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Nutrient-rich forests absorb more carbon The ability of forests to sequester carbon from the atmosphere depends on nutrients available in the forest soils, shows new research from an international team of researchers, including IIASA. The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, showed that forests growing in fertile soils with ample nutrients are able […]

By Angela Dewan The world is transitioning to a green economy, but the many synergies between greater sustainability and the forest-focused REDD+ mechanism are underutilized, according to a recent United Nations report. Countries with tropical forests have for years been preparing for a full-scale implementation of REDD+, and can offer a wealth of knowledge and […]

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirms that in the next few decades climate change will result in crop losses. However, is disaster really inevitable? A lot is determined by how farmers, investors and policy makers handle the situation.  By Sonja Vermeulen, Head of Research CCAFS; originally published on CCAFS blog   This week the […]

The IPCC’s Working Group II report on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was released earlier this week. A major effort by a group of over 300 scientists, this is one of the most important studies for all of us concerned with the future of humanity. By Peter Holmgren, originally published on the CIFOR DG’s Blog The report is […]

This week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on the impact of climate change. The report provides a much sharper warning than previous ones about the threat posed to food security, writes Richard Choularton, head of WFP’s climate resilience unit. Richard has been a speaker at the first Global Landscapes Forum and explains how climate change interacts […]

The role of agriculture isn’t just to feed us enough, it is to feed us well. This week the CGIAR Consortium placed the weight of its agricultural research expertise behind efforts to improve global nutrition and public health as it committed to make breeding for mineral and vitamin traits the norm in conventional food crop […]