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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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Backing up crop biodiversity collections for agriculture’s future
International Potato Center (CIP)16.03.20-
Biodiversity
The International Potato Center (CIP) recently joined 34 other organizations across the globe in dep…
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Amazon rainforest could disappear within 50 years, scientists report
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)11.03.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Large scale ecosystems the size of the Amazon forests could collapse within 50 years and…
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ILRI Forage Genebank duplicates one-third of its collection for safe, long-term storage in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)02.03.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Alieu Sartie in the seed storage cold room at the ILRI Forage Genebank in Jan…
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AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa
AfricaRice27.02.20-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Environmental health
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 February 2020 - The Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA) was of…
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Study: Agroforestry may improve planetary health
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)25.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
A new study reports that agroforestry—a method integrating trees with crops and livestock—is l…
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ASEAN prepares for post-2020 biodiversity framework
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)24.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Governments of the 650 million people of the regional bloc are gearing up to embrace…
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First public research facility to put agriculture on fast-forward launched at ICRISAT
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)21.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Efforts to modernize crop breeding took a giant leap today with the unveiling of ICRISAT’s…
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Empowering young scientists with new skills to develop genomic-assisted climate-resilient crops
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)21.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A recent training course sought to enable young scientists, professors and breeders in the area…
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MEDIA RELEASE| Growing trees on farms in post-soviet Kyrgyzstan faces significant obstacles but there are ways to overcome them: first study’s results
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)20.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Nairobi, Kenya. 20 February 2020 – Small plot-sizes, as well as lack of information and external…
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Planting trees or growing them. Do the words matter for restoring land?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)17.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Every year, millions of dollars are spent on attempting to restore landscapes to health by…
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Projects funded by Germany make a difference to people, trees, ecology
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)12.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
Grants from BMZ enrich and push boundaries at World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Each year, seeking ‘innov…
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Back to where they came from
CGIAR Genebank Platform11.02.20-
Biodiversity
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has embarked on a project to return…
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Working together with the Makueni County Government to combat land degradation
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)07.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Drylands cover more than 40% of the world’s land surface and are home to more…
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Humboldt’s 'Naturgemälde' can pave the way for lasting agro-ecological transitions
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Chimborazo—the indestructible, snow-capped “throne of nature,” as Simón Bolívar called the i…
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Brussels Development Briefing: How local application of agroecological principles can transform food systems
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)28.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Leading agricultural scientist calls for transformation of the world’s food systems to align with …
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Preserving potato genetic diversity for the future
International Potato Center (CIP)27.01.20-
Biodiversity
The potato has saved countless millions from famine over the centuries and it has the…
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MEDIA RELEASE | Oil-palm agroforestry: a solution for two out of three of Indonesia’s ‘economic diplomacy’ issues
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)23.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Nairobi, Kenya. 22 January 2020 — The Government of Indonesia has prioritized three ‘economic …
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Reversing desertification in Andhra Pradesh: a case for ‘engagement landscapes’
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)22.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
he government of the Indian state is speeding up efforts to return land to productivity…
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