Finding evidence for land restoration strategies
Restoration has never been more important, with almost a third of the world’s land surface degraded. But what exactly is restoration? And how do we know if it works? More than 1.5 billion of the...
View ArticleHow much carbon dioxide is emitted from smallholders’ farms on peatland?
Smallholders clear forests on peat swamps for their farms, emitting considerable amounts of greenhouse gases. But how much? Scientists from the World Agroforestry Centre went for a walk to find out....
View ArticleSharing the knowledge from Mỹ Lợi climate-smart village in Việt Nam
The adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Việt Nam is underway through knowledge-sharing events. Farmers, agricultural extension officers and local leaders from Quảng Bình Province, Việt...
View ArticleHow soil scientists can do a better job of making their research useful
Scientists must remember that farmers are focused on the best return from their inputs with little risk as possible. Dominic Chavez/World Bank/Flickr Soil is a vital part of the natural environment....
View ArticleWe need a revolution in land management, says ICRAF’s Tony Simons
This blog was first published on the website of Landscape News NAIROBI (Landscape News) — Tony Simons is director general of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), which is based in Nairobi. At this...
View ArticleWhy keep Africa’s dryland forests alive?
Small holder farmers from 6,000 Malian households have restored 320 hectares of land through a combination of on-farm natural tree regeneration, water harvesting, moisture retention technologies,...
View ArticleFor the love of restoration
The challenge of balancing quantity and quality in forest landscape restoration By Aida Bargués Tobella ‘Forest Landscape Restoration’ is on everyone’s lips. Governments all over the world have...
View ArticleCall to action: more trees to restore landscapes and improve livelihoods in...
“There is an urgent need in northern Ghana for metro, municipal and district assemblies, NGOs and civil society organizations to act immediately to address issues such as land tenure, bush fires,...
View ArticleIn Andhra Pradesh, World Agroforestry dives deep into the science of...
Zero-budget natural farming (ZBNF) is reported to be followed by 8% of farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, making it probably the world’s most successful natural farming approach. “Adoption rates...
View ArticleASEAN Guidelines for Agroforestry Development set to revolutionize land use...
The endorsement of the Guidelines by the region’s ministers of agriculture and forestry paves the way for implementation to restore degraded landscapes, improve food security and livelihoods,...
View ArticleTrees on farms in Honduras: a chance for biodiversity
Among the cattle ranches, mountainous natural forests and smallholdings of Catacamas, Honduras, researcher Yves Zinngrebe encounters farmers with both large and small holdings who are interested in...
View ArticleUnderstanding success in research-for-development projects
A new study argues that there are five key success factors that need to be considered during the design of collaborative research-for-development projects and a further 10 key success factors that...
View ArticleUN Drylands ambassador calls for greater focus on restoration of tropical...
Dennis Garrity, United Nations Drylands ambassador, called for increased attention on restoring tropical drylands during a visit to the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia. ‘Sumba is an extreme...
View ArticleFEATURE: Can we grow our way out of the charcoal crisis?
Charcoal production in much of Africa is not only a major source of energy but also often illegal because of its apparent association with deforestation. In this first of our new series of feature...
View ArticleRegreening activities kick-off in Somalia
Thousands of farmers are set to benefit from land restoration in the drought- and strife-stricken country. The post Regreening activities kick-off in Somalia appeared first on Agroforestry World.
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