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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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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
16.05.25-
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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Advancing Gender and Intersectionality in Agricultural Policy: Insights from Tropentag 2024
03.10.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
From September 11–13 2024, the Tropentag conference took place at the University of Natural Resour…
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From Aichi to Beyond: The Future of Global Biodiversity
03.10.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has been a cornerstone of global efforts to conserve…
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Women are Key Custodians of Biodiversity, and COP16 Could Strengthen their Conservation Efforts
02.10.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Women in rural and agricultural communities worldwide are custodians of biodiversity, whilst also ac…
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Seeds of Change: Transforming School Meals with Biofortified Crops in Malawi
27.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Imagine a classroom in Malawi filled with joy and enthusiasm, where students eagerly anticipate thei…
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Sustainability Policy for Smallholder Farmers: An Opportunity for Digital Inclusion
26.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
In part one of this series on the complex implications of sustainability policies for smallholder…
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From Struggle to Strength: Beatrice Alban Msafiri’s Journey of Resilience and Impact
26.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Beatrice Alban Msafiri - a single mother and Managing Director of BIVAC (T) Ltd in…
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New Laboratory Enhances Agricultural Resilience through Partnerships in Tanzania
25.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A cutting-edge laboratory in Arusha, Tanzania, co-managed by the Tanzanian Agricultural Research Ins…
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Incorporación del enfoque de género en la investigación agropecuaria: taller y herramientas para la inclusión
24.09.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
En este contexto, se presentó la Caja de Herramientas para la incorporación del enfoque de…
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Organic Waste Recycling for a Sustainable Future in Kenya
24.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
With a rapidly growing urban population, many cities across the world are struggling to manage…
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Alternativas productivas sostenibles para la conservación de ecosistemas boscosos en Mesoamérica
24.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Mesoamérica tiene cinco grandes bosques: ecosistemas cruciales para la conservación y el tránsito…
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How Many Types of Vegetables Are There? A Complete Guide
23.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Vegetables are essential to a balanced diet, offering a wide range of essential nutrients including…
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Sustainability Policy for Smallholder Farmers: The Challenge
23.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
While intergovernmental organizations such as the European Union develop policies to curb deforestat…
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Leveraging CSA Multi-Stakeholder Platforms for Sustainable Investment and Action: Lessons from Eastern and Southern Africa
23.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Participants included representatives from government ministries, private sector organizations, and …
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Food Systems Transformation: from buzzword to political endeavor
23.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Science is like the news media: it is attracted by trendy concepts, and it loves…
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Why are Kenyan farmers embracing nature and biodiversity?
20.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
LYANAGINGA VILLAGE OF VIGULU, Kenya – First-time visitors to this small community in Vihiga County…
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Feeding Senegal: Challenges and innovations in agri-nutrition
20.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Food and nutrition insecurity pose major challenges in Senegal, particularly in rural areas where ad…
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Growing the Future: A Hands-On Teacher’s Guide to Reviving Forgotten Crops through Intergenerational Learning
20.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Raising children's awareness of local food crops - particularly neglected and underutilized species …
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Emissions Reduction in the Colombian Amazon: The Case of Caquetá
18.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Colombia has been a pioneer in adopting ambitious policies that seek to meet its climate…
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