Many governments recognize agroforestry’s contributions to farmers’ food security and livelihoods, and to climate change adaptation and mitigation,...
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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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adaptation, ecosystems, forest/forestry, gender, indigenous, land use, resilience, rural, sustainable landscapes, tradeGeography:
Latin America & Caribbean
“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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adaptation, climate change integration, ecosystems, gender, land use, rural, sustainable landscapesGeography:
Asia
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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adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, forest/forestry, resilience, waterGeography:
Africa
Conservation organizations have long promoted beekeeping as an activity to sustainably generate incomes and provide incentives to protect ecosystems...
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adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, ecosystems, food security, forest/forestry, land use, ruralGeography:
Africa
To meet international climate targets, more than half of developing countries plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to livestock. However,...
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emissions, evaluation, Monitoring & Evaluation, sustainable landscapes
What market system approaches did the ProLand assessment recommend for reducing deforestation and increasing rural incomes at scale in the Democratic...
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adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, forest/forestry, land use, partnership, private-sector engagement, sustainable landscapesGeography:
Africa
Can USAID work with the private sector to reduce the rate of deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)? Can this be done at a large...
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adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, forest/forestry, land use, sustainable landscapesGeography:
Africa
The Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) project diversified incomes derived from sustainable natural resource management for 360,000...
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adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, climate change integration, ecosystems, land use, resilienceGeography:
Asia
A network of programs promoting healthy mangrove forests has amassed valuable data on the state of mangroves in East Africa, built scientific...
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biodiversity, coastal, ecosystems, forest/forestry, land use, sustainable landscapesGeography:
Africa
More than three dozen policy proposals related to sustainable economic growth, chosen in a transparent and participatory process by representatives...
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adaptation, agriculture, emissions, forest/forestry, land use, sustainable landscapesGeography:
Latin America & CaribbeanThe meteorological services of seven African countries are hindered in their ability to provide effective climate services by four common obstacles...
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clean energy, climate science, infrastructure, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, private-sector engagement, safeguards, Training, weather & climate servicesGeography:
Africa
USAID’s Forest Conservation Agricultural Alliance (FCAA) is helping cattle and soy producers meet increased demand for their beef and crops while minimizing deforestation to Paraguay's vulnerable Chaco and Pantanal regions.
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agriculture, ecosystems, governance, land use, partnership, private-sector engagement, rural, sustainable landscapesGeography:
Latin America & Caribbean
Lebanon has lost more than 20 percent of its forest cover since 1960. a USAID and U.S. Forest Service reforestation initiative is helping Lebanese communities regrow part of their natural heritage.
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ecosystems, forest/forestry, rural, sustainable landscapesGeography:
Middle East
USAID and NASA are supporting women scientists around the world to use science and technology to improve resilience and raise the visibility of women...
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gender, weather & climate servicesGeography:
Global