As a national development model that simultaneously pursues socio-economic progress and environmental conservation, the Green Growth concept is being tested in countries around the world through context-specific policies and projects. This report reviews Green Growth policy actions related to agr...
Negra, Christine
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[Agriculture and climate change in national green growth strategies]
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Agriculture and climate change in national green growth strategies
In the absence of clear international policy signals and strong global agreements on climate change and sustainable agriculture, countries are moving forward to test sustainability strategies through innovative policies and financing programmes. This paper explores how three countries – Brazil, E...
Negra, Christine
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[Integrated National Policy Approaches to Climate-Smart Agriculture. Insights from Brazil, Ethiopia, and New Zealand]
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Integrated National Policy Approaches to Climate-Smart Agriculture. Insights from Brazil, Ethiopia, and New Zealand
Global agriculture must produce more food to feed a growing population. Yet scientific assessments point to climate change as a growing threat to agricultural yields and food security (1–4). Recent droughts and floods in the Horn of Africa, Russia, Pakistan, and Australia affected food production...
Beddington, J.R.
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Asaduzzaman, Mohammed
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Clark, Megan E.
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Fernández Bremauntz, Adrian
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Guillou, Marion
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Howlett DJB
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Jahn, Molly M.
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Erda, Lin
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Mamo, Tekalign
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Negra, Christine
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Nobre, Carlos A.
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Scholes, Robert J.
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Nguyen Van Bo
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Wakhungu, Judi W.
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[What Next for Agriculture After Durban?]
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What Next for Agriculture After Durban?
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) has gained significant policy momentum as an international mechanism for global climate change mitigation. The mobilization of funding, technical activity and institutional engagement for REDD has been relatively quick and widespread. T...
Negra, Christine
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Lessons from reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation: Advancing agriculture in the UN framework convention on climate change]
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Lessons from reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation: Advancing agriculture in the UN framework convention on climate change
Ojima DS
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Canadell JG
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Conant, Richard T.
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Negra, Christine
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Tschakert, Petra
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[Carbon cycle sustainability and land use]
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Carbon cycle sustainability and land use
As countries around the world face urgent agricultural challenges, the concept of ‘climate-smart’ agriculture (CSA) has been put forward to achieve climate change adaptation, mitigation, and food security synergistically. A new report explores how three countries are using integrated policy appro...
Negra, Christine
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Barioni, Luís Gustavo
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Mamo, Tekalign
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Melville, Paul
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Tadesse, Melaku
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[Brazil, Ethiopia, and New Zealand lead the way on climate-smart agriculture]
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Brazil, Ethiopia, and New Zealand lead the way on climate-smart agriculture
Agriculture can contribute significantly to climate change mitigation, but more action is needed to identify appropriate
implementation mechanisms, technical guidelines, policies and sources of finance to improve readiness and capacity building.
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Negra, Christine
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[Next steps for climate change mitigation in agriculture]
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Next steps for climate change mitigation in agriculture
To adapt to climate change and ensure food security, major interventions are required to transform current patterns and practices of food production, distribution and consumption. The scientific community has an essential role to play in informing concurrent, strategic investments to establish cl...
Beddington, J.R.
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Asaduzzaman, Mohammed
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Clark, Megan E.
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Fernández Bremauntz, Adrian
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Guillou, Marion
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Jahn, Molly M.
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Erda, Lin
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Mamo, Tekalign
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Negra, Christine
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Nobre, Carlos A.
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Scholes, Robert J.
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Sharma, Rita
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Nguyen Van Bo
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Wakhungu, Judi W.
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[The role for scientists in tackling food insecurity and climate change]
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The role for scientists in tackling food insecurity and climate change