Climate change

Por IPS La gran frecuencia y magnitud de la variabilidad climática con el aumento de la temperatura global y la consecuente alteración del régimen de lluvias están modificando la geografía de los cultivos y producción de alimentos en los trópicos. Expertos en seguridad alimentaria presentes en la 20 Conferencia de las Partes (COP 20) de la Convención […]

This is how partners and sessions hosts of the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum in Lima featured the event:   Building confidence in large-scale landscape restoration The enthusiastic launch of Initiative 20×20 last Sunday at the Global Landscape Forum (held alongside the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru) sent a clear signal that restoring degraded land is winning major support […]

By Diji Chandrasekharan Behr, originally published at World Bank Voices The energy at the Global Landscapes Forum held alongside the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Lima was electric—charged by the enthusiasm of the scientists, practitioners, indigenous peoples, investors, policy makers, youth and government negotiators who came together to share their latest innovations, tools and ideas for tackling climate […]

Este blog sobre la sesión de Foro Global sobre Paisajes REDD+ como un medio para lograr un desarrollo verde en la región de Madre de Dios, Perú fue publicado originalmente en el sitio web del WWF Perú La región de Madre de Dios es la capital de la biodiversidad del Perú; que alberga una gran riqueza cultural, […]

  By Susan Onyango, originally posted at the Agroforestry World Blog The world’s population is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050. For some countries, this will double. FAO estimates that global agricultural production will have to increase by 60% to meet increased demand, driven by population growth and diet changes. On the other hand, […]