BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 22 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Researchers find secure land rights protect the rainforest A new collaborative study shows that secure land tenure, not just legal titles, helps curb deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. By Max Esterhuizen Who owns the rainforest - and who has the right to use it - might seem like a simple question. But in the Brazilian Amazon, that question lies at the heart of one of the world's most persistent en  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 22 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Study finds unsustainable water use across the Rio Grande By Courtney Sakry Across the Rio Grande-Bravo basin, which runs from Colorado to Mexico, water stress has been building for years. Reservoirs that once relied on steady snowmelt are now noticeably lower. Aquifers that supported farming communities for generations continue to decline, dropping faster than they can recharge. In some stretches, the  more