Food & diets
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Private-sector engagement through integrated landscape approaches urged
Greater engagement with the private sector to enhance rural development in southern Zambia could be encouraged by empowering small- and…
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Will biodiversity talks bridge governmental divide?
Look down on Earth from an eagle’s perspective, and you’ll see that almost half of the world’s habitable land surface…
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OECMs: An opportunity to turn ‘coercive conservation’ upside down
People blindness is a long-standing critique leveled at conservation initiatives that historically valued plants and animals more than human rights.…
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When forests feed the fish that feed our families
It might seem odd to imagine fish foraging for food in forests, but that’s exactly what happens in many floodplain…
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Empowering women through sustainable wildlife management: meet Susan George
On her first trip to Guyana’s Kanuku Mountains, at the age of four years old, Susan George (pictured) decided she…
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Our food systems are failing. Can trees and forests dish up better diets for everyone?
Despite all of the technological and informational advancements of recent decades, we’ve so far failed to feed our global population…
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Peatland restoration: connecting science with policy and practice
Peatland restoration is a potential solution for eradicating fires and accompanying toxic haze, reducing the loss of biodiversity and achievement…
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Addressing five global challenges that will shape our future
As the international community lifts its head above the chaos wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic and sets its sights on…
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How bioenergy can help restore landscapes and livelihoods
Indonesia is the world’s fourth largest country by population and its demand for energy is also huge and growing. The…
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Why trees on farms make a win-win for people and nature
Trees on or around farms can improve soil health, regulate microclimates, enhance carbon sequestration, and improve biodiversity at multiple scales.…
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Cashew offers untapped potential for African livelihoods and landscapes, scientists say
African countries should implement urgent measures to boost their share of the global cashew market, to raise farmers’ incomes and…
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Beyond the Green Revolution: Clearing a new path for Indian agriculture
“Indian agriculture is in crisis,” said Ravi Prabhu, the Center for International Forestry Research–World Agroforestry Center (CIFOR-ICRAF)’s director of innovation,…
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Rethink policy approach to dynamic bushmeat trade to conserve wildlife
A lack of clarity regarding the influences driving commodification of the wild meat sector in Africa point to the need…
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Scientists urge action as Gambian livestock grazing puts forests at risk
Herders moving within Gambia and across the country’s borders into Senegal in search of pasture inadvertently threaten forests and the…
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Wildlife clubs teach children in Guyana’s Rupununi about life and livelihoods
A box of chocolates seems completely out of place as a tool for teaching kids about wildlife, but Susan George…
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