The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations today launched a new report for International Migrants Day that explores the impact of migration on forest areas and how to ensure it has a positive effect on the environment.
Mountains are not just magnificent landscapes. They are lifelines for millions. We need mountains to drink: each day, one in two people on the planet quenches their thirst with water that originates in mountains. We need mountains to eat: across the world, two-thirds of irrigated agriculture depends on runoff from mountains.