Transforming lives and landscapes with trees
Transforming lives and landscapes with trees
A new policy brief looks at the lessons learned from six carbon markets...
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Residents of Nyando in Kisumu County, Kenya are undertaking activities...
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“Amazing, surprising and depressing” said some of the scientists when...
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Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture predicts that climate change will...
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Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture predicts that climate change will shrink the area under rice, leading to a shortage of the staple. Agroforests can help fill the gap and restore a healthy environment, say scientists at the National Agroforestry...
With global food supplies at increasing risk from climate change, an...
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In celebrating its 75th anniversary, the Cocoa Research Institute of...
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A women’s group living on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda is...
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Increasing investment and trade in Africa, especially from China, poses...
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A new study shows that Asia is leading the world in investments to...
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A recent major workshop under the Vision for Change cocoa project was...
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As in many parts of the developing world, increasing the production of...
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Organic and resource-conserving agriculture (ORCA) offers farmers a way...
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Organic and resource-conserving agriculture (ORCA) offers farmers a way to protect the future productive capacity of their natural resource base, say Bennett and Franzel, in a study published in the International Journal of Agricultural sustainability. The study further...
Coordinator of the research team that developed the background paper...
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Coordinator of the research team that developed the background paper for the UN FAOs’ Forests for Food Security and Nutrition conference, Ramni Jamnadass made an informative and engaging presentation at the event. The background paper was comprehensive in...
“Our model is and edutainment model. Entertain, meet information needs...
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“Our model is and edutainment model. Entertain, meet information needs … build big audiences.” And big audiences can drive sustainability. So said David Campbell of The Mediae Company at a presentation Bringing Science to Life: CCAFS and Shamba...
Support for teak agroforestry systems in Indonesia is helping to...
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A new project to analyse how agroforestry systems can be managed so as...
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The world’s biggest life science companies are being called on to share...
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Scientists from a number of Consultative Group Centers (ICRAF, IITA,...
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A virtual briefing has been developed which discusses issues...
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The CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems has just been launched...
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Keeping trees and shrubs on farms in southern Niger is helping farmers...
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Fruit and other tree products in homegardens can contribute positively...
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Fruit and other tree products in homegardens can contribute positively to family nutrition and health, in places where improved nutrition is most needed. According to Katja Kehlenbeck of ICRAF, who presented her research at the FAO’s Forests for...
Agroforestry took centre stage at the first-ever International...
read moreAgroforestry took centre stage at the first-ever International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition (13-15 May), organised by FAO. Over 400 participants from over 100 countries attended the conference, including governments, civil-society organisations, local communities, donors and international...
The Unified Tree of Life (UTOL) program in the Philippines is planting...
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A new project has been announced to rehabilitate Côte d'Ivoire's...
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Indigenous and local communities may have obtained the right to manage...
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By Elizabeth Kahurani with additional reporting by Martua Sirait, Meine...
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In Bia-Juabeso region of Ghana, the Rainforest Alliance is providing...
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The key to resolving conflict over water is to develop a shared...
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It’s natural to wonder whether our current climate—with its erratic...
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It’s natural to wonder whether our current climate—with its erratic rainfall patterns and increasingly frequent weather upheavals—will ever return to normalcy. According to a leading development expert, it won’t. “The planet’s climate has changed irreversibly; continued change is...