By: BARBARA FRASER JUNE 18, 2017 Scientists present their findings on forest tenure and land use at a major conference in Peru Peru – Latin American countries have made progress in granting land rights to communities in recent years. Nevertheless, policies often fail to consider the diversity of those communities and […]
By Katelyn Roett / June 5, 2017 TEXCOCO, Mexico (CIMMYT) – Farmers in Mexico’s ecologically-fragile Yucatán Peninsula are beginning to adopt innovative practices to manage traditional mixed-cropping systems called “milpas” that can slow or even stop deforestation and soil degradation. Agriculture is the second-largest emitter of global greenhouse gas emissions […]
Written by: Pippa Howard The southern African country of Namibia has been high on Fauna & Flora International’s (FFI) agenda since early 2007. Both Pippa Howard and Dave Wright from FFI’s Business & Biodiversity programme have written lauding the dramatic beauty and high level of biodiversity of the […]
By: ILANA STRAUSS June 14, 2017, 9:33 A. M. In Tel Aviv, locals are turning edible plants into self-regulating ecological forests that require less upkeep than gardens. Invitation for internship in Kidron Food Forest A food forest is exactly what it sounds like: a forest full of plants that […]
BY LISA HELD | Agroecology, Food Policy, Good Food Vanguard Iowa’s governor vetoed a close of the national leader in sustainable agriculture research but eliminated its budget, leaving its three decades’ work to revitalize local farm economies in jeopardy. [Update: On Saturday, May 13, Iowa governor Terry Branstad […]
By: Evan Girvetz Climate Change and Soils e.girvetz@cgiar.org The Challenge Kenya is highly vulnerable to serious threats posed by climate change and highly dependent on climate-sensitive natural resources. Given the extent of uncertainties in understanding how different systems, departments, and crops would likely be affected, there is a need for […]
EXTERNAL COOPERATION |March 27, 2017 Leading economists, CEOs, ministers, heads of UN agencies and high-level representatives from nongovernmental organizations meet today in Berlin Countries donate close to €15 million to boost inclusive green economy Uruguay and Guyana join the Partnership for Action on Green Economy Around 40 ministers, […]
Tim Flannery’s new book Atmosphere of Hope highlights innovative solutions to the world’s climate crisis by Charlie Smith on October 12th, 2015 at 7:52 PM By Tim Flannery. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., 245 pp, hardcover Runaway climate change has all the characteristics of a disaster movie. Under the worst-case scenarios, rising sea levels will […]
Food waste has one of the lowest recycling rates in Singapore, and a fair number of organizations here are starting to tackle this. If food waste digesters could provide data on how much waste is being generated, this could aid efforts significantly. Image: Shutterstock Whether it is reducing […]
Cool Planet: can biochar fertilize soil and help fight climate change? A green energy startup intends to produce bio-based fuels from woody plants, and use the burnt byproducts as the basis for its biochar products. Photograph: BV-HTC/Business Wire/EPA Although market information and long-term impacts remain unknown, a […]
