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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
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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Community key for successful mangrove restoration, says Lalao Aigrette of Blueventures Madagascar
21.08.18-
Environmental health
Traveling between remote islands by dugout canoe, and trudging through muddy mangrove forests in 40-…
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Using vignettes to explore gender issues related to food security and nutrition
21.08.18-
Food security
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Gender equality
GENNOVATE is a global comparative research initiative that uses qualitative methods to address how g…
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Mad about mangroves: scientist James Kairo
21.08.18-
Environmental health
A self-proclaimed “ambassador for mangroves,” scientist James Kairo has been swapping bet…
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On the road back from ‘safari science’ to embedded collaboration
20.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
As demand for commodities rises, landscapes are changing quickly as natural forests are felled for…
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Q+A: GLF a powerful lever in fight against hunger and poverty, says One World – No Hunger envoy
20.08.18-
Environmental health
Stefan Schmitz first joined the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in …
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Restoring land in Africa an opportunity for women’s rights, says president of women’s forest network
20.08.18-
Environmental health
Deforestation and land degradation amount to almost a third of Africa’s landmass, which has a…
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Q+A: The backstory on invasive plant species with CABI’s Arne Witt
20.08.18-
Environmental health
Invasive plant species pose a major threat to biodiversity, water resources, food security, e…
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Hanging in the balance: Preservation, restoration and sustainable management in Indonesian peatlands
20.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
The protection of peatland ecosystems, which store “disproportionate” amounts of carbon, is vita…
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Ethiopia’s new forestry law: A win for landscapes and livelihoods?
19.08.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Ethiopia - The Ethiopian government has a big dream: restoring 22 million hectares of degraded…
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Kofi Annan leaves legacy as champion for landscape restoration in Africa
19.08.18-
Environmental health
As the world pays tribute and honors the life of Kofi Annan, many will remember…
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Sustainably managing non-timber products to improve livelihoods, equity and forests
19.08.18-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
New Guidelines for Equitable and Sustainable Non-timber Forest Product Management offer field-tested…
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Afro roots artist Rocky Dawuni rocks for landscape restoration at GLF Nairobi
17.08.18Ghanaian-born musician and humanitarian activist Rocky Dawuni will perform for the world’s top e…
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High-level Smart Food pitch at Crawford Fund Conference in Australia’s Parliament House
17.08.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Australian Foreign Minister calls it an ‘exciting breakthrough’ Can we change global diets so th…
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Values-based youth leadership education key to environmental sustainability: Wangari Maathai Foundation chair
17.08.18-
Environmental health
Forest cover in Kenya is declining at an alarming rate, mainly due to poor forest…
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How a Payment for Ecosystem Services mechanism protects nature in Philippines
16.08.18Indigenous residents of Mindanao in the Philippines are involved in a unique Payment for Ecosystems…
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Muddy waters: Exploring mangrove governance in Tanzania’s Rufiji Delta and beyond
16.08.18-
Environmental health
Occupying the murky boundaries between land and sea, mangroves have often been devalued as pesky…
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National Planning Commission and IRRI-Nepal hold round table meeting to discuss five-year work plan on the country’s rice agri-food system
16.08.18-
Food security
For more than 50 years, IRRI has been working with Nepal in providing improved germplasm…
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How far has Indonesia come on peatland conservation and restoration?
15.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Indonesia - The joint need to protect remaining peatlands while restoring degraded lands resounded t…
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