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3️⃣ decades of dedication to trees and forest🌳
Since 1993, has brought critical forest research to global discussions, raising the profile of tropical forests and of the people who depend on them.
Explore CIFOR’s journey in this special feature:⤵️
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Out now | Second issue of #aeTPP ‘Stories from our CoP’, featuring ’s Roald Klumpenaar.
Learn more about the O-Farms project - the first accelerator of circular agribusinesses in Africa, which currently supports 40 SMEs in Kenya & Uganda.
🔗: tinyurl.com/4rkbyxac
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🤝 and INSTIPER sign MoU
The 2️⃣ organizations will conduct collaborative research into landscape restoration and other mutually agreed topics relevant to peatland & mangrove restoration, area reclamation, and renewable energy in Indonesia.🇮🇩
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Channelling sustainable finance to the vulnerable – especially women – can simultaneously spur development, empower women, and nourish ecosystems.
op-ed by and on the finance sector’s role in the current global crises. ⬇️
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Other than the direct provision of nutrient-rich foods, diversification with fruit trees also supports the sustainability of farming systems in their entirety because trees provide environmental services that support wider farm food production. ⬇️
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The PS and his guests particularly discussed ICRAF's support for the Ministry's ecosystem restoration agenda through agro-forestry which is a key focus area for the State Department as it drives forward the 15bn tree growing programme.
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The PS and ICRAF officials, led by Director General Dr Eliane Ubalijoro, discussed sustainable agricultural practices that benefit Kenya's biodiversity, ecosystem restoration and food security.
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Forestry PS Ephantus Kimotho today hosted officials from the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) who paid him a courtesy visit at the Ministry.
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#ICYMI
“We recognize that gender equality is not just a women's issue, but it is a human rights issue.”
📹 Watch the opening remarks from CEO at Science Week.
🔗: bit.ly/3LPJXlq
#TreesPeoplePlanet #ScienceWeek2023
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🔊 Join the team
Do you have a knack for organizing impactful, memorable events around the world?
is looking for a Global Conferences and Events Outreach Manager Consultant
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Apply by 25 May
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Digital tools are transforming agricultural production, but smallholders are often being left behind. To make digital tools more inclusive for smallholders, their needs must be heard, and their participation supported.
↪️: bit.ly/3zn1ewp
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Fall armyworm (FAW) feeds on over 350 plant species but prefers maize and other staples, hence potentially threatening the incomes and food security of millions of smallholder farmers.
This video focuses on #agroecological approaches to manage the pest.⤵️
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Wildlife holds intrinsic value for people and nature, and plays a key role in diets and livelihoods. But only a fraction of known species have been studied, and extinction is escalating.
How is tackling threats to #wildlife?
Find out ➡️: bit.ly/3Yg3SOH
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Our Climate Change Atlas for #African trees shows how alterations in environmental conditions caused by human-caused #climatechange are likely to affect the locations where tree species can grow in Africa. 🌍🌳
Check it out:↪️ bit.ly/3NEMpvx
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Partner day at CIFOR-ICRAF #ScienceWeek2023 focused on science research collaboration, and how scientists can play a greater role in sustainable forest and agroforestry management and policy issues.
Watch the opening remarks from
▶️: bit.ly/44ZFDc1
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🌳Trees are being planted on a massive scale around the world. However, their survival rates are poor.
#PATSPO is demonstrating the benefits of an efficient network that can supply quality tree planting material where & when needed.
📚:bit.ly/3V4nqns
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Recognizing that gender equality is both a human right & essential to sustainable development, develops and uses knowledge around gender and other inequalities to promote transformational change.
Learn more↪️ bit.ly/3NqDL3x
#EmbraceEquity #Trees4Resilience
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“I used to think that growing wild fruits was wasting time because they take long. I now see that they can leave an inheritance for my children which cannot be taken from them even when I die." ⬇️
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📚 #Publication | Deforestation and its potential disruption of the weather patterns of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Insights from the Kahuzi-Biega National Park landscape
Read/download the full issue: ➡️ bit.ly/3Zo4ceH
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📚 #Publication | Policy instruments for enhancing tree commodities
This chapter set out to examine tree commodities policies in Africa, with a view to providing insights and lessons for improving performance.
