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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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Talk shows and text messages in Kenya’s Rift Valley
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)15.02.19-
Environmental health
This story is the second in a three-part series. Read part one, Barking up the…
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Tree love this Valentine’s Day
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)14.02.19-
Environmental health
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Forests News asked staff at Center for International Forestry Resear…
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Valentine’s Day Special: Can chocolate survive climate change?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)13.02.19-
Environmental health
Chocolate is at the top of shopping lists for Valentine’s Day, most of us gifting…
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New paper explores green growth strategy for the Philippines
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)12.02.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Health
A new paper examines the economywide impact of promoting renewable power generation in the Philippin…
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Fresh funds to help clean up ocean plastics in Asia
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)12.02.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
It might not sound quite like a fairytale romance, but the match between millions of…
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On being a woman, in the field and in her field
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)10.02.19-
Environmental health
It was the sense of adventure that wooed Greta Dargie into scientific research, the photos…
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SciDev.net: Arsenic in groundwater – no silver bullet
IWMI07.02.19-
Environmental health
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Health
Soumya Balasubramanya tells SciDev.Net that the recommendations outlined in new United Nations Unive…
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Nigeria’s agribusiness Agrolay Ventures goes against the grain
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)05.02.19-
Environmental health
Importing food that could be produced locally costs the continent of Africa around USD 40…
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Making Egypt’s power sector more diverse and sustainable
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.02.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
In Egypt, like everywhere, growing energy demand is increasingly at odds with the urgent need…
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Leopards on the loose, a planet inferno, and will fast food giants spark a Domino’s effect for climate change?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)05.02.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Forests News pick of stories from around the globe: McDonald’s, KFC and Domino’s: Investors dang…
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Land restoration is a strategic investment in Ethiopia
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)05.02.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Productive land leads to many benefits but achieving productivity needs a change of thinking. The…
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Farmer-led landscape restoration movement re-greens the Sahel
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)04.02.19-
Environmental health
A reforestation strategy conceived by agronomist Tony Rinaudo has so far led to the restoration…
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Confronting the challenges of salinity intrusion on agriculture in South Asia
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)01.02.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Salinity intrusion—accelerating due to sea level rise and coastal erosion—is leading to contamin…
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Sri Lanka’s cultural legacy brings ancient perspectives to new water challenges
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)01.02.19-
Environmental health
A study fusing ancient technology and modern science shows that it's a matter of finding…
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Collaborating to innovate for India’s agriculture research: ICAR – ICRISAT finalize 5-year action plan
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)31.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Improved crops, nutrition-sensitive agriculture on the cards A five-year plan for Indian agricultu…
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Citizen science in Kenya’s Rift Valley
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)30.01.19-
Environmental health
Participation is widely seen as a cornerstone of sustainable resource management, and it’s a pilla…
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Climate change policy must distinguish (long-lived) carbon dioxide from (short-lived) methane–Oxford study
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.01.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Left to right: Auto rickshaw by eCSSpert, Untitled (Plate with Knife and Fork) by Klaas…
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Agricultural innovation in the mountains: a new direction
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)28.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The Mountain Futures Innovation Platform in Yunnan, China is a new way to better understand…
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