop. They eat insects and make a noise like a popping cork.
A shifting equation links modern farming and forests
A shifting equation links modern farming and forests New studies of deforestation activity around the
world suggest that high-tech agriculture can be either a culprit or
a saviour under different circumstances. Improving agricultural
practices in the developing world should relieve pressure to cut
down nearby forests, but this may not be the case everywhere. For
example, in Brazil, a new strain of soybeans planted by farmers
wound up accelerating the destruction of the tropical forest.
High-tech farming in the tropics should reduce the overall amount
of land dedicated to agriculture but different factors, such as
labour availability, must be taken into consideration. In the long
run, practising sustainable agriculture may or may not be relevant
for saving the Earth’s remaining forests. 12 NOVEMBER 1999, P. 1283
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