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Editor's Pick: Mitigation Low-Emissions Agriculture Blogs

The following blogs highlight some of the ways USAID is working at the intersection of climate and agriculture and food systems.
  • Jamie Schoshinski
Picture in April 2023, shows a rice farm in Majin Gari, Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State (Long: 6.113753, Lat: 9.07204), Nigeria, by Salihu Idris (in the plot), was fertilized solely with biochar and compost, and no synthetic fertilizers, yielded 4.5 tons/ha, without any release of carbon emissions from the farming activity. The farmer, Salisu, is one of the participants of the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Activity implemented by Winrock International.

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Kaarinah Luvongo overlooks the turbines at the Ngong Wind Power Station in Ngong, Kenya.
Announcement

2023 Climatelinks Photo Contest Winners

The 2023 Climatelinks Photo Contest was a great success. We received over 250 submissions from the Climatelinks community, representing more than 40 countries. Congratulations to the winners!
  • Climatelinks
Indigenous people's initiatives.
Newsletter Recap

Newsletter Recap: Climate Strategy, Indigenous Peoples, and Local Communities

Did you miss the Climatelinks April newsletter? We’ve got you covered. Please find a recap of the April 2022 ‘Climate Strategy, Indigenous Peoples, and Local Communities’ theme below. You won’t want to miss this short list of top programs, resources, and blogs from the month.
  • Climatelinks
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announcing a new $3m gender-sensitive agriculture insurance activity at the Our Climate Future is Female: Women and Girls Leading Climate Action session.
Blog Post

SERVIR at COP26: Collaborating for Climate Action

Building on more than 120 years of combined experience of its two parent agencies – USAID and NASA – SERVIR joined the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow to highlight work that betters both scientific understanding and human well-being.
  • SERVIR Global
Analí Bustos conducts vegetation surveys in a natural reserve of the National University of Río Cuarto, Argentina.
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Community Spotlight: Youth Climate Action

“For me, hope is the feeling that keeps you going, even though all odds may be against you. For me hope comes from action not just words.” Greta Thunberg, World Economic Forum 2021. Greta Thunberg, 18 year-old climate and environmental activist, addressed the World Economic Forum on January 25, 2021 with a call for action to address the climate and ecological crisis
  • Isabela Barriga
A game ranger looks out over Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
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Communities and Biodiversity Thrive at Malawian Park

In Central Malawi, nestled below Chipata Mountain and slightly to the west of Lake Malawi, lies Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, Malawi’s largest remaining wild landscape and oldest wildlife reserve. The reserve was home to 1,500 elephants in the 1990s. By 2015, there were fewer than 100 left.
  • John Kerkering, Katie Moulton
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Changing Energy Practices Improves Women’s Health and Builds Climate Resilience in Nepal

Using firewood more efficiently and promoting alternative energy in Nepal improves women’s health, changes their lives, and reduces climate vulnerability. Building on a foundation of work at the intersection between environment and health in Nepal, the second phase of the USAID’s Hariyo Ban (Green Forests) Program is scaling up approaches to reduce climate change vulnerability and increase community resilience.
  • Judy Oglethorpe, Shant Raj Jnawali