Read/download a copy:🔗 bit.ly/3ZfECbP
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When choosing an ecosystem valuation method, a key question is, how much precision is appropriate?
A new study highlights the possible trade-offs related to achieving the precision needed in developing ecosystem services valuation methods.
Read More:⬇️
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#Publication| Gender assessment study for improved fruit tree and Macadamia nuts value chains in Mzimba and Kasungu districts of Malawi
Read/download a free copy: ➡️ bit.ly/3VVVTGN
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📢 Call for for abstracts
invites abstracts (oral presentations, panel sessions, workshops, posters, & innovative sessions) for the 2023 Annual Meeting to be held from October 12-16 in Nairobi. 🇰🇪
Details ➡️ bit.ly/3lUge1D
Deadline: May 15
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⚖️ highlights commitment to equity under new CEO .
“As an organization, it is important we recognize that achieving equity and inclusion is not just the right thing to do, but is also essential for the success of our work.”
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The Zambia for Agroforestry, Biodiversity and Climate (Z4ABC) project is working towards transforming agroforestry, forestry and wildlife-based value-chains to become more sustainable, while at the same time improving local livelihoods & food security. ⬇️
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📚: A power analysis before implementing a landscape approach helps better recognise power differentials and create a basis for marginalised actors to participate in decision-making equally.
Full publication:↪️ bit.ly/3zlOmqp
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#ICYMI
“We recognize that gender equality is not just a women's issue, but it is a human rights issue.”
📹 Watch the opening remarks from CEO at Science Week.
🔗: bit.ly/3LPJXlq
#TreesPeoplePlanet #ScienceWeek2023
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📢Join the team
We're hiring a News Editor/Content Manager Consultant to oversee the running of ’s news sites & develop content for the organisation’s digital channels and direct the production of multimedia content.
Apply👉 bit.ly/3o5Z41Q
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🔟 promising pathways to GHG emission reduction in the global food system
This paper reviews ten promising pathways to GHG emission reduction in food systems.
Read/Download a copy:👉 bit.ly/41BwX9y
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📢 Last call for abstracts for ’s 9th Annual Meeting!
Showcase your research, organize a workshop or other activities at #FLARENairobi on Oct. 12-16, right after the GLF Nairobi Hybrid Conference!
Submit your abstract now: auth.oxfordabstracts.com/?redirect=/sta
🗓 Deadline: 15 May
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A warm welcome to , CEO and Director General . I look forward to the important work you will undertake at and ICRAF to further progress toward the #SDGs.
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All pomp and colour this morning at the CIFOR-ICRAF Nairobi campus as we welcomed our new CEO and @ICRAF Director General @elianeubalijoro.
Dr. Ubalijoro is the first African woman DG of a CGIAR Research Center and CEO of two Centers in CGIAR’s 52-year history.
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Annual Project Meeting Day 2:
Many great partners like sharing their feedback and ideas to strengthen the Land Soil Crop Hubs project this week!
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Good discussion today between Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) and the Initiative on #agroecology on respective work in providing evidence of agroecological performance.
Lots of promising synergies
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🔴 live at CIFOR-ICRAF Science Week.
Tune in to learn from GLF on the importance of linking scientific knowledge and expertise with local knowledge and action to catalyze just transformations and thriving landscapes.
📺: bit.ly/3LWwzf9
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What does healthy #soil mean? 🌱
✔️Good soil structure
✔️Resistant to degradation
✔️Free from chemicals and toxins
✔️High soil organic carbon content
✔️Diverse beneficial organisms
📑 Check out these resources to learn more: bit.ly/41EQIO8
#SaveSoil
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Native species fill critical ecological, social, and economic roles, and because of the destruction of their habitats, it is urgent to get them conserved.
A 🆕 project aims to increase the availability of seed from hundreds of useful indigenous trees.⤵️
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"When women are missing from the science and innovation space, their unique perspectives and needs are excluded from the design of products and services that matter most to them. Yet, women are holding the future of Africa in their hands."
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👩🌾 Women’s participation is crucial for the success of community forests and #agroforestry in farmlands. They are central in implementing adaptation measures, supporting livelihoods, and developing and implementing forest conservation initiatives.
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