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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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Kofi Annan leaves legacy as champion for landscape restoration in Africa
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)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
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)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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High-level Smart Food pitch at Crawford Fund Conference in Australia’s Parliament House
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)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
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)17.08.18-
Environmental health
Forest cover in Kenya is declining at an alarming rate, mainly due to poor forest…
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Muddy waters: Exploring mangrove governance in Tanzania’s Rufiji Delta and beyond
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)16.08.18-
Environmental health
Occupying the murky boundaries between land and sea, mangroves have often been devalued as pesky…
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How far has Indonesia come on peatland conservation and restoration?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)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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Lessons from Kenya on how to restore degraded land
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)15.08.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The state of the earth’s biodiversity – the world’s variety of living organisms – is…
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Some strategic approaches to land restoration
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)14.08.18-
Environmental health
An estimated 340 million hectares of woody vegetation are degraded across Africa’s fragile dry are…
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How soil scientists can do a better job of making their research useful
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)14.08.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Soil is a vital part of the natural environment. It supports the growth of plants,…
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Understanding gender norms and innovation processes to foster gender-equitable opportunities in forest landscapes
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)14.08.18-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Gender researchers present findings from Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan that shed light on how gender norm…
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Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim: Bridging worlds through environmental activism
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)13.08.18-
Environmental health
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, who will speak at the upcoming Global Landscapes Forum in Nairobi, has…
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Community benefits key to landscape restoration, CIFOR forest governance researcher says
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)12.08.18-
Environmental health
Almost a third of Africa’s land mass is degraded due to human activities – including…
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Ancient Amazon farming methods offer lessons for rainforest conservation, scientists say
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)11.08.18-
Environmental health
Ancient peoples sustainably farmed the Amazon more than four millennia ago, according to a new…
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Water impact: When over 15,000 tanks were restored, how did lives of smallholder farmers change?
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Soil, water and socio-economic impact of Telangana state government’s Mission Kakatiya to be asses…
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A global strategy for the conservation and use of coconut genetic resources
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)10.08.18-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
An updated global strategy launched by the International Coconut Genetic Resources Network/Bioversit…
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From farm to fork: strengthening direct sales between smallholders and consumers in Cusco, Peru
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)09.08.18-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Researchers say farmers need more help if they are to sell healthy farm products directly…
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Committed to soil and water conservation
IWMI08.08.18-
Environmental health
Initiatives to restore degraded land on a large scale have gained huge momentum during recent…
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Sharing the risk of blue carbon investment in ‘era of SDGs’
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry06.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
The public and private sectors must join forces to finance blue carbon, in order to…
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