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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
CGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
CGIAR13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Mad about mangroves: scientist James Kairo
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)21.08.18-
Environmental health
A self-proclaimed “ambassador for mangroves,” scientist James Kairo has been swapping bet…
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On the road back from ‘safari science’ to embedded collaboration
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)20.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
As demand for commodities rises, landscapes are changing quickly as natural forests are felled for…
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Q+A: GLF a powerful lever in fight against hunger and poverty, says One World – No Hunger envoy
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)20.08.18-
Environmental health
Stefan Schmitz first joined the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in …
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Restoring land in Africa an opportunity for women’s rights, says president of women’s forest network
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)20.08.18-
Environmental health
Deforestation and land degradation amount to almost a third of Africa’s landmass, which has a…
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Q+A: The backstory on invasive plant species with CABI’s Arne Witt
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)20.08.18-
Environmental health
Invasive plant species pose a major threat to biodiversity, water resources, food security, e…
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Hanging in the balance: Preservation, restoration and sustainable management in Indonesian peatlands
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry20.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
The protection of peatland ecosystems, which store “disproportionate” amounts of carbon, is vita…
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Ethiopia’s new forestry law: A win for landscapes and livelihoods?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)19.08.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Ethiopia - The Ethiopian government has a big dream: restoring 22 million hectares of degraded…
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Kofi Annan leaves legacy as champion for landscape restoration in Africa
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)19.08.18-
Environmental health
As the world pays tribute and honors the life of Kofi Annan, many will remember…
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Sustainably managing non-timber products to improve livelihoods, equity and forests
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)19.08.18-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
New Guidelines for Equitable and Sustainable Non-timber Forest Product Management offer field-tested…
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High-level Smart Food pitch at Crawford Fund Conference in Australia’s Parliament House
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)17.08.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Australian Foreign Minister calls it an ‘exciting breakthrough’ Can we change global diets so th…
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Values-based youth leadership education key to environmental sustainability: Wangari Maathai Foundation chair
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)17.08.18-
Environmental health
Forest cover in Kenya is declining at an alarming rate, mainly due to poor forest…
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Muddy waters: Exploring mangrove governance in Tanzania’s Rufiji Delta and beyond
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)16.08.18-
Environmental health
Occupying the murky boundaries between land and sea, mangroves have often been devalued as pesky…
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How far has Indonesia come on peatland conservation and restoration?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)15.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Indonesia - The joint need to protect remaining peatlands while restoring degraded lands resounded t…
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Lessons from Kenya on how to restore degraded land
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)15.08.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The state of the earth’s biodiversity – the world’s variety of living organisms – is…
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Some strategic approaches to land restoration
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)14.08.18-
Environmental health
An estimated 340 million hectares of woody vegetation are degraded across Africa’s fragile dry are…
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How soil scientists can do a better job of making their research useful
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)14.08.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Soil is a vital part of the natural environment. It supports the growth of plants,…
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Understanding gender norms and innovation processes to foster gender-equitable opportunities in forest landscapes
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)14.08.18-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Gender researchers present findings from Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan that shed light on how gender norm…
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Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim: Bridging worlds through environmental activism
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)13.08.18-
Environmental health
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, who will speak at the upcoming Global Landscapes Forum in Nairobi, has…
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