Climate change

Unemployment and poverty are some of the major challenges facing today’s youth.   As a substantial number of youth live in rural areas, agriculture becomes a significant sector that provides access to employment and food. The situation is evident in Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than half of population, mainly youth -today and in the future- will […]

Currently the polls are open for over 150 youth speakers from around the world to present their experiences at the Youth Session for the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF). This is in response to a call for submissions by the Young professional’s Platform for Agricultural Research and Development (YPARD) as they seek have greater youth involvement […]

On October 30, we held a live Twitter chat with UNFCCC negotiator Tony La Viña, a forestry expert from the Philippines. The online public was able to ask questions live. They are summarized below, together with Tony’s answers. [View the story on Storify] With thanks to Tony La Viña and Purple Romero. This summary is […]

BOGOR, Indonesia (1 November 2013) — Scientists could have a greater impact on climate change policy if more research showed how communities are already adapting to changes, rather than focusing solely on long-term projections, a scientist from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has said. As policy-makers study the recently released fifth assessment by […]

Rainfall in Kenya’s Kerio Valley can be a dangerous thing. Hurtling down from the sky, it hits the ground and steals the fertile soil away, running down the Kerio River and to bottom of Lake Kamnarok where the soil is lost forever. As a young naïve boy growing up in Kenya, I witnessed the devastating […]

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