Rural transformation

The second SIANI expert group meeting on China’s global land-investments was held at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in Stockholm on 27 January 2012. This report provides a brief...

Land and water acquisitions in Africa are highly topical in the development discussions today. The processes of land acquisition and the size of agricultural transferred so far have taken many by...

On the 25th of November 2020, SEI and SIANI hosted a workshop to discuss how to address the burden of zoonotic diseases in the context of small-scale livestock husbandry in low- and middle-income countries, with a special focus on the health risks from exposure to excreta.

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

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

Follow the latest updates and key discussions on the intersection of food, health, and nature.

Charlotte Pedersen (Nordic coordinator, GAIN) on how poor nutrition is impacting on production, education and health in developing countries

Interview with Charlotta Szczepanowski during the joint SIANI-Focali seminar: How does carbon offset impact landscapes - and what are the implications for climate and land use policies?

Benedikt Haerlin, co-editor of the recent IAASTD report, provides insights about the challenges we have to overcome to transform our food systems. 

Sheona Shackleton, African Climate & Development Initiative, University of Cape Town, aims to synthesise findings from several studies from South Africa to understand the observed shift away from...