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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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Cooling forest rainbow water vital contributor to farmer livelihoods
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)19.07.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Forests are widely recognized as critical to essential ecosystem services like clean water and air,…
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Pay more attention to forests to avert global water crisis, researchers urge
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)18.07.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
According to a new report, the growing human population and climate change are exacerbating a…
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Coming soon: ASEAN Guidelines for Agroforestry Development
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)12.07.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
The guidelines are expected to successfully overcome institutional hurdles and will eventually lead …
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Forests and water are inseparable
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)10.07.18-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
The world is facing a growing water crisis: already, 40% of the world’s population are…
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Agroforestry with refugees in Uganda: overwhelming demand and a huge desire to plant
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)06.07.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
“There is space for trees in refugee settlements,” Clement Okia told officials, NGOs, donors and…
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Restoring degraded tropical dryland in extreme conditions: the case of Sumba Island
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)26.06.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Restoring degraded land is a major global challenge made more urgent by a changing climate,…
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Agroforestry systems for producing nutritious food for smallholders in Odisha, India
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)25.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) South Asia Regional Programme recently launched a three-year p…
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Reversing Land Degradation by Scaling up Evergreen Agriculture in Africa (Regreening Africa)
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)20.06.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The UN General Assembly declared 17th June the World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) to…
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Synergizing climate change mitigation and adaptation in Cameroon
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)12.06.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Cameroon needs to adopt an integrated approach to climate change. However, there are still many…
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GEF-Funded Integrated Approach Programme on Food Security Gains Momentum
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)08.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
In 2017, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) launched the Integrated Approach Programme on Fosteri…
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How governments can monitor progress towards better nutrition
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)04.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Stochastic Impact Evaluation is being used to model the impacts of policies and other decisions…
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Agroforestry Concessions are a strategic mechanism for smallholders in the Amazon. How do we make it work?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)29.05.18-
Environmental health
Every year, the Peruvian Amazon loses more than 100,000 hectares of forest due to expansion…
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Agroforestry gives Kenyan indigenous community a lifeline
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)25.05.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
The Cherangani people of Kenya were for generations reliant on the forest for hunting, gathering…
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A theory of change for better monitoring of the Philippine Enhanced National Greening Program
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)23.05.18-
Environmental health
A theory of change is guiding the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework for…
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Sharing the knowledge from Mỹ Lợi climate-smart village in Việt Nam
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)22.05.18-
Environmental health
The widespread adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Việt Nam is underway through knowledge-s…
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Collective effort toward more sustainable forestry management in Viet Nam
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)21.05.18Viet Nam steps up efforts to put smallholders’ forest communities at the forefront of its…
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How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)18.05.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Worldwide, areas suitable for cocoa production are predicted to shrink by up to 20-30% over…
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Banning charcoal isn’t the way to go. Kenya should make it sustainable
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)17.05.18A woman sells charcoal in Nairobi, Kenya. Flickr/Laura Rantanen By Mary Njenga, World Agroforestry C…
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