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Burkina Faso takes action to limit forest loss
TIOGO, Burkina Faso (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – While visiting a portion of the Tiogo forest in the center west of Burkina Faso recently, Louis Ouédraogo couldn’t hide his wrath. Someone had entered the forest and cut down the two hectares worth of trees to plant millet as the rainy season approached. Read more… Continue Reading
World Vision Celebrates Transformation in Ethiopia 30 Years after Famine
PRLog (Press Release) – Jun. 10, 2014 – BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — Inspired by the 30th anniversary of the devastating Ethiopian famine, the World Vision garden celebrates the transformation there – especially in the famine-hit Antsokia Valley, once a barren dust-bowl, and now a thriving oasis that exports food. Read more… Continue Reading
CIFOR Releases Global Landscapes Forum Reports on the Successes and Outcomes
9 June 2014: The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has released the report of the first Global Landscapes Forum. The report focuses on four themes: investing in sustainable landscapes, landscape policy and governance, synergies between climate change mitigation and adaptation, and landscapes for food security and nutrition. Read more: http://bit.ly/1qtaKTF 9 June 2014: The […] Continue Reading
Taking action in response to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report on climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability
EverGreen Agriculture works to mitigate and adapt to the effects that climate change bring to farmer societies. Lynne Featherstone gave an inspiring closing adress to this meeting on the implications of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) report on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability for agriculture, jobs and food security.Read more... Continue Reading
Communities adapting to loss of forest ecosystem services — World Bank
For years, it has been a bit of conventional wisdom among researchers and development experts: The loss of ecosystem services, especially those provided by forests, will have a profound impact on the poor, as deforestation and forest degradation decrease human well-being.Click here to read more. Continue Reading
EverGreen Agriculture network launched
By Godfrey Chisusu for Transformations Bi-weekly Vol 6 Issue 7The "Building a Large EverGreen Agriculture Network in Southern Africa" (BLEANSA) project was officially launched in Salima, Malawi on 5 April 2013 in a ceremony graced by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Jermoth Ulemu Chilapondwa, MP. Continue Reading