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Dr. Cheikh Mbow, Senior Scientist from the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and Member of the Science Committee of Future Earth discusses landscapes and the future. Video by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Dr. Atiek Widayati, Geospacial Analyst, discusses landscapes in Indonesia. Video by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

It is exciting to attend conferences like COP19 and meet interesting people, but it can leave you hungry for action.  The good news is that around the world, many people are working quietly to change unsustainable systems. They attend to ecosystems holistically and take an integrated approach in managing land and soil. The Land for […]

The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) is promoting a new paradigm for agricultural development in which a healthy functioning ecosystem is supported as a prerequisite to agricultural development, resilience of food systems and human wellbeing. Creating such an environment will require new ways of thinking as to how large-scale investment (whether […]

Deforestation and forest degradation contribute substantially to greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in developing countries. The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation plus forest conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+) Initiative, launched in 2008 by the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), aims to help developing countries prevent such […]

Under which conditions can gendered knowledge influence the formulation and implementation of gender equitable policies, programs and projects, especially in the context of climate change? In a GLF Discussion Forum on Sunday, 17 November hosted by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), keynote speaker Seema Arora-Jonsson from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences […]