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Forest cover on a mountain in Southeast Asia.

Mekong, Mumbai, and Beyond: Regionally-Developed Tool Expands to Support Global Forest Monitoring

April 10, 2019
Blog Post
A new land cover tool originally developed for southeast Asia is now being expanded globally. “Land cover mapping in the Lower Mekong has been...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, climate change integration, ecosystems, forest/forestry, indicators, land use, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+), sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
Indonesian coffee farmer stands in his field.

Share your expertise: USAID’s Biodiversity Integration Case Study Competition

April 4, 2019
Jennifer Kane
Catherine Wahlen
Blog Post
Do you work on a project or activity that is increasing climate resilience or reducing carbon emissions while conserving biodiversity? Have you...
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, climate change integration, food security, forest/forestry, governance, health, land tenure, Monitoring & Evaluation, sustainable landscapes, water
SWP Team Leader Gordon Mumbo stands on a small bridge over a river.

“The River Belongs to the People”

March 28, 2019
Global Waters
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Gordon Mumbo grew up in the small village of Kamuga, in Kenya’s Kisumu County. Year after year, he watched as frequent floods from one of Kenya’s...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, ecosystems, food security, forest/forestry, sustainable landscapes, water
Geography: 
Africa
A woman in Bangladesh waters a field.

Climatelinks Celebrates World Water Day 2019

March 21, 2019
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
Happy World Water Day ! This year’s “Water for All” theme highlights the importance of leaving no one behind. It brings to light the fact that...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, food security, forest/forestry, resilience, sustainable landscapes, water
Geography: 
Global
Women of Bassoul gather to organize for mangrove monitoring.

Regaining their lost paradise

March 14, 2019
The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
Blog Post
Since the 1970s, the Sahel region of northern Africa has been experiencing ongoing drought. The ecological, economic and social impacts are far-...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, forest/forestry, gender, sustainable landscapes, water
Geography: 
Africa
Members of Mbazzi Farmers Group members carry out a monitoring visit in their newly allocated area planted with trees.

Shaking the tree

March 12, 2019
The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
Blog Post
In the districts of Mpigi, Rakai and Masaka in central Uganda, once-forested landscapes have been degraded by farming and illegal logging. As the...
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Keywords: 
ecosystems, forest/forestry, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa
A woman stands near young trees in a nursery, Cameroon.

Women gaining ground through reforestation on the Cameroonian coast

March 5, 2019
The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
Blog Post
Along Cameroon’s equatorial coast, women are planting trees on degraded land, both in the humid terrestrial ecosystems, and the estuarine areas where...
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Keywords: 
coastal, ecosystems, forest/forestry, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa
View of sky through trees at Maya Biosphere Reserve

Protecting and Using Forests at the Same Time

February 7, 2019
Christne Chumbler
Blog Post
Northern Guatemala, together with neighboring Mexico and Belize, is home to the largest tropical forest north of the Amazon. Like many other tropical...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, ecosystems, forest/forestry, gender, indigenous, land use, resilience, rural, sustainable landscapes, trade
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Bika Beel wetlands, Bangladesh

Fishing for Change

February 5, 2019
Erin Hughes
Blog Post
“Do your husbands object to your attending class?” “No, no, no,” say the women. “With a show of hands, how many of you are now earning money?” Nearly...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, ecosystems, gender, land use, rural, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
The Mara River flowing through the Mara wetlands in Tanzania.

Safeguarding Water in the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’

January 30, 2019
Owen Scott and Fernanda Zermoglio
Blog Post
The Mara River winds for nearly 14 thousand kilometers from the Mau forest in Kenya to Lake Victoria in Tanzania. It supports huge wildlife...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, forest/forestry, resilience, water
Geography: 
Africa