CCAFS

Las turberas tropicales son paisajes secuestradores de carbono muy importantes, pero la conversión estos en plantaciones de aceite de palma y Acacia están facilitando la liberación creciente de gases de efecto invernadero. Los pantanos de turba seguirán desempeñando un papel importante en la discusión sobre la reducción de emisiones por deforestación y degradación de los […]

CCAFS researchers and University of Michigan students are exploring Brazilian cattle ranchers’ participation in the Sustainable Agriculture Network’s Rainforest Alliance Certification. Toninho pointed to a large tree as he approached the farm saying, “This tree was a sapling when I was a boy.” Every year, he takes a picture with this relic of his childhood […]

Two newly released publications by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations can serve as useful planning tools for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and Low Emission Development Strategies within the agricultural sector. The two publications – a review paper and a guidance document – offer readers building blocks for national mitigation action […]

Anette Engelund Friis, responsible for climate change issues at the World Farmers’ Organization and a member of the Farming First Steering Committee, discusses key issues that need to be addressed at the upcoming UNFCCC climate conference COP19 in Poland. Climate change is transforming the world, with extreme and unpredictable weather patterns altering the natural landscape. […]

The risk of drought is high as climate changes. But agriculture can become resilient, say senior researchers from the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in a special Nature Outlook. Agriculture will be faced with alarming challenges under a changing climate, with many parts of the world facing more severe […]

Our Data and Tools for Planning team has recently coordinated and released a site atlas for the research sites in East Africa, West Africa and South Asia. The recently released atlases add to the growing suite of documents that provide background information on the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) […]