Agroforestry
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Poor charcoal production techniques fuel tree cutting in Kenya
The use of inefficient charcoal production methods is accelerating tree cutting in Kenya by charcoal producers, as it remains a…
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The U.N. Food Systems Summit is laying the groundwork for change – from the soil up
Talk around the U.N. Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) this week is, quite literally, about how sustainable food systems can emerge…
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Shaping a future that ensures women are at the center of the Ghana shea trade
Women have harvested shea nuts from trees in the savanna region of northern Ghana for centuries, using the rich oils…
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The best tool to save the world? A nice cup of tea.
The more one hears about the essential role of trees in the weather (atmospheric rivers!), in soils (the wood wide…
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Water-forest interactions complex but crucial in ecosystem service delivery
Planting trees among the maize and bean crops of her smallholder farm in Kenya has helped Margaret Muchanga to increase…
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Software can predict genetic changes to plants caused by climate change
Climate-change scientists can now apply an R software package that can help predict genetic changes. Described in the scientific journal,…
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How to build resilient landscapes and livelihoods in refugee settings
Sub-Saharan Africa currently hosts 6.3 million refugees, a number which has grown from 2.2 million in a decade, according to…
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Farmers benefit from planting rubber and nut trees in agroforestry systems
By using an “agent-based” computer model to examine the relationships between agroforestry, livelihoods and the environment in Indonesia, researchers learned…
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A line in the sand: Dryland restoration for a food secure future
Fortifying dryland ecosystems in Africa against degradation and desertification is crucial to avoid exacerbating the risks of widespread food insecurity…
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The enormous challenge and opportunity of land restoration
Of all the negative things that humans have inflicted on the planet, the deliberate removal of forest cover ranks among…
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Try tree regeneration, not tree planting
With all those well-meaning efforts to plant trees out there, alarm is justifiably being raised that sometimes, those trees will…
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Wrong way to chocolate: Turn back now
At a recent gathering of leading researchers and practitioners in the cocoa sector, main topics of discussion included the continuing…
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Agroforestry scale-up a promising prospect for fragile ecosystems and livelihoods in Nepal
Nepal’s Chure region, which comprises the “youngest mountains in the world” is a critical biodiversity habitat and the main watershed…
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Scientists urge greater role for forests in policies on food security and nutrition
A new policy brief demonstrates the role forests and trees play in sustaining food production and food security and nutrition…
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Scientist Susan Chomba responds to challenges of ecosystem restoration
The forested world in which Susan Chomba was immersed in girlhood is now gone. She grew up familiar with the…
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