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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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Greenhouse gas emissions from dung patches in developing countries are ‘likely highly overestimated’—New report
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)03.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Cattle herding in Kenya (photo credit: CCAFS/Cecilia Schubert). A new research paper published by sc…
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IRRI and partners enhance farmer livelihood through new rice straw composting technique
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)02.10.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Rice straw is a natural byproduct of rice production. Each kilogram of milled rice produces…
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Can you imagine a world of waste-wise cities? Accra leads the way
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)01.10.18-
Environmental health
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Health
The challengeWaste is piling up in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, which is home to…
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El Salvador’s president urges U.N. support for decade of ecosystem restoration
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)30.09.18-
Environmental health
A major international effort to devote a decade to promoting the restoration and rehabilitation of…
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Priorities for Green Climate Fund identified by the Philippines
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)28.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Almost 400 initiatives were consolidated from government agencies to create the focus areas that wil…
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U.N. Champions of the Earth Award recognizes eco-defender Joan Carling
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)27.09.18-
Environmental health
Environment and indigenous rights defender Joan Carling has received the 2018 Champions of the Earth…
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Preventing total forest loss in Uganda
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)26.09.18-
Environmental health
By 2050 Uganda will be completely without forest cover at the current rate of tree…
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IFPRI, ILRI leaders: Sustainable small-scale livestock farming is essential to meeting the 21st-century’s protein needs
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)26.09.18-
Environmental health
While the potential harms of raising livestock and consuming meat, milk, and eggs are frequently…
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ILRI’s Jimmy Smith on farm animal diversity for more sustainable and resilient global food systems
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)25.09.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), this week ma…
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Land restoration in Africa builds momentum
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)25.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Hundreds of delegates from across Africa and the world met recently at the Global Landscapes…
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The future of land restoration is community-led, says WLE/ICRISAT at Tropentag
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)21.09.18-
Environmental health
Advancing the agenda of land restoration in Africa’s Sahel region, let alone globally, is no…
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IRRI discovers SWEET solution to bacterial blight
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)21.09.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
IRRI is leading innovations to provide adequate solutions to problems such as bacterial blight which…
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Mobile phone app launched to strengthen new insurance scheme for India’s farmers
IWMI21.09.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The scheme aims to provide more than half of Indian farmers with crop insurance within…
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What’s in it for gender researchers when it comes to UN Women’s gender and SDGs report?
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry21.09.18-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
UN Women’s 2018 flagship report on gender and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offers a…
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IWMI scientist awarded for contributions to water policy in South Asia
IWMI20.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
The International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) has named Tushaar Shah, a senior fellow with …
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‘High-yield’ farming costs the environment less than previously thought—and could help spare habitats
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)20.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
‘Breed More Dairy Cows’ poster from Vietnam. ‘New findings suggest that more intensive agricul…
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More than a thousand vegetables, many of them forgotten
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)19.09.18-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Bioversity International and partners reveal that most of the world's vegetable species are poorly …
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Regenerating crop wild relatives in the Fertile Crescent
CGIAR Genebank Platform18.09.18-
Biodiversity
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Food security
ICARDA is regenerating massive amounts of crop wild relatives in their place of origin –…
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