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Grain Production Falling as Soil Erosion Continues

12:44 pm in cropland, earth policy institute, Food & Health, food supply, grain, grain production, haiti, lesotho, mongolia, north korea, soil erosion, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

mongolia.soil.jpg Photo Credit: Mark Fischer/Creative Commons The thin layer of topsoil that covers much of the earth's land surface is the foundation of civilization. As long as soil erosion on cropland does not exceed new soil formation, all is well. But once it does, it leads to falling soil fertility and eventually to land abandonment. As countries lose their topsoil through Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Unbelievable Mongolia Unicycle Tour is "Half as Difficult as Biking" (Slideshow)

8:00 am in asia, bike friendly world, bikes, biking, mongolia, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

unicycle adventure expedition mongolia photo Photo credit: Ken Looi, Adventure Unicyclist If you ever shied away from the challenge of a long distance bike trip, well here's a trip that really isn't for the faint of heart -- or the unskilled. Last summer, Adventure Unicyclist, Bike Asia and Grasshopper Adventures teamed up to host a tour of Mongolia by unicycle. The 12-day tour (with seven days of one-wheeled ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mongolian Mining Battle Heats Up With Herder’s Death

8:00 am in Business & Politics, Cattle, china, coal, mongolia by TreeHugger

inner mongolia grasslands photo The arid grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Photo: Satbir Singh / Creative Commons. The already tense battle over mining in Inner Mongolia has erupted further after a Mongolian herder was run over by a coal truck and killed while trying to block the vehicles from crossing prairie lan...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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