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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
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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-
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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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ICRISAT awarded Microsoft’s AI for Earth grant to promote environmental sustainability
10.09.18-
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As part of its worldwide AI for Earth program, Microsoft has recently announced grants to…
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FTA at GLF Nairobi: Faith in trees restored
10.09.18-
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The most recent Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) conference, focusing on restoration in Africa, was att…
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Swapping pesticides for beetles could put money in farmers' pockets
10.09.18-
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Originally published as an Op-Ed on China Dialogue, republished here with minor edits. Every time…
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Study sheds new light on intensification of aquaculture
10.09.18Relatively simple changes to fish farming technology and management practices could help the global …
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New app helps African farmers find the right tree
07.09.18-
Environmental health
A new web-based application now makes it possible for small-scale farmers to see the African…
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The forest is an ally not an enemy: can Peruvian farms support biodiversity?
07.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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A new project in Peru is setting out to overcome barriers to growing more trees…
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Why the drone buzz is getting louder
07.09.18-
Environmental health
In 2012, peer-reviewed journal Tropical Conservation Science ran an article announcing the ‘dawn …
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Squaring the meat vs veganism circle
06.09.18-
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The Kiss, drawing by Pablo Picasso. Bull, Plate VIII, Pablo Picasso, 1946. . .…
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Indigenous lands crucial for conservation
06.09.18-
Environmental health
The world’s remaining ‘wild places’ are often envisaged to be packed full of biodiversity, and…
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Agroforestry Concessions are a strategic mechanism for smallholders in the Amazon. How do we make it work?
06.09.18-
Biodiversity
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Every year, the Peruvian Amazon loses more than 100,000 hectares of forest due to…
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Despite obstacles, GLF delegates see progress on AFR100 forest targets
06.09.18-
Environmental health
The rehabilitation of degraded forests and wooded, productive landscapes is a key component of a…
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Spilling the beans: FTA scientists contribute to new book about sustainable cocoa
06.09.18-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
With a distinguished editor and a variety of international experts as authors, including a number…
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German agroecological livestock research investments are benefiting both people and the planet
06.09.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
(Left) ILRI Deputy Director General for Biosciences Dieter Schillinger welcomes to ILRI Parliamentar…
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Call for proposals: ‘Feminization’ of agriculture: Building evidence to debunk myths on current challenges and opportunities
05.09.18-
Gender equality
The CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research is calling for research proposals on the topic…
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Identifying challenges and constraints experienced by women smallholder farmers in northern Ghana
05.09.18-
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The Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab’s socio-economic and gender equity research team expl…
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Beyond selfies: African youth vow to restore the continent’s landscapes
05.09.18-
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On 27-28 August, over 60 youth from a dozen African countries gathered at the World…
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31st Session of AfricaRice Council of Ministers to convene in Dakar, Senegal
05.09.18The 31st Ordinary Session of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Council of Ministers (CoM) will…
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CIFOR scientist Daniel Murdiyarso honored with Sarwono Award
05.09.18Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Principal Scientist Daniel Murdiyarso has been aw…
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