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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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Religious leaders in Colombia and Peru urge protection of rainforests
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)23.01.19-
Environmental health
An appeal made by Pope Francis almost four years ago to prevent the destruction of…
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Extended partnership to deliver high-yielding, disease-resistant finger millet to farmers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.01.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Nutrition
Farmers can soon access finger millet varieties that not only withstand drought but are also…
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Communities still not at the core of restoration, experts say
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)22.01.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
It’s a familiar refrain in environmental circles: to be effective and sustainable, landscape resto…
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Environmental risk in aquaculture: What do farmers think?
CGIAR Research Program on Fish22.01.19-
Environmental health
Area-based approaches to address environmental risk are gaining popularity in aquaculture management…
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Barking up the same trees: Water and forests 'cannot be separated' in East Africa's Rift Valley
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)18.01.19-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Africa - The forested mountains of East Africa deserve their ‘water towers’ moniker. Their sprin…
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IKEA assembles plan to be carbon negative by 2030
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)16.01.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
By keeping its design high, prices low, service quick and ice cream fresh at the…
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How a dry village got its feet wet
IWMI16.01.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
As Laos seeks to strengthen food security and rural livelihoods, while adapting agriculture to clima…
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The itsy bitsy spider can make a big impact in agriculture
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)15.01.19-
Environmental health
A new study explores how conservation agriculture in southern Africa supports spider populations …
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The Great Food Transformation
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)15.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Launched today, the EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems sets out pr…
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Has Borneo’s deforestation slowed down?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)15.01.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Borneo - When people talk about deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia, palm oil often gets…
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PIM Newsletter: October – December 2018
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)14.01.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Collection of news from the Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) program for the last quarter…
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A 4-step plan for spatial planning
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)13.01.19-
Environmental health
Spatial plans, which organize people and activities within a certain area, are often developed by…
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Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)11.01.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Congo Basin - Nestled within Africa’s biggest rainforest lies what was once the world’s largest…
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Countering climate change with the cascade effect
IWMI09.01.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Researchers with IWMI have joined a major effort to rehabilitate "tank" (or small reservoir) cascade…
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Reconciling growth with nature’s gifts
IWMI07.01.19-
Environmental health
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Health
Toward a decision-making framework for two of Africa’s transboundary basins.…
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Experts identify policy gaps in fertilizer application in India
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)03.01.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Imbalanced application of different plant nutrients through fertilizers is a widespread problem in I…
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Peatlands for today and tomorrow
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)02.01.19-
Environmental health
Peatlands are increasingly playing a bigger role in forest conservation thanks to their extraordinar…
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How agricultural research can navigate the perfect storm
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.12.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
The world is about to face the perfect storm. Population growth, rising incomes, and urbanization…
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