Climate change & energy
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In Ethiopia, building skills to gauge agroecological performance
Agroecology is an integrated approach that seeks to optimize the interactions between plants, animals, humans, and the environment – while…
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Agroforestry rises as a smallholder-powered climate solution
Across Africa and Asia, new incentive programmes and digital tools are laying the ground for the large-scale deployment of trees…
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There’s a rainbow in the clouds of climate change – if we act now
Another year, another record. Recent news headlines seem to support the adage that records are made to be broken. Yet…
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Indonesia: Mangrove forests are ‘food baskets’ for coastal communities
When the tide is in, the salty understorey of a mangrove forest glitters with life. Fish dart through the labyrinthine…
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First certification for biodiversity-friendly initiatives nears launch
Tree-planting pledges have soared globally, spawning an ‘any-trees-at-minimal-cost’ solution to climate change that often does more harm than good from…
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Indonesia: Jurisdictional approach helps drive sustainable palm oil
A jurisdictional approach (JA) has the potential to enhance Indonesia’s district and national action plans on palm oil plantation sustainability,…
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New roadmap charts course to greener trade
Trade in agricultural commodities has been linked with deforestation in tropical regions across the globe. But what’s driving the biggest…
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Public debate on oil palm under scrutiny in new article
Is palm oil a ‘demon’, or is it being unfairly demonized? To shed light on this debate, a team of…
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Closing knowledge gaps in integrated landscape research
Although knowledge gaps concerning integrated landscape approaches (ILA) are closing, there are still as many questions as there are possible…
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Learning across landscapes
Alida and Eric are PhD candidates at the University of British Columbia and University of Amsterdam, respectively. They’re also colleagues…
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How can the DRC cut its carbon emissions?
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hosts over half of the species-rich Congo Basin forests – the second-largest contiguous tract…
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New agroforestry manual lays out pathway to transform Filipino food systems
The way that the world tackles biodiversity loss has changed for the better. At a global biodiversity summit (the 15th…
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To speed up climate action, get serious about transparency, say experts
As the international community races to limit global warming to 1.5°C, countries must get serious about monitoring and reporting accurately…
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“The targets will be good for nothing if the people remain poor”
In the past few decades, the Sahel – the region immediately south of the Sahara Desert and the Horn of…
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For a greener Europe, look to the Global South
Generations of agricultural policies that favored cropland and pasture over forests have resulted in the destruction of billions of trees…
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