Food

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 […]

The Jurisdictional Risk Assessment (JRA) is a tool to help end-users better understand the extent and rate of past deforestation and deforestation activities occurring within certain political jurisdictions. The purpose of this pilot study was to see if we could develop key performance indicators using historical data around illegal deforestation utilizing public data platforms such […]

Written by James Reed for CIFOR’s Forests News Leaders at 2016 World Water Week posed the crucial question of  ‘how’? “Implementation, implementation, implementation – just not necessarily in that order.” This was the response of Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of OECD, when asked at Stockholm’s World Water Week what three priority strategies the water sector should be […]

IIASA led a study that examines the interconnections between the Sustainable Development Goals, identifying policy pathways that lead to trade-offs, and others that could bring benefits on multiple fronts.

Written by Catriona Croft-Cusworth for CIFOR’s Forests News Children need a healthy diet to grow strong bodies and minds, and to protect against deadly infections. In Indonesia, getting kids to eat healthy foods is a vital step toward overcoming problems of stunting and child mortality. But could your child’s diet be influenced by the type […]

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 […]