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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
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Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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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Inspiring millennials to focus on food security: The power of mentorship
12.11.18-
Food security
Plant Microbiologist Tessa Mahmoudi, a 2012 World Food Prize’s Borlaug-Ruan summer intern, says h…
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New Study: Improvement in Education and Wealth - Key to Anemia Reduction Among Expectant Mothers and Children in India
12.11.18-
Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
Washington D.C.: Improved public health and nutrition programs for children under five years of age,…
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A sustainable future for people and nature? It's still possible
12.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Climate change, declining air and water quality, rapid population growth – it can seem overwhelmin…
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Forman Lecture: Barry Popkin on the growing global problem of junk food and sugary drinks
12.11.18-
Health
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Nutrition
Efforts to improve global nutrition face serious headwinds from the growing marketing and consumptio…
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Lite-touch approach to community-based resource management shows promise in Solomon Islands
12.11.18In Solomon Islands, where coastal resource decline and environmental degradation are increasingly pu…
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New case studies are powerful examples of gender-responsive plant and animal breeding
10.11.18-
Gender equality
Adoption and impact of new crop varieties and animal breeds depend on the tangible benefits…
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Where are the public education campaigns about climate change?
09.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
When the HIV/AIDS epidemic became recognized as a serious threat to public health, there were…
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U.S. immigration policies may harm economies, worsen poverty in Central American countries
09.11.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras are among the poorest countries in Latin America and the…
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Boosting confidence in farm innovations – Simulating impact with systems modelling tools
09.11.18-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Can farm earnings be estimated before doing anything on the ground? A new tool promises…
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New ways to engage farmers through social entrepreneurs
09.11.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new initiative has begun to better support value chains where farmers’ welfare is one…
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How we work to ensure pest-free exchange of plant genetic resources
09.11.18-
Food security
Phytosanitation – prevention of introduction of plant pests into new areas – is critical to…
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A framework to identify suitable on-farm approaches to combat climate change
09.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Comparing ‘climate smart’ agricultural strategies just became easier. A framework that can lead …
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Climate change could mean beer shortages on tap
08.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
As the impact of climate change on food staples becomes more apparent, scientists with the Internat…
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Overcoming the “paradox” of irrigation efficiency
08.11.18-
Environmental health
Agricultural is a major player in the competition for the world’s finite water supplies: 70…
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How two agricultural development projects boosted women’s empowerment
07.11.18-
Gender equality
When we talk about women’s empowerment, it is difficult to grasp what we actually mean.…
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Digital disruption in agriculture
07.11.18-
Big data
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Agriculture in India contributes to about 17% of GDP but employs nearly 55% of the…
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Lite-touch approach to community-based resource management shows promise in Solomon Islands
07.11.18In Solomon Islands, where coastal resource decline and environmental degradation are increasingly pu…
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Peatlands: From marginal lands to essential ecosystem
07.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Peatlands, natural areas of the accumulated decayed plant material known as peat, have huge importan…
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