Rural transformation

How do we transform food systems, both locally and globally? What role does Sweden have in this transformation? And what can we learn from the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS)?

Nature-based solutions were emphasized during COP25 as a means for climate change adaptation. But what does it mean in practice?

In line with intergenerational justice, youth should be actively involved into the discussions regarding Nature Based Solutions development and implementation. But what do young policy...

Topic Humans and wildlife are often at odds, leading to conflicts with dire consequences. Yet, initiatives from around the world show that nature itself may provide options to reduce conflict and...

This webinar is organized as part of the International Conference for Youth in Agriculture of IAAS (International Association of students in Agriculture and Related Sciences) and also open to...

The challenge Nature-based solutions are actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively,...

Salme Timmusk from the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and colleagues have received 3 million SEK from VR (the Swedish...

Ever heard of Kibera vertical farms?  These are not perhaps the designer skyscraper greenhouses you might imagine, but rather sacks filled with soil. However, Kibera dwellers are able to grow tomatoes, spinach and kale in those sacks which, together with ugali and eggs, from Kibera-kept chickens, make a nutritious meal.