In Mexico, 70% of soils show some type of physical, chemical or biological degradation, according to data from the Mexican federal government. Therefore, the government assesses that this degradation threatens the capacity to produce food, fodder and fiber, as well as to retain and filter water. On the
Mexico‘s four main export sectors are oil, agriculture, non-oil extractive and manufacturing. From January to July 2023, Mexico exported goods for a value of 339,518.9 million dollars, which represents an increase of 3.8% year-on-year. Oil exports fell 24.2% at an interannual rate in the first seven months of
While the overall world economy grew 3.1%, travel and tourism GDP increased marginally by 4.7% to $7.7 trillion in 2022, according to CRISIL. This Indian analyst firm reports that travel and tourism GDP is expected to continue to rise, 23.3%, approaching almost 9.2% of global GDP in 2023
On October 26, 2020, former Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide declared that Japan aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. According to the European Parliament, carbon neutrality means having a balance between carbon emission and carbon absorption from the atmosphere in carbon sinks. Removing carbon oxide from the atmosphere
According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a drastic reduction in avoidable, unnecessary and problematic plastic is crucial to addressing the global pollution crisis. While the OECD has called for limiting demand, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) has suggested a national cap
The water problem is not a lack of resources, but a lack of water pure enough to use for its intended purpose, notes Nextmart. As part of the situation: water is the most abundant material on the surface of the planet, yet less than 2.5% is «fresh water»