Juliana Santilli, a Brazilian lawyer and public prosecutor specialized in environmental and cultural heritage law and public policies, gave a lecture on the importance of agrobiodiversity and how relevant international and local laws and policies impac…
Trees that have been central to the lives of African people for centuries can now be grown widely on farms throughout the tropics and sub-tropics, and this spread of agroforestry can bring prosperity to the poor while helping diminish long-term environ…
A survey of over 700 farming households in four East African countries suggests that smallholders are altering their farming practices to cope with a changing climate. The study was carried out by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agricultu…
The residents of Cam My in Vietnam describe their climate as “a pan of fire in the hot season and a sink of water in the wet season”. This weather pattern would ordinarily spell disaster for farmers. But a World Agroforestry Centre study found that…
A new review says a fresh approach is needed if environmental-services-payments schemes are to bring benefits to all, including the rural poor. In developing countries, a system of ‘co-investment in stewardship’ might be more realistic, in …
