Nature-Positive Solutions
The CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions aims to re-imagine, co-create and implement nature-positive solutions-based agri-food systems that equitably support food and livelihoods while ensuring that agriculture is a net positive contributor to biodiversity and nature.
Highlights
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Not just energy reform: The global food agenda advances at COP28
Phasing out planet-heating fossil fuels was again center stage at the United Nation’s annual climate conference. But there’s growing traction to put food system reform high on the climate agenda, and a new emphasis on nature-positive solutions to address the climate, food and biodiversity crises. -
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From informal to formal: Empowering women in circular bioeconomy business in Kenya
The CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions, the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform and the International Water Management Institute help women in Kenya professionalize their energy businesses -
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Initiative’s first nature-positive farms are a community effort in Kenya
Farmers in Nyando, Kenya are converting degraded, fragmented communal land into nature-positive farms, the first under the CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions. The effort will greatly diversify food production, livelihoods and the environmental health of a declining landscape formerly dedicated to livestock. -
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One CGIAR cross-initative collaboration on Farming Systems Analysis in support of user-centred research and innovation
Representatives from seven CGIAR Initiatives mapped out Farming Systems Analysis (FSA) to prioritize tailored and context-specific interventions and investments for greater impact. -
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How policies influence smallholder farmers’ access to and use of genetic resources in three East African countries
Increased and sustainable use of genetic diversity is a central component of the Nature-Positive Solutions.
Featured News & Events
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NATURE+, partners, highlight need for soil sampling on degraded farms in Kenya
CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions14.03.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Soil degradation from deforestation, erosion and chemical fertilizer overuse has decreased soil fert…
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CGIAR Initiative NATURE+ unites circular economy entrepreneurs in Colombia
CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions19.02.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative is working with green-economy entrepreneurs who have …
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NATURE+ launches circular bioeconomy hub in India to inspire, innovate and integrate nature-positive businesses
CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions16.02.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative, in collaboration with partner BAIF and other key sta…
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Featured Resources
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Nature-positive Solutions for Shifting Agrifood Systems to More Resilient and Sustainable Pathways - Proposal
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Data-driven breeding approaches for sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L) and common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) intercropping for yield enhancement in Kenya
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)24.02.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Women and African Leafy Vegetables (ALVs): Cultivation and the informal seed system in Vihiga County, Kenya
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)27.01.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Where We Work
- Burkina Faso
- Colombia
- India
- Kenya
- Vietnam
Partners
The Nature-Positive Initiative has a wide array of demand, innovation and scaling partners, including: in Kenya, Vihiga County Government, World Wildlife Foundation, the Inter-sectoral Forum on Agro-biodiversity and Agroecology (ISFAA), Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, and the Miti Alliance; in India, Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF) Development Research Foundation; in Vietnam, Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS), Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD); in Colombia, Cooperación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuario (AGROSAVIA) and Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD).