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February 26, 2013
Volunteer farmers transforming East Africa's dairy sector

In the bustle of large public gatherings, at places of worship, through...

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February 24, 2013
We’re willing to pay to protect our water

Households in Oroquieta City in the Philippines have indicated their...

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We’re willing to pay to protect our water Households in Oroquieta City in the Philippines have indicated their willingness to pay more on their water bills to preserve the quality and amount of their supply, say Margaret Calderon, Kharmina Anit, Leo Palao and Rodel Lasco   ...

February 23, 2013
Are restoration efforts in China halting soil erosion?

Immense effort has been put into combating soil erosion in China over...

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February 22, 2013
Private sector, inmates and indigenous farmers go for agroforestry in...

Prison inmates and indigenous farmers in the Philippines are coming...

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February 22, 2013
Agroforestry increasing in Europe

Agroforestry is undergoing resurgence among many EU countries for its...

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February 21, 2013
UK Environment Minister Richard Benyon visits ICRAF Hq

During a visit to the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) headquarters in...

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UK Environment Minister Richard Benyon visits ICRAF Hq During a visit to the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) headquarters in Nairobi on 19 February 2013, UK Environment Minister Hon. Richard Benyon said agroforestry had many beneficial spillover effects. “You are providing [agricultural] practitioners with the ability to...

February 21, 2013
A global assessment of soil biodiversity

Assessing the earth’s soil biodiversity is the challenge ahead of...

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February 21, 2013
Ecosystem services can be valued too

Eleven African nations are considering how to manage natural capital in...

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February 21, 2013
World Agroforestry Centre HQ certified CarbonNeutral®

As of January 2013, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Headquarters...

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February 20, 2013
Lessons in PES from a landscape view

A study by the World Agroforestry Centre looks at the lessons learned...

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February 20, 2013
Agroforestry partnership benefits indigenous group in the Philippines

A successful partnership between the global building materials company...

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February 19, 2013
Profitability and land-use systems in South and Southeast Sulawesi,...

Assessing the profitability of existing farming systems generates...

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Profitability and land-use systems in South and Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia Assessing the profitability of existing farming systems generates information about which are most efficient and make more income for smallholding farmers, say Arif Rahmanulloh, Muhammad Sofiyuddin and Suyanto in a new working paper All farmers need to make...

February 19, 2013
Leakey speaks on the Trees of Life

Agroforestry research started over three decades ago and initially...

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February 18, 2013
Agroforestry: the future of agriculture in Africa’s drylands

Evergreen Agriculture, the growing of fertilizer trees alongside...

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February 18, 2013
New tool to better manage fire in African savannas

A new series of graphs, known as nomographs, have been developed to...

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February 15, 2013
New climate change agency in Indonesia to go beyond carbon

Between 60 and 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia come...

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New climate change agency in Indonesia to go beyond carbon Between 60 and 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia come from forest and peatland loss. “We have to tackle this in order to meet Indonesia’s commitment to emissions reduction,” Dr. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said to an audience...

February 15, 2013
South Asia’s forests help fight climate change but more needs to be done

For the first time, a carbon budget has been calculated for South Asia...

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South Asia’s forests help fight climate change but more needs to be done For the first time, a carbon budget has been calculated for South Asia, showing that forests contribute to reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere but rice and livestock add to it, say a team of scientists that includes...

February 15, 2013
The world’s thinking has changed about forests and climate change. Or...

From the 1989 Noordwijk Declaration to the latest version of reducing...

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The world’s thinking has changed about forests and climate change. Or has it? From the 1989 Noordwijk Declaration to the latest version of reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation, much has changed (and much hasn’t) in how policy makers see the relationship between forests and climate change, say Joyeeta Gupta, Robin...

February 15, 2013
Helping Indonesia reduce its greenhouse gas emissions

One of the most important projects in the fight against global warming...

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Helping Indonesia reduce its greenhouse gas emissions One of the most important projects in the fight against global warming has made public its final report, say Suyanto and Sonya Dewi, the project’s leaders Indonesia has been well-known in scientific circles as the third-highest emitter of...

February 15, 2013
Now is the time to stop wasting food

Food wastage needs to be curbed now if we are to ensure food security...

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February 15, 2013
New vulnerability assessment method applied in AgFor project

One of the goals of the AgFor project through its environment component...

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February 15, 2013
Why cattle ranchers keep trees on pastures

Recent research comparing semi-natural grasslands and sown pastures in...

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February 14, 2013
Tree crops could be bigger business in the Philippines

The expansion of tree crops in Southeast Asia over the past 50 years...

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February 14, 2013
Improved NRM in Namibia highlighted

Recognition has been given to a community project in Namibia which is...

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February 14, 2013
Layer farming in Peru

A type of agroforestry, known as layer farming, is helping to reverse...

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February 13, 2013
Scientific Research Minister lauds ICRAF’s contributions

 Cameroon’s Minister of Scientific Research and Innovations, ...

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February 11, 2013
‘Farming the associations’ with trees for food security, climate...

At a webinar on agroforestry’s potential to foster food security and...

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‘Farming the associations’ with trees for food security, climate resilience At a webinar on agroforestry’s potential to foster food security and mitigate and build resilience to climate change, keynote speaker Emmanuel Torquebiau said agroforestry was not simply about “farming trees and farming crops side by side.” “It is,...

February 11, 2013
How pro-poor are PES schemes?

A paper by the World Agroforestry Centre looks at whether payment for...

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February 11, 2013
A step closer to realising the potential of agroforestry

Agroforestry could be key to bringing millions of people out of poverty...

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February 7, 2013
Rice-fish cultivation produces environmental services

The World Agroforestry Centre in Vietnam just completed a survey in the...

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