UN goal of ending hunger by 2030 risks failure as global food crisis worsens
The number of people facing hunger in the world has risen by more than 122 million since 2019 as a…
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Bioenergy – can it work for the Global South?
We recently published a guide for developing countries in the global South to provide a better understanding of the issues,…
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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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Sustainable forest management: Indonesia navigates a paradigm shift
Indonesia’s forests are home to 10-15 percent of the world’s known plants, mammals, and birds, as well as vast carbon…
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In Indonesia, linking small-scale eco-entrepreneurs with global lenders
Firdha Mawaddah owns a furniture shop in Pasuruan, a city in East Java, Indonesia. She’s recently started specializing in ‘smart…
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Realizing the right to food
The right to food is fundamental but we need a revolution in how food systems work to achieve it for…
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Scaling up forest-based solutions for planetary crises
“The world is facing climate change, deforestation, and biodiversity loss,” said Janne Narakka, the Strategic Planning Committee Chair of the…
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Bridging the information gap
Millions of people in Africa have been affected this year alone by drought, severe weather and flooding, but farmers lack…
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Oil palm agroforestry in Brazil dispels myths about monocultures
For many people, the mere mention of palm oil conjures up dystopian images of trees planted in military drill formation…
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Peru’s smallholder farmers need state recognition for timber production, study says
Smallholders who produce fallow timber on their farms in the Peruvian Amazon would benefit from a regulatory mechanism to help…
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Navigating conflicts in La Cuenca
“El Rio Cravo Sur is born in the Andes at 3,800 meters above sea level,” says Camila Cammaert who leads…
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Circular economy is the future of wood fuel production in Cameroon
This article was originally published in the print edition of the Cameroon Tribune on Aug. 25, 2020.The circular economy is…
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