Rural transformation

This project in Northern Nigeria has revealed the potential of indigenous tree species in reducing climate-induced hardships, which can play a significant role in local development, promoting a green recovery, and mitigating climate change.

The main goal of the seminar was to present two reports regarding Swedish aid to agriculture and to discuss their findings

Presented by Jim Sumberg - Institute of Development Studies – IDS. University of Sussex, UK - at Agri4D 2015

What is carbon forestry? Tree planting in the Global South for carbon offsetting, so-called carbon forestry, has grown dramatically. The idea is that trees with the ability to capture and store...

“Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture,” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Many businesses offset their climate destabilizing emissions by planting trees. But can we really compensate for continued emissions growth?

Conference organizers have managed to facilitate stimulating discussions in spite of the very short time at hand and, while I am not learning that much about resilience, there are many other insights to be gained!

Lennart Olsson, Professor, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS), asked  'Is the Future of Agriculture Perennial?' during his opening keynote speech for Agri4D 2019. This...

A paper by an international team including SEI’s Francis X. Johnson argues that with good programme design, biofuel production can boost overall agricultural yields and food security.

We have long known that what we eat affects our health, but we are only beginning to grasp how much our food affects the environment, close to home and around the world.