Avocado: the 'green gold' causing environment havoc
2020年2月24日 · Mexico produces more avocado than anywhere in the world, but the “green gold”, as it is known, is consumed mainly in North America, Europe and Asia. Each year, 11 billion pounds of avocado are consumed around the world.
Avocados and roses are major exports for Latin America | World …
2023年3月29日 · The modern avocado trade in Latin America tells a story of agricultural development that spans millennia. Archaeological evidence suggests that avocados were being consumed in Mexico as far back as 10,000 years ago.
Top 10 things to know about the Mexican economy
2015年5月5日 · 1) Mexico has a $1.26 trillion economy, making it the 15 th largest economy in the world, and the 11 th taking into account power purchasing parity. This makes Mexico a so-called “middle power”: falling just short of being a G7 economy, it is nevertheless an economic power to be reckoned with.
Prices for these crops are most impacted by climate change
2024年2月12日 · Climate change events like droughts around the world are causing crops to fail, leading to shortages and high prices.
BRICS: Here’s what to know about the international bloc
The BRICS bloc, originally Brazil, Russia, India and China, is expanding — and becoming more influential. Here's what to know.
Investment in reforestation is critical for Mexico's forests
2022年9月30日 · Mexico suffers from one of the highest rates of deforestation on the planet, a third of its land area is severely degraded. Led by the World Economic Forum and the Mexican Alliance for Ecosystem Restoration (AMERE), a coalition between Reforestamos Mexico, WRI Mexico and WWF Mexico, the 1t.org Mexico Chapter has launched to scale the ...
Global Gender Gap Report 2024 | World Economic Forum
The report measures gender parity across four dimensions (Economic, Educational, Health, Political) and tracks the progress of countries over time. It finds that parity for women remains five generations away, but a historical election year offers hope.
Here’s how we can use agriculture to fight climate change
2019年9月20日 · Reducing tillage, expanding crop rotations, planting cover crops and reintegrating livestock into crop production systems have proven to reduce agriculture's own footprint as well as capture the excess carbon generated by other industries.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025
The Annual Meeting 2025 of The World Economic Forum will take place at Davos-Klosters from 20th to 24th January 2025.
This is the way Mexico City is tackling an urgent air pollution crisis ...
2016年4月1日 · Mexico’s capital is well known for its smog, but levels have increased with the city experiencing the worst air-quality crisis in over a decade. Authorities issued a temporary order for all cars to remain idle one day a week following a recent Phase 1 emergency announcement due to high ozone levels – the first of its kind since 2005.