Anyone who has walked outside on a sunny day knows that forests and trees matter for temperature, humidity and wind speed. Planting trees speaks to concerns about climate change, but the directly important aspects of the tree-climate relationships have so far been overlooked in climate policy where it relates to forest. That, at least, is […]
The successful Brazilian experience in slowing down deforestation for cattle ranching in the Amazon has captured a lot of attention in the global arena.
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.
The restoration of degraded landscapes is an opportunity to increase the global resource base for more sustainable future production of food and commodities
Farming for Biodiversity, seeks entries that showcase innovative solutions in sustainable farming, while promoting behaviors that strengthen biodiversity.
The world’s nations met at Marrakesh in 2016 to map out implementation of the Paris Agreement. The implications for Southeast Asia’s forests were discussed.
The International Potato Center (CIP) led by World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Maria Andrade officially launched the global Climate Resilience through Sweetpotato (CReSP) initiative. The goal of CReSP is to fully utilize the potential of sweetpotato for improving nutrition security and livelihoods of vulnerable populations in the face of climate change. CReSP was launched on […]
Peter Holmgren of CIFOR says: if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and meet our climate targets, we have to find a new way of doing things
Climate change negotiations and agriculture: Where are we going? In many developing countries, evidence and political will converge in agriculture sector.
