Development

By Fred Snijders, Senior Natural Resources Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Food security can’t wait and neither can decisive action on climate change FAO reported in its publication “State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015” last June that the number of hungry people has dropped to 12.9%. This […]

Originally posted on PROFOR’s website. It’s probably safe to say that we know more about the physical state of the world’s forests than ever before. From satellites to drones to interactive apps, technological advancements in how we measure and monitor forests have been remarkable, and essential to reaching commitments for protecting forests—a crucial contribution toward […]

Business Engagement in Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Development from EcoAgriculture Partners

Originally published on CIFOR’s Forests News blog. By John Cannon It’s a daunting challenge whose complexity only continues to intensify: How can we manage the land so that it can provide the food, timber, minerals and other natural resources we need, while also conserving carbon stocks and biodiversity? Enter the landscape approach, designed to manage […]

Originally posted on CGIAR WLE’s Thrive blog. By Sophie Theis, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Agnes Quisumbing, and Chiara Kovarik. This post is part of the “Science on the Pulse” series – a two-part quarterly review on the latest literature on ecosystem services and on gender. What are we actually talking about when we refer to women’s land rights? […]

Originally published  by The Nature Conservancy A first-of-its-kind global development risk assessment identifies the most at-risk regions worldwide for habitat conversion. With the world population predicted to approach nine billion by 2050, global demand for energy, food, minerals and other resources is skyrocketing. The development required to meet these demands is likely to have significant […]