Providing farmers with timely climate information can mean the...
read moreCommunities in Brazil and Indonesia would be willing to help mitigate...
read moreAn article on the DevEx website explores issues surrounding the...
read moreWood-based fuels provide for the cooking and energy needs of billions...
read moreAgricultural development policies in Africa to date have largely...
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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...
Tree cover in India has increased over the past 2 years, much of this...
read moreUgandan farmers are hoping for prosperity from trees under a new...
read moreYoung farmers in Kenya are “losing their patience” with coffee and...
read morePlant breeders across Africa are sharpening their skills in the use of...
read moreAgricultural development policies in Africa to date have largely...
read moreWelcome to the Bioenergy Forum, moderated by World Agroforestry Centre...
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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...
By Isaiah Esipisu – Freelance journalist specializing in...
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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...
Policy makers in Africa must think globally, regionally and locally for...
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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...
Among the successes in climate-smart agriculture highlighted in a...
read moreIt was one of those days that I had to coversome function as a...
read moreTo meet food security and development goals while protecting its...
read moreLikening the choices before farmers to address climate change to the...
read moreIntegrated landscape management in Africa needs funding that goes...
read moreA recent meeting in Kampala heard how Uganda’s environmental policies...
read moreKenya may be a leader in landscape scale integrated management, but...
read more“The time for dialogue is over. Now what we need is action, and action...
read moreThe role of trees on farms in boosting production is highlighted in an...
read moreThe buzz and crackle of a car radio tuner searching for a clear station...
read moreReducing greenhouse-gas emissions from land uses requires coordinated...
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Reducing 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...
Services provided by ecosystems that are worth up to USD 20.2 trillion...
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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...
Changes to monsoon rain patterns in South Asia, such as longer dry...
read moreA new study suggests that oil palm may be impacting on local...
read moreThe blog of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature initiative looks...
read moreThe first United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) was held from 23-...
read moreWorld Agroforestry (ICRAF) is a centre of science and development excellence that harnesses the benefits of trees for people and the environment. Leveraging the world’s largest repository of agroforestry science and information, we develop knowledge practices, from farmers’ fields to the global sphere, to ensure food security and environmental sustainability...read more
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