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Thinking Big on Climate Change Adaptation: Scaling Rainfed Agriculture Projects in India

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • agriculture
  • climate change
Numerous small-scale adaptation projects are underway across India’s rainfed regions. (Madhya Pradesh, India) Photo by Rajarshi Mitra/Flickr.
  • Climate
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  • agriculture
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When it Comes to Adaptation, We Need to Think Bigger

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • agriculture
  • climate change
Rice farmers in India's Tiruvannamalai District. Photo by R.Amudha HariHaran/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • agriculture
  • climate change
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4 Property and Land Rights Issues, Explained through Videos

  • agriculture
  • land rights
  • natural resources
  • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
A farmer in Mali irrigates his crops. Photo by Tingju Zhu/IFPRI
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Q&A with Cécile Ndjebet: Empowering Women Is Key to Better Forest Management in Cameroon

  • Equity
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  • deforestation
  • Gender
  • land rights
Women in Cameroon prepare to plant saplings. Photo by Cameroon Ecology.
  • Equity
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COP20 Lays the Groundwork for Paris Climate Pact: 7 Key Developments

  • Finance
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • COP20
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • Equity
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • UNFCCC
Participants at December 2014 international climate conference in Lima
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  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • COP20
  • deforestation
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  • Climate
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  • Equity
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • UNFCCC

Nicaragua’s Indigenous Peoples Protect their Forests Even Without Government Support

  • Forests
  • Equity
  • deforestation
  • human rights
  • land rights
Nicaragua's government recognizes 49 percent of the country's forests as community forests--but it wasn't always this way. Photo credit: Lon&Queta, Flickr
  • Forests
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  • deforestation
  • human rights
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The New York Declaration on Forests: What’s in it for Africa?

  • Climate
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • Gender
Restoration could boost food and water security, improve livelihoods, and curb climate change in some of the most vulnerable regions on Earth. Photo credit: teachandlearn, Flickr
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  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • Gender

Ecuador Shows Why Communities and the Climate Need Strong Forest Rights

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  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • extractive industries
  • human rights
  • land rights
  • fossil fuels
The impacts of oil extraction in Ecuador show why secure community forest rights are necessary to protect livelihoods and the environment. Photo credit: Tomas Munita, CIFOR
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  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • extractive industries
  • human rights
  • land rights
  • fossil fuels
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Securing Rights for People and the Climate in Africa

  • Food
  • Forests
  • Equity
  • Finance
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate
  • climate change
Way back to Lukolela  View on the way back to Lukolela, Democratic Republic of Congo.   Photo by Ollivier Girard for CIFOR   Center for International Forestry Research
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  • Forests
  • Equity
  • Finance
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate
  • climate change
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The Difference One Tree Can Make

  • Forests
  • Equity
  • agriculture
  • food security
  • restoration
A babao tree in Zimbabwe. Planting hundreds or even millions of trees does not automatically translate into an increase in the overall long-term tree population. Photo Credit: Martin Heigan/Flickr
  • Forests
  • Equity
  • agriculture
  • food security
  • restoration
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Renewing the Global Commitment to Crop Breeding

  • Food
  • agriculture
  • food security
A laboratory technician at the International Atomic Energy Agency's Plant Breeding Unit in Seibersdorf, Austria, checks on a phial containing a young banana plant. Photo Credit: Dean Calma/IAEA/Flickr
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  • agriculture
  • food security
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Community Forests: An Undervalued Approach to Climate Change Mitigation

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  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • land rights
Legally recognized community forests store about 37 billion tonnes of carbon. Photo credit: Ollivier Girard, CIFOR
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Infographic: Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change

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  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • human rights
  • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
  • land rights
  • Climate
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Getting More from the U.S. Farm Conservation Water Quality Budget

  • Water
  • agriculture
  • Water Quality
USDA provides limited voluntary financial and technical assistance to farmers who want to lessen their environmental impact. Photo Credit: Heather Dawn/Flickr
  • Water
  • agriculture
  • Water Quality
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Pelatihan GIS yang kami lakukan menunjukkan empat manfaat konkrit dari pemetaan. Foto: WRI
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • fires
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The Changing Landscape of Forest Management

  • Forests
  • Equity
  • Food
  • commodities
  • agriculture
While palm oil can be produced sustainably, its production is currently a major driver of deforestation. Photo credit: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Flickr 2012
  • Forests
  • Equity
  • Food
  • commodities
  • agriculture