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July 10, 2014
Giving farmers climate information when and how they need it

Providing farmers with timely climate information can mean the...

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July 10, 2014
With help, communities will mitigate climate change

Communities in Brazil and Indonesia would be willing to help mitigate...

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July 10, 2014
Sustainable agriculture and its obstacles

An article on the DevEx website explores issues surrounding the...

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July 10, 2014
What would it take to make biomass energy sustainable in sub-Saharan...

Wood-based fuels provide for the cooking and energy needs of billions...

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July 9, 2014
The right policies for African agriculture

Agricultural development policies in Africa to date have largely...

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The right policies for African agriculture Agricultural development policies in Africa to date have largely centered on lifting smallholder farmers out of poverty while improving food security. But Phil Dobie, Senior Fellow at the World Agroforestry Centre, argues that a continued focus on smallholders...

July 9, 2014
Promising news for forests and trees in India

Tree cover in India has increased over the past 2 years, much of this...

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July 9, 2014
Trees for food security in Uganda

Ugandan farmers are hoping for prosperity from trees under a new...

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July 9, 2014
Declining coffee production in Kenya

Young farmers in Kenya are “losing their patience” with coffee and...

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July 9, 2014
African plant breeders progress with training

Plant breeders across Africa are sharpening their skills in the use of...

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July 9, 2014
The right policies for African agriculture

Agricultural development policies in Africa to date have largely...

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July 8, 2014
Bioenergy Forum: Explore renewable energy from trees

Welcome to the Bioenergy Forum, moderated by World Agroforestry Centre...

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Bioenergy Forum: Explore renewable energy from trees Welcome to the Bioenergy Forum, moderated by World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). The demand for energy across the world is huge. If all of the energy the world uses were produced from oil, the world would need more than...

July 8, 2014
Urbanization Poses Risks to Integrated Landscapes in Kenya

By Isaiah Esipisu  – Freelance journalist specializing in...

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Urbanization Poses Risks to Integrated Landscapes in Kenya By Isaiah Esipisu  – Freelance journalist specializing in agriculture and climate change reporting Kenya is one of the leading countries in Africa to embrace the Integrated Landscape Approach, though experts attending the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature...

July 8, 2014
Managing Landscapes in Africa: From ‘Evil Forests’ to a Half-Urban,...

Policy makers in Africa must think globally, regionally and locally for...

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Managing Landscapes in Africa: From ‘Evil Forests’ to a Half-Urban, Half-Rural People Policy makers in Africa must think globally, regionally and locally for sustainable landscape management. Africa—a diverse, resource-rich yet food-insecure continent—urgently needs an integrated landscapes approach to policy-making in order to meet food security and development goals while protecting...

July 8, 2014
Revitalizing the Kihamba agroforestry system in Tanzania

Among the successes in climate-smart agriculture highlighted in a...

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July 8, 2014
(Malawi News Agency) Local delicacy threat to Conservation Agriculture

It was one of those days that I had to coversome function as a...

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July 7, 2014
Integrated policies to reflect the diversity of Africa’s landscapes

To meet food security and development goals while protecting its...

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July 7, 2014
Climate-smart agriculture: a new paradigm for the 21st century

Likening the choices before farmers to address climate change to the...

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July 7, 2014
How to fund integrated landscape management

Integrated landscape management in Africa needs funding that goes...

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July 7, 2014
Policy reform needed to promote conservation in Uganda

A recent meeting in Kampala heard how Uganda’s environmental policies...

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July 3, 2014
Good and bad landscape management in Kenya

Kenya may be a leader in landscape scale integrated management, but...

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July 3, 2014
Action needed to create climate resilient landscapes in Africa

“The time for dialogue is over. Now what we need is action, and action...

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July 3, 2014
Achieving sustainability in agriculture

The role of trees on farms in boosting production is highlighted in an...

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July 3, 2014
(Foodtank) Climate-Smart Agriculture Hits the 21st Century

The buzz and crackle of a car radio tuner searching for a clear station...

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July 2, 2014
Why reducing deforestation is not like the usual kind of Russian dolls

Reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from land uses requires coordinated...

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http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Russian-Matroshka_no_bg.jpgReducing greenhouse-gas emissions from land uses requires coordinated actions locally, nationally and globally. The ‘nesting’ of institutions needed to do this are assumed to be something like a series of identical but ever-smaller Russian dolls. There are other...

July 2, 2014
Estimating the value of depleting the Earth’s natural capital

Services provided by ecosystems that are worth up to USD 20.2 trillion...

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natural capital, beach, ocean, landscape, value Services provided by ecosystems that are worth up to USD 20.2 trillion per year have been lost since 1997. These estimates are conservative, say Robert Costanza and colleagues     Ecosystems provide a range of services that are...

July 2, 2014
Farmers in Nepal look to alternatives amid changing monsoon patterns

Changes to monsoon rain patterns in South Asia, such as longer dry...

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July 2, 2014
Study shows oil palm impacting on water quality

A new study suggests that oil palm may be impacting on local...

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July 2, 2014
Inspiring landscape management in Kenya

The blog of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature initiative looks...

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July 2, 2014
First UN Environment Assembly hears how sectors need to interact

The first United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) was held from 23-...

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