New varieties of high-quality, drought-resistant forage grasses could boost milk production by 40 percent and generate millions of dollars in economic benefits for struggling East African dairy farmers, according to a new analysis by experts at CIAT. “Farmers could benefit more from surging consumer demand for livestock products in East Africa,” said Dr. Steven Prager, a senior […]
Climate change negotiations and agriculture: Where are we going? In many developing countries, evidence and political will converge in agriculture sector.
Integrated landscape approaches have received support from across sectors in recent years as a means to more sustainably manage land use within landscapes.
Greenland acted as one of Earth’s biggest air conditioners. Since rising temperatures turned Greenland grey, dark snow attracts heat rather than repels it.
“Tenure-secure” indigenous lands generate billions of dollars’ worth of benefits in the form of carbon sequestration, reduced pollution, and clean water.
An online, interactive map, the Global Wetlands Map, was launched last month that invites researchers and other experts to help map the world’s wetlands.
In 2013, Matthew Hansen and his colleagues used satellite data to produce the first global, high-resolution maps of where trees are growing and disappearing
The Green Climate Fund, the world's largest climate fund, prefers to spend its roughly $10 billion dollar budget on adaptation and mitigation outcomes.
