Rural transformation

Based on the article “Creating space for large-scale restoration in tropical agricultural landscapes” published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment vol.13 by Focali member Toby Gardner and colleagues.

“Planting trees in Africa,” a common marketing slogan for climate compensation, ​​has become a popular way to offset carbon dioxide emissions. However, research shows that tree-planting projects often put too little focus on benefiting the people on site.

We know meat consumption and livestock farming as climate and sustainability culprits. But is it always the case? Explore the protein debate.

Films from the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden got both gold and silver in environmental documentary at the international film festival World Media Festival in Hamburg on the 15th of March.

“The challenges we face may seem overwhelming and out of reach for us to solve. But that is not true. Each and every one of us can be an agent of change, no matter our age or means.”

Sida welcomes you to a participatory seminar unpacking social norms in relation to gender equality, rural development and poverty reduction. The objective of the seminar is two-fold: Start a...

The proponents of multifunctional land use often claim this approach is highly beneficial for women. But is it?

Can homegardens remedy food insecurity? And is this agricultural technique a feasible and effective way to deliver on all of its climate and resilience promises?

This study was presented during the conference “Production and Carbon Dynamics in Sustainable Agricultural and Forest Systems in Africa” held in September, 2010.

Eric Malezieux, Director Agroecological functioning and Performances of horticultural systems research unit (CIRAD), discussed food security in the low income countries in his talk as keynote...