food security
-
New fruit tree guide supports diversity and resilience for Kenyan growers
“The cultivation of edible fruit trees is one of the most beneficial enterprises individual farmers and communities in East Africa…
5 min read -
Can a jurisdictional approach boost sustainability?
Conserving and restoring tropical forests could represent over a quarter of the near-term solution to addressing climate change. And because…
6 min read -
In defining the landscape approach, ‘don’t fence us in,’ scientists say
As the global population rises and the resources that support it come under increasing pressure, the search for complementary solutions…
4 min read -
What do forests have to do with food?
What can you cook from parkia seeds and baobab leaves? How about temple plant leaves and shea butter? New research…
3 min read -
Forests vital for global food security
Worldwide, global hunger is on the rise, with 815 million people going hungry every day, according to a recent UN…
7 min read -
Global food solutions from the Asia-Pacific
Creating a more sustainable global food system demands innovation in food technologies, and collaboration at the highest levels of government.…
4 min read -
Wild nourishment
Not even Jennifer’s children know where she hides her chikanda. The small, brownish orchid tubers are highly valued as a…
3 min read -
Putting forestry at the center
I am now moving on from CIFOR, and this is my final DG’s Column in Forests News. I have made…
8 min read -
Addressing the dangers of degraded land
Up to 1.3 billion people are now living on degraded land, at risk of food and water shortages and worsening…
9 min read -
A window on wild meat in Colombia
In Colombia, indigenous peoples have hunted wild meat, or bushmeat, for thousands of years. In many rural areas, bushmeat continues…
4 min read -
Changing landscapes: From forests to food
The growing demand for food — demand that is expected to double by 2050 — has led to widespread agricultural…
6 min read -
Forests, farming and food
Amina*, a young mother of four, lives in a rural village in the Oromia region of Southern Ethiopia. At 2,000…
5 min read -
On the edge of forests, change comes in many forms
Change is a fact of life. But for those living in landscapes of forests and farms, nowadays, that change can…
5 min read -
Pangolins under pressure
Pangolins are peculiar creatures. Their tongue can be longer than their body, they look like a pinecone with legs, and…
5 min read -
Forests as food
It’s a bit ironic that while wild foraged ingredients are increasingly popping up on Michelin-starred menus around the world, the…
5 min read