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USAID and partners catalyze Low Emissions Agriculture and Food Systems (LEAFS), aiming to curb emissions and bolster food security while restoring ecosystems. With a goal of protecting forests, enhancing agricultural productivity, and empowering local governance in the regions USAID works.

• 04/25/2024
• Caitlin Corner-Dolloff, Alyxandra Ruzevich

Nearly all of the food we eat comes directly or indirectly from our soils, and without healthy soils, we will destroy our ability to feed ourselves.

• 04/23/2024
• Dina Esposito

Reducing livestock emissions while increasing production efficiency is key in Africa and can be achieved through better livestock feeding practices and more efficient management techniques. 

• 04/23/2024
• Saskia Hendrickx

Did you miss the Climatelinks March newsletter? We’ve got you covered. Here's a recap of the March ‘Mitigation and Low-Emissions Agriculture’ theme.

• 04/18/2024
• Climatelinks

USAID launched the Climate Gender Equity Fund at COP27 to harness the power of public-private partnerships to close the gender-climate finance gap.

• 04/18/2024
• Corinne Hart

Are female or male farmers in Africa more affected by weather variability and extreme shocks?

• 04/16/2024
• Elizabeth Hohenberger

Analyses of USAID Feed the Future programs revealed substantial opportunities to reduce methane emissions while increasing incomes and food security.

• 04/16/2024
• Caitlin Corner-Dolloff, Alyxandra Ruzevich

A new activity is helping women farmers access agricultural insurance in rural Kenya.

• 04/11/2024
• Janet Nackoney, Dorah Nesoba

USAID’s HEARTH initiative aims to advance both the sustainable conservation of threatened landscapes and the well-being and prosperity of communities.

• 04/11/2024
• Christina Seybolt, Sara Carlson, Rob Cohen

The following blogs highlight some of the ways USAID is working at the intersection of climate and agriculture and food systems.

• 04/09/2024
• Jamie Schoshinski

Como a USAID ajuda empresas locais a florescer enquanto restaura a floresta amazônica.

• 04/05/2024
• Joey DeMarco

The Amazon rainforest is home to thousands of unique species, serves as a critical carbon sink, and regulates rainfall and weather patterns across South America and beyond.

• 04/05/2024
• Joey DeMarco

USAID Morodok Baitang is working with local farmers in Cambodia to advance low-emissions agriculture and reduce deforestation in and around protected areas.

• 04/04/2024
• Vaneska Litz

This blog is part of the USAID’s Climate Strategy in Action series. It expands on a winning photo from the 2023 Climatelinks Photo Contest from Lebanon.

• 04/02/2024
• Anastacia Hajj

Q&A about livestock including the intersection between livestock and climate change.

• 03/28/2024
• Andrew Bisson, Leslie Brooks