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How Filipino Farmers Cope With Climate Change Through Conservation Agriculture With Trees
The areas with degraded landscapes in Southeast Asia are expanding rapidly. The Conservation Agriculture with Trees (CAWT) strategy is the best “tool box” for sustainable crop production intensification. CAWT follows the Landcare approach, with principles and practices founded on minimal soil disturbance, continuous mulching, pests and nutrients management, species rotations, integration of trees, and rainwater […] Continue Reading
Trees on agricultural land sink four times more carbon than previously thought
A 2016 study in the Nature journal showed that carbon sequestered by trees on agricultural land could be more than four times higher than previously thought. The research was carried out by a team of scientists from several organizations, including CIAT. Between 2000 and 2010, tree cover on agricultural land increased by 3 percent globally, resulting in […] Continue Reading
Strengthening rural institutions and empowering people to reduce poverty and inequalities
The majority of the world’s rural poor are family farmers, fishers, livestock and forest users who live in isolated areas and who depend on agriculture and natural resources for their livelihoods. Being both marginalized and geographically dispersed, the rural poor face major constraints in seizing social and economic opportunities to improve their lives and those of their families. This […] Continue Reading
Will Africa’s Great Green Wall discourage migration to Europe?
The Great Green Wall is more of a metaphor than an actual wall. It was initially conceived as a physical barrier of trees on the edge of the desert, but over the past few years, it has evolved into a hodge-podge of projects that attempt to restore degraded land and combat desertification. Thanks in part […] Continue Reading
Smallholder Farmers in Kenya in the Race Against Climate Change
By adopting agroforestry and improved agricultural practices, a community in western Kenya has increased their income and improved their living standards. They are now training other farmers to do the same. Smallholder farms make up most of the remote village of Siwot in Kericho County. Part of the wider western Kenyan region, most farmers grow […] Continue Reading
Growing Trees and Growing Profit: Is Your Business a “Restoration Enterprise?”
As one of our most powerful natural climate solutions, forest and landscape restoration is among the cheapest and most effective ways to store carbon and curb climate change. What’s more, expanding restoration can create enticing investment opportunities in a “restoration economy.” One hundred and fourteen governments have made commitments to restoration as part of their […] Continue Reading