Five years ago, a two-hectare piece of sloping land in Addis Ababa’s Gurara slum lay bare, allowing rainwater runoff to carry its topsoil into a nearby stream. But after trees were introduced on terraces and the land converted...

Farmers constitute the largest group of natural resource managers on the planet, but how can they be expected to make the best decisions about soil, land, water and trees without all the facts? During the World Congress on...

It was touted as a wonder crop to improve farmer incomes and aid rural development, but jatropha failed miserably in Kenya. Scientists have been analysing what led farmers to grow jatropha in the absence of reliable markets for...

Many countries have already turned the corner on “deforestation” and now report increases in forest area. Asia is now following in the footsteps of Europe and North America with China, India and Viet Nam leading the way. Does...

A new study from the Philippines shows that the coping strategies of farmers are mostly reactive and many tend to do nothing during climate events like La Niña, El Niño, seasonal variations and typhoons. Scientists need to communicate...