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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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From Jamaica to Togo to Vanuatu, agroforestry to help countries prevent climate breakdown
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)17.06.19-
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In May, delegates from as far away as Papua New Guinea braved visa hurdles and…
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Value unchained: putting money into the hands that grow our food
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)14.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Agroforestry, which integrates trees and forest elements into agricultural landscapes, is currently …
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To save biodiversity and feed the future, first cure “plant blindness”
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)13.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
From the urban jungle – even the leafier parts of suburbia – we often have…
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Where — and why — is agroforestry hiding?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)12.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Agroforestry, a land-management system that couples the growth of trees and shrubs with crops and…
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Africa’s Animal Genetic Resources – The Wealth Within
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)12.06.19-
Biodiversity
Today, more than a hundred key partners in African livestock development, including African minister…
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New Index outlines agrobiodiversity’s role in food system sustainability
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
The Agrobiodiversity Index is an innovative tool to calculate how well countries are conserving a…
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Seed Sorting: From Harvest to Genebank
CGIAR Genebank Platform11.06.19-
Biodiversity
An automatic seed sorter is now making the task of sorting seeds more efficient at…
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Ghetto chimps, 4 billion trees for Ethiopia, while Amazon deforestation accelerates…fast!
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)10.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
In Forests News last week: Can forests and smallholders live in harmony in Africa? Agriculture…
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Farmers in Tanzania urged to embrace drought tolerant crops
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)07.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Against the backdrop of changing climatic conditions in Africa, scientists, administrators and seed …
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New book: Successful agroforestry models for different agro-ecological regions in India
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)05.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
A new book, Successful agroforestry models for different agro-ecological regions in India, was lau…
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Biodiversity’s freshwater connection
IWMI03.06.19-
Biodiversity
A key role for sustainable water management in curbing species extinction.…
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Why Apple is investing in Colombia’s mangroves
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)26.05.19-
Biodiversity
It’s easy to get lost in the narrow channels of a mangrove forest. On either…
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Reversing ‘dangerous decline’ of nature requires global initiatives to engage both men and women
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry24.05.19-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
Our planet is in the midst of an ecological emergency, according to several recent reports. Deter…
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In an era of mass extinction, who decides which species to save – and how?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)23.05.19-
Biodiversity
Wednesday, 22 May, is the International Day for Biological Diversity, and following the damning IPBE…
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Possible pathways for development in Africa: What's missing?
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)23.05.19-
Biodiversity
This week the world marks the International Day for Biological Diversity. Coming on the heels…
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Tracing maize landraces, 50 years later
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)22.05.19-
Biodiversity
The fascinating diversity of maize in Mexico is rooted in its cultural and biological legacy…
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Recipes to the rescue
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.05.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
Bioversity International partners with chefs, nutritionist, local communities and researchers to lev…
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Our health linked to our food linked to our biodiversity
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.05.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Dorothy Shaver, Global Sustainability Lead for Knorr, Unilever, marks the International Day for Biol…
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