Development

    Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will deliver a keynote address at the inaugural CGIAR Development Dialogues in New York on September 25. He has led the IPCC since 2002 and is associated with multiple academic and research institutes. As one of the world’s leading climate scientists, he has also spoken out about the […]

What if you inherited a piece of Central American forest from your elders and were faced with a choice of farming it or leaving the trees standing to store carbon and combat climate change? What if you didn’t have to choose between these options but could choose both at the same time? Luis García Barrios, […]

Since the late morning of Saturday 19th of July there is no doubt that forests are an integral part of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals designed by the United Nations Open Working Group. An innovative game now provides a platform to discuss how exactly forests can contribute to sustainable development – and what it is […]

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 […]