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June 20, 2012
How to involve communities in ecosystem conservation

By Isaiah Esipisu Despite the fact that most poor people in the...

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How to involve communities in ecosystem conservation By Isaiah Esipisu Despite the fact that most poor people in the developing world spend their time searching for the next meal, evidence based studies by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) have shown that such individuals can still...

June 20, 2012
City Farming is Good for a Green Economy

By Isaiah Esipisu Talk of a green city – literally, and Rio de Jenairo...

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City Farming is Good for a Green Economy By Isaiah Esipisu Talk of a green city – literally, and Rio de Jenairo, Brazil will present itself as a perfect example. Different types of fruit-baring trees sandwiched between unending closely packed skyscrapers on both sides of separated...

June 19, 2012
Closing the gap between man and nature – The Satoyama Initiative

By Isaiah Esipisu Just three years after the introduction of Satoyama...

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Closing the gap between man and nature – The Satoyama Initiative By Isaiah Esipisu Just three years after the introduction of Satoyama Initiative, the government of Japan has proven to the world that integrating agriculture and forestry not only  maximises the productivity of the land, but also yields  the...

June 19, 2012
Exploring Evergreen Agriculture at RIO+20 side event

The challenge facing current regreening initiatives is how to find...

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June 18, 2012
AfDB secures Green Economy funding ahead of RIO+20

By Ayrton Kibet.The Nigerian newspaper, Business News, reports that the...

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June 15, 2012
Agroforestry systems and Green Economies feature at RIO+20 briefing

On Friday June 8 2012, representatives from Nairobi based CGIAR Centres...

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June 15, 2012
Visit to Lawonua & Cacao Research Sub-station

The senior project leader of AgFor Sulawesi, James M. Roshetko, and the...

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June 13, 2012
ICRAF Scientist wins 2012 National Geographic/Buffett Award for...

WASHINGTON (June 11, 2012)—The creator of a grassroots environmental...

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June 13, 2012
FMNR continues to surprise doubters

Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) has made headlines again and...

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June 13, 2012
How to extend the shelf-life of breadfruit

Breadfruit or Artocarpus altilis is a very popular tree species in the...

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June 7, 2012
Healthy soils are crucial for food security: Prof Tony Simons, Director...

In support of the theme of the Rio+20 talks, the World Agroforestry...

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Healthy soils are crucial for food security: Prof Tony Simons, Director General, ICRAF In support of the theme of the Rio+20 talks, the World Agroforestry Centre’s Director General, Professor Tony Simons said, “Food security is multidimensional and we can’t simply attack productivity aspects only.” He was speaking during a recent television...

June 6, 2012
Time running out to vote for agroforestry at RIO+20

For the first time ever, the word AGROFORESTRY may enter the UNCSD...

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Time running out to vote for agroforestry at RIO+20 For the first time ever, the word AGROFORESTRY may enter the UNCSD vocabulary if enough people vote for it. This chance comes after Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, decided to open up the upcoming...

June 5, 2012
Green Economy: Does it include you?

This year, the World Environment Day (WED) is taking place in Rio de...

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June 4, 2012
The prospect of combination of remote sensing based and community based...

On 24 May 2012, the National workshop on "Combination of remote sensing...

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June 3, 2012
RaTA Training Workshop in Hanoi

From 14th to 16th May 2012, Rapid Tenure Assessment (RaTA) Training...

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May 29, 2012
GEF CEO outlines rural farmer policy

The CEO of Global Environment Facility (GEF), Monique Barbut outlined...

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May 24, 2012
How private investment money can help the landscape

What does it mean to invest in trees and landscapes, where in Africa...

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May 22, 2012
Evergreen Agriculture for the Great Green Wall of Africa

In a recent BBC interview, World Agroforestry Centre scientists agree...

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Evergreen Agriculture for the Great Green Wall of Africa In a recent BBC interview, World Agroforestry Centre scientists agree that the Sahara Desert is expanding and they are committed to support efforts to stop it. Some experts have in the past suggested fuelwood as the driver of...

May 22, 2012
Study finds PES works best when risks are shared

The online edition of Tanzania’s DailyNews newspaper reports about a...

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May 18, 2012
Wangari Maathai lives on

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), an informal, voluntary...

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May 18, 2012
New agricultural organization to help achieve the MDGs

Nine research and development centers have launched the Association of...

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May 17, 2012
Supporting Ethiopia's soil analysis capacity

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) through the Africa Soil...

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May 15, 2012
Tree nursery establishment

Up until April 2012, the AgFor Sulawesi project has successfully...

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May 11, 2012
Centre scientists to profit from new databank

Co-author: Judith Olang-Intern at Research Methods Group. As a leading...

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Centre scientists to profit from new databank Co-author: Judith Olang-Intern at Research Methods Group. As a leading research institution, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) produces hundreds of publications annually. Each publication synthesizes data from a number of sources mostly from other publications from the Centre....

May 8, 2012
Shared Risk Key to Success of Payment for Ecosystem Services Schemes (...

TANZANIA (8th May 2012) - Paying farmers to protect environmental...

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May 4, 2012
Unity aspirations give birth to Global Landcare Alliance

Landcare began in Australia in 1986 when landholder groups initiated...

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May 4, 2012
Landscape co-management successes revealed

Seven years ago, the World Agroforesty Centre and the Centre for...

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May 4, 2012
Global project aims to improve diets through traditional foods

By Wambui MuriithiThe Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project was...

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May 4, 2012
Western Kenya's crucial climate change training

By Wambui Muriithi“Climate change is a cross-cutting issue contributing...

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April 27, 2012
African agriculture ‘Dirt Poor’ but will inorganic fertilizer make it...

A recent World Agroforestry blog post by Mike McGahuey, a natural...

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