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Archive for February, 2013
‘Nutrifarms’ to help check malnutrition – Hindustan Times
India is among 29 countries with the highest levels of hunger, stunted children and poorly-fed women, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute’s 2010 hunger index. Nearly 42% of the country’s children are underweight, m…
Carbon and communities: innovative approaches to agriculture and forest management in Indonesia
In Indonesia, as elsewhere in the tropics, forests and agriculture compete for space. The problems intensify when commodity crops like oil palm are involved. To learn more, read our latest story on innovative approaches to agriculture and forest manage…
Carbon Stocks of Tropical Coastal Wetlands within the Karstic Landscape of the Mexican Caribbean
Coastal wetlands can have exceptionally large carbon (C) stocks and their protection and restoration would constitute an effective mitigation strategy to climate change. Inclusion of coastal ecosystems in mitigation strategies requires quantification o…
Listening to Lao Women Fishers in Mekong water dialogue
Women fishers from six villages in southern Lao PDR brainstorm gaps and solutions to expand their participation in village fisheries in an IUCN workshop held in Attapeu in February 2013. Aimed at empowering women fishers in the Sekong River basin.