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By Georgina Smith, originally published on CIAT Blog New varieties of high-quality, drought-resistant forage grasses could boost milk production by 40 percent and generate millions of dollars in economic benefits for struggling East African dairy farmers, according to a new analysis by experts at CIAT. “Farmers could benefit more from surging consumer demand for livestock products in […]

By Janna De La Paz, originally published on IFPRI’s blog The U.N. Marrakesh Climate Change Conference, also known as the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP22), will be held in Morocco Nov. 7-18 with the theme “Africa, Adaptation and Agriculture.” This year’s meeting will focus on countries turning their pledges into specific objectives and strategies […]

By Stephen Leonard and Suzanna Dayne, originally published on Forests News At the COP21 in Paris last year, 195 countries reached an historic agreement – the first ever universal, legally binding global climate deal. Yet while each country made emission-cutting pledges, the pledges remain on the whole inadequate to date, potentially putting the world on a […]

By Terry Sunderland and James Reed, originally published on Forests News With landscapes integral to achieving global climate and development goals, action points to operationalize the landscape approach are needed. What are integrated landscape approaches and how do we put them in practice on the ground? These questions – important when considering sustainable land-use management […]

By Marianne Gadeberg, originally published on WLE Greenland used to fulfill its role as one of planet Earth’s biggest air conditioners. Its white ice cover reflected the light and heat from the sun off of the planet’s surface, cooling it in the process. But now, because rising temperatures have turned Greenland grey, the dark snow […]

The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) will hold its 7th World Conference in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil from August 27 to September 1, 2017. SER is delighted to be partnering with the Sociedade Brasileira de Restauração Ecológica (SOBRE) and the Sociedad Ibero-Americana y del Caribe de Restauración Ecológica (SIACRE) to host this important event. The […]