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Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
CGIAR Press Office12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
Climate Action Science Program10.11.25-
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As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Join Ismahane Elouafi at the CNN Global Perspectives - Soil to Scale event
CGIAR Press Office05.11.25Join Ismahane Elouafi discussing pathways to resileint food systems in Africa at the CNN Soil…
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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
Climate Action Science Program04.11.25-
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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
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)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
WorldFish19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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Agrobiodiversity Index guides decisions in the private sector
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.07.21-
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Any entity that wants to enhance and maintain agrobiodiversity for sustainable food systems – whe…
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When crop diversity pays off in food security: Evidence from Ethiopia
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)20.07.21-
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Climatic uncertainty means that smallholder farmers need to have more confidence in the seeds they…
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A global manifesto to conserve forgotten foods
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)15.07.21-
Biodiversity
We are excited to announce the launch of a global manifesto for collective actions onforgotten food…
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From eyebrow beans to ‘lost’ rice: community seedbanks are protecting China’s crops
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)06.07.21-
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Despite being relatively new in China, community-led seedbanks are a valuable resource in conserving…
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UN dialogue sets pathway for nature-positive aquatic food solutions
WorldFish02.07.21-
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Holistic research, policy and business investments can boost sustainable innovations in aquatic food…
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Reawakened: The Lexicon launches global storytelling challenge for biodiversity
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)24.06.21-
Biodiversity
Petaluma, CA — The Lexicon, a North America-based NGO that creates collective impact campaigns to…
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A new site for banana-related research
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)23.06.21-
Biodiversity
The Alliance-managed website MusaNet collects and shares global resources on banana (Musa) across th…
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The Yams of Konguan
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)08.06.21-
Biodiversity
Once upon a time two women, one very beautiful and one not so beautiful, were…
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World Food Prize Laureate Shakuntala Thilsted urges UN Assembly to act on aquatic foods
WorldFish08.06.21-
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WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted, who was recently …
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In the Spotlight: Tasnuva Zaman
WorldFish08.06.21-
Biodiversity
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WorldFish and the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) are global leaders in…
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Cookbook celebrates aquatic foods for life and livelihoods in Timor-Leste
WorldFish08.06.21-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Since achieving its independence 20 years ago, Timor-Leste has set out to forge a cohesive…
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Nutrition scientist Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted awarded the 2021 World Food Prize
WorldFish08.06.21-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, was na…
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Elizabeth Palta Vega
WorldFish08.06.21-
Biodiversity
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llluminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable develop…
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Devra Jarvis: thoughts and thanks after 25 years with the Alliance
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)26.05.21-
Biodiversity
This spring, Dr. Devra Jarvis retired as a Principal Scientist and Team Leader for Agrobiodiversity…
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New research published studying plants' diversity in arid and desert rangelands in Tunisia
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)25.05.21-
Biodiversity
Newly publish research explains how after an exceptional wet season in Tunisia in 2017/18, ICARDA…
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Agriculture and biodiversity conservation: five critical factors for success
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.05.21-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May reminds us that "When…
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Four questions with CIMMYT’s Maize Genebank Curator
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)22.05.21-
Biodiversity
Seeds are a cornerstone of food security. That is why the maize and wheat genebanks…
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A conservation conversation
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)21.05.21-
Biodiversity
Germplasm banks around the world are protectors of genetic diversity, altogether preserving roughly …
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