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Case studies show financial, food security benefits of forest landscape restoration

06 May 2018

Win-win solutions

INTERVIEW: Prioritize smallholder cultivation of oil palm in Indonesia, urges researcher Tania Li

04 May 2018

Opportunities for benefit landscape

Around Itaipu Dam, restoring forests replenishes water invigorating livelihoods

21 Mar 2018

Bonn Challenge field visit

Can sustainable intensification alone support a growing population?

21 Feb 2018

Assessing the options

Scaling up climate finance to ensure sustainable landscapes

24 Jan 2018

Making financial incentives green

Join CIFOR gender, landscapes restoration event at climate talks in Bonn

10 Nov 2017

Advancing responsive forest landscape restoration

Roundup for International Women’s Day: Our Top 5 Articles on Gender

08 Mar 2017

At the GLF we have been empowering women to be be bold and take leadership in creating the beautiful, equitable and sustainable landscapes of tomorrow.

Mark the date: Landscape event at New York Climate Week (22 September)

01 Sep 2016

Climate Action and Sustainable Land Use in Forestry and Agriculture. Forests and agriculture play a key role for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Making agricultural landscapes work for climate action

16 Aug 2016

Climate change is one of the most powerful forces affecting agricultural landscapes today and will only be more so in the future.

When farmer meets investor: Power relations in new land use supply chains

03 Aug 2016

Smallholder farmers can benefit from partnerships with large organizations, but power dynamics can put them at a disadvantage. For centuries, life for smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia was relatively simple. They grew crops, kept the necessary amount to feed their families and then sold the rest at the local market. But these days, the […]

More mouths to feed. Part 2: Expanding diverse agricultural landscapes to secure food supply

01 Aug 2016

Climate-smart agriculture, including agroforestry and other diversified farming practices, is the future of farming. The world can no longer rely on monocultural, commercial practices to feed the two billion new mouths expected by 2050. While the world is facing a looming food shortage thanks to inadequately preparing for the extra two billion people expected to […]

The Investment Case: fintech, green supply chains and the Dragons’ Den

16 Jun 2016

In addition to addressing climate finance, one of the main topics discussed at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case was decoupling deforestation from supply chains. “The Paris Agreement is significant because it brought forward the aspiration of staying below 2 degrees Celsius and put forests in the text,” said Marco Albani, Director of the Tropical Forest Alliance […]

Annual emissions reductions from agriculture must reach 1 GtCO2e per year by 2030 to stay within 2°C warming limit

18 May 2016

Originally published by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. Current agricultural interventions will only deliver 21-40% of target, indicating need for transformative technical and policy options. The Paris Agreement, signed in 2016 by 177 countries and counting, indicates a global commitment to limiting climate change to 2°C. In parallel to […]

Building on the success of the Soy Moratorium – company commitments are key

18 May 2016

Soya: a hot commodity The soya industry is booming across the world. Since April 2011 the global production of soya has risen 35% in response to widespread demand for the hardy, protein-rich bean. It may come as a surprise to some that it is a common ingredient in chocolate and soap, in addition to its […]

Palm oil politics impede sustainability in Southeast Asia

26 Apr 2016

Indonesia and Malaysia are at the centre of the world’s decades-long palm oil boom. Between them the two countries have planted more than 15 million hectares of oil palm, employ about 4 million workers, and produce 84% of the world’s palm oil. It is the biggest and fastest rural transformation the countries have seen. Palm […]

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