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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Recognition of indigenous territories as a REDD+ strategy: An example from the Peruvian Amazon
03.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Peru - A recent Rights and Resources report provides strong evidence on the importance of…
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From commitments to action to fight climate change in Central Africa
02.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The 2015 U.N. climate change conference was a historic moment in which the world agreed…
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SundayTimes.lk: What’s next now that Colombo’s an official Wetland City?
30.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
International recognition for Colombo and the other newly named Wetland Cities brings both benefits …
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Lancet Countdown 2018 report shows concerning trends in heat and heat waves, infectious disease and declining food security
29.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change is a multidisciplinary, interna…
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Mexico’s REDD+ still highly centralized
28.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Mexico - Mexico was among the first countries to launch a strategy for reducing greenhouse…
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Ambitious steps to control climate change may pose food security risks in the near term
27.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
The world faces a series of mounting challenges if it is to head off impacts…
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How will the Philippines measure the success of its flagship reforestation program?
27.11.18-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
The participation of public and private entities is a crucial element in developing a monitoring…
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A Green Climate Fund program that all Philippine sectors can call their own
27.11.18-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Non-governmental organizations reviewed the proposed Philippine program of the Green Climate Fund an…
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Forests in the global bio-economy: Lessons from Indonesia and Brazil
27.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Indonesia - We know we need to ditch fossil fuels and reduce emissions, and fast.…
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New study: India could cut nearly 18% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions through cost-saving farming practices
26.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
India could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture by almost 18 percent through the…
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Sparking debate over fire use on agricultural land in Indonesia
26.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Indonesia - “I can keep my land fertile and I’m able to work regardless of…
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Bamboo: a sustainable alternative for bioenergy production in Indonesia?
23.11.18-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Indonesia - For thousands of years, people in Indonesia have used bamboo for a huge…
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Seminar: Climate change mitigation and the future of food and agriculture
19.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
This seminar on Nov 20, organized jointly by CGIAR and the World Bank, will discuss…
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Uganda’s biodiversity plan: challenges and ambitions
19.11.18-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Uganda and other developing nations explain the challenges of meeting global targets for biodiversit…
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New methods in implementing an irrigation scheme bring notable impact
16.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Efficient water use, higher crop yields and improved farmer incomes Impacts of huge investments in…
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A sustainable future for people and nature? It's still possible
12.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Climate change, declining air and water quality, rapid population growth – it can seem overwhelmin…
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Where are the public education campaigns about climate change?
09.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
When the HIV/AIDS epidemic became recognized as a serious threat to public health, there were…
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A framework to identify suitable on-farm approaches to combat climate change
09.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Comparing ‘climate smart’ agricultural strategies just became easier. A framework that can lead …
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