Forests and other natural resources are crucial to the livelihoods of millions of poor people worldwide, but just how…
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CIFOR Studying the Effectiveness of REDD+ Forest Allowances
In the fight against climate change, an international mechanism to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is…
Major river basins have enough water to sustainably double food production
An extensive study of the water resources in Asia, Africa and Latin America views “efficiency” and not “scarcity”, as a…
Seeds for Needs: Helping farmers adapt to climate change
As climate change continues to drastically affect food security around the world, many farmers are in need of new crops…
GIS tools: Identifying rainwater harvesting sites
Water harvesting involves the capture and storage of runoff rainwater, so that it can be channeled onto targeted land areas…