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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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International Women’s Day 2019: Think equal, build smart, innovate for change
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)08.03.19-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
On March 8 the world celebrates International Women’s Day. In the Philippines, Cathy Watson interv…
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How soil scientists can do a better job of making their research useful
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)05.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
Soil is a vital part of the natural environment. It supports the growth of plants,…
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Growing Mounds of Waste Offer African Women Unexpected Business Opportunities in the Bioenergy Sector
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)05.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
New technologies and smart business models could turn waste into a veritable gold mine of…
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Humanitarians struggle to address environment: ‘It’s nice but it’s not crucial’
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)25.02.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
With growing stress on natural resources, emergency workers have begun to examine their intervention…
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Trees nurture nutrition
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)18.02.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
The Food Tree and Crop Portfolio helps with the selection of food-tree species along with…
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Trees on farms in Honduras: a chance for biodiversity
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)11.02.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Among the cattle ranches, mountainous natural forests and smallholdings of Catacamas, Hondur…
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Land restoration is a strategic investment in Ethiopia
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)05.02.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Productive land leads to many benefits but achieving productivity needs a change of thinking. The…
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New paradigm unfolds to rapidly regreen Africa
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)04.02.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
The Regreening Africa project is charting new paths into complex, unmapped territory in its effort…
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2.5 million hectares pledged to be restored in the Caucasus and Central Asia
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)31.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have pledged to put the mil…
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Mekong Expert Group on Agroforestry: impact on ASEAN
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)29.01.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The Mekong Expert Group on Agroforestry for Food and Nutrition Security, Sustainable Agriculture and…
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Agricultural innovation in the mountains: a new direction
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)28.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The Mountain Futures Innovation Platform in Yunnan, China is a new way to better understand…
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We can forecast weather and prepare our farm better
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)26.01.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
For thousands of years, the farmers of My Loi village in Ha Tinh Province, Viet…
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ASEAN Guidelines for Agroforestry Development set to revolutionize land use in Southeast Asia
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)16.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry held their 40th meeting on 11 October 2018 in…
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Trees on farms contributing to post-2020 biodiversity framework
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)21.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
As countries wrapped up discussion at CBD COP 14 in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, the…
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Challenging gender norms around trees and land restoration in West Africa: can research be transformative?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)21.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
Trees are important sources of income for many women in the drylands of West Africa,…
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Operationalizing the Agroforestry Strategy and Plan for Rwanda
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)21.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Rwanda was the first African country to declare a target for land restoration, aiming for…
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Trees on farms: a biodiversity assessment tool
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)20.12.18-
Big data
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Biodiversity
Researchers have created a new tool to measure biological diversity in farm land, which will…
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In Andhra Pradesh, ICRAF starts deep dive into science of Zero-Budget Natural Farming
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)19.12.18-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Zero-budget natural farming (ZBNF) is reported to be followed by 8% of farmers in Andhra…
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