For more on this topic, join the session Going to Scale with Smart Investments in Community Food Production and Health Initiatives: A Response to Fiji’s Health Crisis at the GLF Bonn 2020 digital conference on 4 June. By Jana Dietershagen and Judith Ann Francis, Innov4AgPacific Team, CTA, The Netherlands The current climate and COVID-19 crises […]
The year 2020 started with such optimism and hope for nature-based solutions and environmental sustainability. Environmental, Social and Governance investments were high on the agenda at Davos; the World Economic Forum launched the 1 Trillion Trees campaign, backed by Salesforce; BlackRock’s CEO sent an open letter to industry leaders about the future of the planet and the […]
A Q&A with one of the U.S.’s foremost ancient grain farmers on why modern agriculture must merge with organic farming in order to survive climate change.
Farming is the bedrock of India’s economy—43 per cent of its population are employed in agriculture. Yet, paradoxically, around 60 per cent of India’s people is likely to experience severe food shortages by 2050. Climate change impacts—including crop losses due to global heating—unregulated use of fertilizers and pesticides leading that degrade the soils, deplete groundwater and cause […]
From the adoption of a new U.N. Decade to efforts happening in local communities around the globe, here's our pick of 2019's top stories on restoration.
Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have pockets of food insecurity. These can appear and develop for many reasons. And in some cases, simple nature-based solutions can make a significant difference to people’s lives. Vihiga County, western Kenya—one of the most densely populated of the country’s 47 counties with an average household farm size of 0.4 […]
