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Farmers do not have an easy life anywhere, much less in Asia with its booming but unequal economies and growing population – and climate change is not going to make it easier for them. But who has an even harder life than farmers? Women farmers. The challenges for women in agriculture, forests and water use […]

This article was originally published at  World Resources Institute (WRI) Written by Helen Mountford, Director of Economics at WRI, and Andrew Steer, President and CEO of WRI, who is also one of the speakers at the Global Landscapes Forum How should politicians prioritize between robust economic growth and solving the problem of climate change? A new report reveals an encouraging […]

This was originally published on CIFOR’s DG’s Blog New York climate week offered an opportunity to reflect on ways forward for research, outreach and capacity development—three dimensions of CIFOR’s work—to help transforming these commitments into actions on the ground. In short—what does the summit tell us to do? One part of the summit program is dedicated to eight […]

By Michelle Kovacevic, Coordinator of youth activities at the Global Landscapes Forum This blog was originally published on SciDev.Net This time last year, I was only just starting to understand the participation challenges that young people across the world face when attending large science policy conferences. On the surface, it seems progress has been made, with many […]

This video features “the landscape approach to minute taking” of the high level discussion on integrated landscapes approaches for agriculture and forestry at the CGIAR Development Dialogues. It distilled the discussions into a colourful mind map in a 90 second timelapse video. The discussion was facilitated by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Speakers at this […]

See press release here Today the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced  the signing of  a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that is set to ensure better support for the functioning of critical ecosystem services that underlie food security. Both organizations are coordinating partners of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014 […]

  This post by Kate Evans was originally published on CIFOR’s Forests News A new partnership with Norway and Germany is an opportunity for Peru to put in place a comprehensive, public deforestation monitoring system by the time the country hosts the UNFCCC climate meeting in December, says Daniel Nepstad, Executive Director of the Earth Innovation Institute who will […]

  Interview with Uta Jungermann, Manager of the Forest Solutions Group of the World Council for Sustainable Development  In the 1990s, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a partner of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, initiated a Forest Solutions Group (FSG), bringing together over 20 companies with a commitment to sustainable forest management. […]