Development

This paper examines the factors that influence rural household decisions to clear forestland. We use a large dataset comprising 7172 households from 24 developing countries. Twenty-seven percent of sampled households had converted forest to agriculture during the previous 12 months, clearing on average 1.21 ha. Male-headed households with abundance of male labor, living in recently […]

An essential task of participatory action research is to help close the policy implementation gap that leads to large discrepancies between policy frameworks and local practices. Too often, official regulations, laws and decrees fail to translate into concrete action on the ground. Loose institutional linkages between research, extension and local communities are often blamed as […]

This blog was originally posted on the blog of Felix Dodds, a fellow at the Global Research Institute at University of North Carolina and an associate fellow at the Tellus Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. The opinions expressed are his own. There is, I think, complete consensus among governments and stakeholders that the two co-chairs of the Open […]

Urbanization can decrease emissions and resource use by 15% – learn how and explore opportunities for education and research. Courtesy of: CityTownInfo.com

The IPCC’s Working Group II report on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was released earlier this week. A major effort by a group of over 300 scientists, this is one of the most important studies for all of us concerned with the future of humanity. By Peter Holmgren, originally published on the CIFOR DG’s Blog The report is […]

In time for the final meetings of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative has published a policy statement. Signatories so far include: Sara J. Scherr President, EcoAgriculture Partners Peter Holmgren Director General, CIFOR Tony Simons Director General, ICRAF Ann Tutwiler Director General, Bioversity International José […]