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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News
Navigating the road to socially inclusive hydropower
21.02.19- Environment
- Prosperity
Asia Times opinion article reports insights from new research in Nepal.…
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Groundwater and sustainable development
21.02.19- Environment
- Food Security
New reports heighten awareness of an urgent imperative.…
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Fine-tuning flood risk management
20.02.19- Environment
- Prosperity
New rounds of pilot testing and post-flood recovery in India.…
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Tree love this Valentine’s Day
14.02.19- Environment
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Forests News asked staff at Center for International Forestry Resear…
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Valentine’s Day Special: Can chocolate survive climate change?
13.02.19- Environment
Chocolate is at the top of shopping lists for Valentine’s Day, most of us gifting…
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New paper explores green growth strategy for the Philippines
12.02.19- Climate
- Environment
- Health
A new paper examines the economywide impact of promoting renewable power generation in the Philippin…
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Events
- 12.02.19
Webinar: Enhancing food system resilience
Read moreOnline - 13.12.18
WEBINAR: Community forest concessions in Petén, Guatemala: Effective governance for tropical forest conservation and socio-economic development
Read moreVirtual - 13.12.18
Community Forest Concessions in Petén, Guatemala: Effective Governance for Tropical Forest Conservation and Socio-Economic Development
Read more - 02.10.18 > 04.10.18
Asia Water Forum 2018
Read more6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 Manila, Philippines - 04.10.18
The Future of the Commons
Read moreWashington, USA - 09.07.18 > 18.07.18
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
Read moreNew York City, USA
Publications
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Unrelenting games: Multiple negotiations and landscape transformations in the tropical peatlands of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
13.02.19- Environment
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Spatial assessment of the impact of land use and land cover change on supply of ecosystem services in Phewa watershed, Nepal
13.02.19- Environment
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Do wealthy farmers implement better agricultural practices? An assessment of implementation of Good Agricultural Practices among different types of independent oil palm smallholders in Riau, Indonesia
13.02.19- Environment
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Tropical peatlands under siege: The need for evidence-based policies and strategies
06.02.19- Environment
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Gender and formalization of native communities in the Peruvian Amazon
05.02.19- Environment
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Nyamplung (Calophyllum inophyllum): Alternative bioenergy crop and powerful ally for land restoration
05.02.19- Environment
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