Environmental health
Food systems are a major driver of the unsustainable use of the planet’s increasingly fragile ecosystem. Water, land, forests and the biodiversity they contain are precious, yet finite, natural resources. Agriculture and food systems account for up to 29% of greenhouse gas emissions, and yet will be profoundly affected by the more rapidly changing climate that those emissions cause. Agriculture is driving the loss of the world’s forests and productive land, with 5 million hectares of forests lost every year and a third of the world’s land already classified as degraded. Agriculture accounts for about 70% of water withdrawals globally, is a major cause of water stress in countries where more than 2 billion people live, and water pollution from agricultural systems poses a serious threat to the world’s water systems.
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
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Integrating gender in plant health research and action in Southeast Asia
International Potato Center (CIP)12.01.23-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Pests and diseases destroy between 20 and 40 percent of crops globally, which makes plant…
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When the remedy is worse than the disease: Agricultural policy in Punjab, India
CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains15.12.22-
Environmental health
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Food security
By Avinash Kishore and Claudia Ringler Twenty-five years ago, when the Chief Minister of Punjab…
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Agroecology versus alternative concepts
CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology07.12.22-
Environmental health
A first seminar in the series: Foster common understanding of agroecology Authors: Chris Dicken…
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Co-design of agroecological transition pathways: Outcomes of an early Pause and Reflect of the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology
CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology06.12.22-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Agroecology is gaining momentum. The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology can be seen as a strong…
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Global mapping software discovers new water sources in high water risk areas (EIN News)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)18.11.22-
Environmental health
Global mapping software discovers new water sources in high water risk areas (EIN News) Comprehens…
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Strengthening land use planning and governance for improved drought response and livelihood benefits in Kenya
CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate11.11.22-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Land access and ownership rights among pastoral communities living in arid and semi-arid areas in…
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Events
Publications
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Research shows impact of root and crown rot in wheat
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)18.11.22-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Transformational Agroecology across Food, Land, and Water systems - Proposal
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.11.22-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
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Carbon footprint and mitigation scenarios for Hacienda San Jose: Identifying opportunities and challenges using a consolidated modelling framework
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.11.22-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
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Mecanismos de retribución por servicios ecosistémicos hidrológicos: estado de avance, cuellos de botella y aprendizajes de las iniciativas en el Perú
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.11.22-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
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CGIAR Initiative on One Health: Inception Brief
CGIAR Initiative on One Health07.11.22-
Environmental health
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Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Biological nitrogen fixation and prospects for ecological intensification in cereal-based cropping systems
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)23.08.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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