Many sustainable agricultural practices can complement land regeneration techniques such as FMNR. This was the conclusion by experts at a parallel discussion session that was held during the Beating Famine conference. I had the pleasure of attending a...

By Wambui Kamiru In Ethiopia and Malawi farmers are creating canopies of trees from natural regeneration that provide cover for crops growing beneath them, nutrients for the crops, fodder for animals, firewood and other indirect benefits like carbon...

By Mieke Bourne and Yvonne Otieno Environmental degradation can only be reversed by addressing direct and indirect drivers of change. The said drivers of change include public participation in decision-making, cultural factors and technological change. Collectively these factors...

Improving developing country farmers‘ income is one of the most effective ways to reduce their vulnerability to climate change. This is one of the conclusions that Henry Neufeldt, climate change scientist at the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, and Tannis...

Written by Paul Stapleton Paradoxically, a group of scientists packed into a meeting room at the Planet under Pressure conference to discuss how to communicate climate change and improve the public’s consideration of the issue. Luckily, these scientists...

Two popular themes at the Planet under Pressure conference seem to be integration of knowledge and promotion of dialogue. Scientists, regardless of disciplines are all for this – at least in theory. As we all know, it’s very...

One of the biggest challenges scientists face is defining terminology. The buzzword and terminology being discussed at the Planet under Pressure(PuP) conference taking place in London at the moment is “green economy”. Based on some of the sessions I have...