Featured Stories
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Sixth International Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference Sunday, August 11, 2013 The World Agroforestry Centre and the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry’s component on Landscape Management for Environmental Services, Biodiversity Conservation and Livelih |
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Climate finance that makes sense to farmers Friday, May 17, 2013 Agricultural carbon projects involving smallholder farmers can take up to 16 years to generate a profit from carbon credits. |
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From obscure forest species towards a globally traded commodity: Lessons from Allanblackia Friday, May 17, 2013 Just over a decade ago the genus Allanblackia was a little-known though locally important group of forest species in Africa’s humid equatorial belt. |
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Tony Simons, DG ICRAF on the benefits of trees for food security and nutrition Tuesday, May 14, 2013 “The emergence of trees 350 million years ago made the planet inhabitable: the destruction of trees will make it uninhabitable.” This was the ominous warning that Tony Simons, Director General of t |
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From cocoa to coffee cup: Agribusinesses take a landscape approach to sustainable sourcing Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
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From local knowledge to national policy: how can China’s mountain communities better adapt to climate change? Monday, April 29, 2013 Faced with increasing rainfall variability – especially continuous, four-year droughts – mountain farmers in Southwest China’s Yunnan province have developed innovative strategies to minimize water |
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Eastern Africa Region Annual Staff Planning Meeting Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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Strengthening Rural Institutions Project Focal Point Persons Workshop Friday, April 26, 2013 The Strengthening Rural Institutions (SRI) Project conducted a Focal Point Persons Workshop at Brackenhurst Conference Centre, Limuru on 21st and 22nd February 2013. |
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Tony Simons, DG of World Agroforestry, discusses the business case for sustainable agriculture with trees Monday, April 15, 2013 Tony Simons, the Director-General of the World Agroforestry Centre, is leading a plenary discussion panel at the Business for Environment Global Congress 2013 in New Delhi today. |
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Forests, trees and economic development: statement by the Director General to UNFF10 Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Statement to the High-level Interactive Dialogue with the Heads of the member organizations of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests |
Agroforestry News
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Landscape management addresses conflict in central Africa May 17, 2013 |
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Building climate resilience in the Solomon Islands May 17, 2013 |
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New agroforestry initiative for India May 17, 2013 |
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Deforestation means less not more water for hydropower May 16, 2013 |
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Coffee growers in Central America may have to diversify May 16, 2013 |
Events
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Forests Africa: Opportunities for a Green Economy September 17, 2013 |
UN Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya |
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6th Annual International ESP Conference 2013 August 26, 2013 |
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KNOWFOR Writeshop July 14, 2013 |
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EARS Writeshop July 1, 2013 |
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Evergreen and Strengthening Rural Institutions Projects, IFAD Review Mission June 24, 2013 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
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13th North American Agroforestry Conference June 18, 2013 |
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI) in Canada |
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South Africa Landcare Master Class June 10, 2013 |
Uganda |
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Humidtropics Action Site Meeting for Central Mekong May 15, 2013 |
Hanoi Hotel, Son La Province, Northwest Vietnam |
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Visit to Mwanza and Shinyanga sites May 14, 2013 |
Uganda |
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International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition May 13, 2013 |
