Environment

Water, land and forests are precious, yet finite, natural resources. Agriculture accounts for about 70% of global water withdrawals and is the biggest cause of forest loss. Additionally, a third of the world’s soil is classified as degraded.

CGIAR and the Sustainable Development Goals

CGIAR research to improve natural resources and ecosystem services contributes strongly to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and targets for the 2030 agenda, to address:

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On the need for expanding sustainability frameworks and veterinary vision in developing countries
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

24.04.18
- Environment
- Health
Divine bovine, painting by Karen Bezuidenhout. A new science paper argues for broadening traditional…
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How’s the water? Crowdsource to find out
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

23.04.18
- Big data
- Environment
Montane forests in East Africa play a crucial role as water towers, holding freshwater long…
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Earth Day, Animal Day
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

23.04.18
- Biodiversity
- Environment
Earth Day, Animal Day https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js…
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Is waste the next big business opportunity?
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

17.04.18
- Environment
- Food Security
A new 800-page book profiles multiple ways to harness waste to help fill the world’s…
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Why social forestry: Securing the sap
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

17.04.18
- Environment
- Prosperity
In a forest in southwestern Sumatra, Dedy Aprianto starts clearing the undergrowth below a damar…
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Community land rights open investment opportunities in global south
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)

16.04.18
- Environment
- Food Security
- Gender
- Prosperity
The devolution of land tenure rights to forest-dwelling communities over the past quarter century ha…
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