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'Feeding 9 billion' requires facing up to climate change
By KriteeThis post was co-authored by Kritee, Senior Scientist, International Climate; Richie Ahuja, Regional Director, Asia; and Tal Lee Anderman, Tom Graff Fellow – India Low-Carbon Rural Development...
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8 reasons for hope: Our top take-aways from Climate Week
By Nat KeohaneMy forecast had been for a Climate Week “on steroids” and that’s exactly what we got. (Image: Jane Kratochvil) We saw the largest climate rally in history draw 400,000 people – up from...
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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon could decrease with "jurisdictional"...
By Andrew HutsonAndrew Hutson is EDF's Director, Global Value Chain Initiatives. The world’s attention has been on Brazil lately. With an exciting World Cup this past summer, an election season full of...
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Putting Indigenous Producers on the Map
By Lauren NewtonCacao grown by indigenous and community cooperatives has supported the growth of the organic ultra-premium chocolate industry. Photo Credit: Flickr/USAID Development Credit Authority...
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Ensuring ambition in the land-use sector through the Paris climate agreement
By Dana Miller Representatives from countries around the globe met in Bonn, Germany this month to work on what could be the world’s most grueling but important group project: consolidating 90 pages of...
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A novel approach to reducing deforestation: linking supply chains and REDD+...
By Chris MeyerBy Chris Meyer, Senior Manager, Amazon Forest Policy and Dana Miller, Research Analyst Two tropical forest conservation efforts have gained momentum in recent years: zero deforestation...
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3 reasons why the land sector is key to a Paris climate agreement
By Dana MillerThe Paris climate agreement should incorporate the land sector, which includes agriculture and deforestation, in a way that makes best use of its potential for mitigation, adaptation and...
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New studies point to a pathway to find India’s most effective climate-smart...
By KriteeEDF-Fair Climate Network science team training a new village volunteer to collect air samples from a groundnut farm. EDF and FCN have collaborated with international research groups to develop...
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How sustainable rice farming in Vietnam is increasing revenue while reducing...
By Joe RudekCo-authored by Joe Rudek, Lead Senior Scientist and Trần Thu Hà, VLCRP Director Example of Vietnam Low Carbon Rice Project (VLCRP) sampling site. Greenhouse gas was sampled using a static...
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Why we could see progress on agriculture at the Marrakesh climate talks
By Dana MillerBy Jade Lu, Environmental Science and Biology major at Duke University, and Dana Miller, EDF Policy Analyst Photo: Rakesh Tiwari (SACRED) The interactions between the agricultural sector...
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What happened to agriculture's potential for action at the "COP of Action"?
By Dana MillerBy Jade Lu, Environmental Science and Biology major at Duke University, and Dana Miller, EDF Policy Analyst November 14, 2016 – the SBSTA closing plenary at COP22 in Marrakesh, photo by...
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Agriculture negotiations reach agreement at COP23
By Chris MeyerPhoto by UNClimateChange In what could be the iconic decision of COP 23, negotiators in Bonn agreed to new future negotiation processes to “jointly address” a number of new agriculture...
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Cocoa partnerships: How collaboration helps the Arhuacos of Colombia conserve...
By Chris MeyerWomen from the Arhuaco indigenous nation of Colombia prepare to process cocoa produced for sustainable chocolate company Original Beans. Photo by Original Beans This post was co-authored...
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Sowing the seeds of a roadmap for agriculture
By Breanna LujanLow carbon rice production in Vietnam. Dr Huynh Quang Tin At last November’s COP23 in Germany, Parties involved in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
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