Agroforestry

A virtual Symposium 21-22 March 2017 Planting trees seems like sensible choice when it comes to mitigating climate change, but crucial aspects of the relationships between trees and climate have so far been overlooked in climate research, the new review Trees, forests and water: cool insights for a hot world concludes. The authors suggest that the global conversation […]

Wageningen University – Centre for Development Innovation (CDI) offers a short course (27 February – 10 March 2017) to better understand and manage “Competing claims on natural resources – reconciling agricultural development and biodiversity conservation at the landscape level”. Competing claims on land, water and other agricultural and natural resources are increasingly overstretching the multi-functionality […]

Brought to you by Partnerships for Forests Partnerships for Forests, a technical assistance and grant-making program funded by the UK government, has opened its first call for concepts. The program seeks to tackle deforestation and improve livelihoods by catalyzing investment in forests and sustainable land use. To create viable investment propositions, the program facilitates and […]

Written by Susan Onyango for ICRAF’s Agroforestry World blog While tropical forests continued to decline, a remarkable change is happening: tree cover on agricultural land has increased across the globe, capturing nearly 0.75 Gigatonnes carbon dioxide every year. A new study titled Global Tree Cover and Biomass Carbon on Agricultural Land: The contribution of agroforestry […]

Originally written by Amy Cruz for ICRAF’s Agroforestry World blog. Climate-smart agriculture, including agroforestry and other diversified farming practices, has huge potential to improve food security and address climate change at the same time. Researchers, policymakers and farmers discuss what should be done to expand such practices and bring greater benefits to more people. The […]

Originally written by Amy Cruz for ICRAF’s Agroforestry World blog. Climate-smart agriculture, including agroforestry and other diversified farming practices, is the future of farming. The world can no longer rely on monocultural, commercial practices to feed the two billion new mouths expected by 2050. While the world is facing a looming food shortage thanks to […]