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From a Central to Devolved Governing System in Kenya: Which Way for Natural...

Mixed farming systems in the Rift Valley, as seen on the Escarpment Viewpoint on the road to Kijabe, Kenya By David Kuria, Kijabe Environment Volunteers (KENVO) When Kenya enacted a new constitution in...

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Recognizing the Rights and Contributions of Indigenous Peoples as Stewards of...

This year’s International Day for the World’s Indigenous Peoples focuses on the rights and contributions of diverse knowledge systems to many aspects of our lives. Indigenous and rural communities have...

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Growth Scenarios and Conservation Trade-offs in the US-Mexico Borderlands

By Miguel L. Villarreal and Laura M. Norman, United States Geological Survey Developing and interpreting alternative future land-use scenarios is an effective way to engage communities in local and...

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Worth More than a Thousand Words: Photovoice in Multi-Stakeholder Decision...

People often say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Advocacy campaigns frequently present stark images that ostensibly speak for themselves. These images are highly evocative and effective at...

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Forests a Food Security Blanket for Communities in India

Countries like India, which claim to have reduced poverty yet have had no reductions in hunger and malnutrition, present quite a paradox that must be addressed. The food sovereignty framework,...

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Creating a Sustainable Future Requires the Empowerment of Women

Women constitute half of our global population, and the timing is crucial for us to invest in women as agents of change. The link between natural resource depletion, gender inequality, conflict and...

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Potential for Nutrition Gains in Nepal through its Agriculture Sector

Agricultural and food systems around the world have evolved to become more complex and globalized. The nutritional quality of food production, processing, and consumption – as determined by the food...

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Can we meet future global food demand without causing any further...

One would wish to have a direct and simple answer to this big question: Yes we can!  But unfortunately there are no free lunches, and whatever strategy we will adopt to satisfy global food demand, food...

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Choosing sustainability: food production to 2050

It is often claimed that we need to increase global food production by 70-100% in order to feed the world in 2050. The assumption that food production is tied to food security dismisses the role of...

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Avoid a Collision between Human and Environmental Wellbeing

Many people, if not all, wonder what will happen when countries like China and India – together with about one-third of the world population – achieve a similar level of income and consumption as rich...

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