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The rangelands covering more than half of Ethiopia’s landmass feed the country’s cattle, providing incomes for the country’s many pastoralist communities. Yet, this land faces growing acute insecurities, having faced eight major droughts in the past 15 years. This cumulative disruption to pasture and water availability has caused mass livestock death, including over 4.5 million animals in 2022 alone, impacting food

Colombia is facing a waste management crisis. Over the past decade the country has seen a 28% increase in solid waste generation; however, the have been minimal efforts to implement efficient recycling systems, and the resulting increase in greenhouse gas emissions has positioned the country as the 35th highest emitter worldwide in 2022. To tackle this, the Colombian government has

The study titled “The relationships between land tenure, cattle production, and climate change – A systematic literature review”, recently published in Land Use Policy, explores the connections between land ownership, cattle farming, and climate change in six developing countries with recent land reforms: Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil in Latin America, and Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya in Africa (Figure 1).

Impact on the ground: encounters with the beneficiaries Amina has witnessed a remarkable transformation. Located in the valleys of Katana, DRC, her farm’s yields were never sufficient to meet her family’s needs. But this season, beans– a valuable source of nutrition and income- are in abundance: thanks to high-quality seeds and training sessions, her production has doubled compared to previous

Green tea, whose leaves come from the same tree as black tea, but undergo a different process after harvest, plays a vital role in Vietnam’s heritage and economic present: Vietnam’s Import-Export Department estimated 2023 tea exports at 121,000 metric tons, with a current cultivation area of about 130,000 hectares.

Background In the context of the ongoing global food crisis, malnutrition and environmental degradation, there is an urgent need to build more diverse, resilient and sustainable food systems to nourish a growing population. However, the current global food system is overly reliant on a limited number of species and varieties, which are highly susceptible to pests and diseases, climate change

Stepping Up for Agriculture and Conservation During the 26th Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-26) meeting in Nairobi, this was the focus of one of the side events led by the Alliance, where representatives from NGOs, governments, international organizations, UN bodies, and other stakeholders agreed on the need to step up efforts to make these two dimensions

Climate Change Intensifies Extreme Weather and Human Insecurity in Kenya Climate change is a recognized catalyst behind the increasing frequency of extreme weather events and subsequent human insecurities. In Kenya, heavy rainfall has wrecked havoc, damaging infrastructure, crops, livestock, and causing significant loss of life and property. Arid and Semi-Arid Counties (ASACs), already strained by five consecutive failed rainy seasons