Though degraded forest cover is increasing in many regions, degradation has been left by the wayside in the global debate about Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+), says a recent study.
Country negotiators in the UN climate change and biodiversity talks need to communicate better before developing their national positions, in order to push the development of environmental and social safeguards for climate mitigation schemes such as RE…
“Are you a driver or a passenger in deforestation?” asked Tony Simons, Director General of the World Agroforestry Centre, as he opened a discussion forum that was part of Forest Day 6, held on 2 December 2012 in Doha, Qatar in conjunction with the …
Scientists conducting research in the area of pathogen discovery, especially virus discovery met for a 4 day workshop on 5-8 Nov 2012. Held at ILRI, Nairobi, the aim of the workshop was to enable ILRI to make informed decisions about which technologies…
Two improved strains of Nile Tilapia that grow 30% faster and heavier than non-improved strains are helping to increase aquaculture productivity and food security in West Africa and Egypt. WorldFish has been working with partners on two breeding progra…
Hundreds of forestry experts, activists, policymakers, global leaders and climate change negotiators will gather on the sidelines of U.N. climate talks in Doha this Sunday for the sixth annual Forest Day to discuss how forests can be better harnessed t…
This week, the Lancet publishes a series on diseases that are ‘zoonotic’, that is, infections shared by people and other animals. The first paper describes the sharing of pathogenic organisms by people and wild and domesticated animals is a natural…
The Lancet has launched a new three-part series on zoonotic diseases (diseases that are transmissible between animals and people). “Zoonoses – pathogenic organisms such as bacteria or viruses which we share with animals – cause more than 60% of …
This presentation by Gabrielle Kissinger and Martin Herold, given at a UNFCCC COP18 side-event, shares findings from a recently published global assessment on the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation.
‘Fewer but better fed animals can make livestock production more efficient.’ This was said by Mario Herrero at ILRI in Nairobi. Herrero was speaking on13 Nov 2012 in the of a series of science seminars organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Cl…
