Delighted to speak at the launch of the Zambia for Agroforestry, Biodiversity and Climate project🌿funded by #EUinZambia and implemented by CIFOR and involving 🇫🇮 institutions Luonnonvarakeskus VITRI - Viikki Tropical Resources Institute @HamkBio Excited to see 🇫🇮 expertise on the ground for the benefit of 🇿🇲

🎉Launched yesterday: The Zambia for Agroforestry, Biodiversity and Climate Action (Z4ABC) project 🇿🇲 The 4️⃣-year project will contribute to the development of climate-relevant, productive, & sustainable agriculture, forestry, and food systems to improve smallholder livelihoods.

Funded by European Commission's #DeSIRA initiative, Z4ABC is led by CIFOR-ICRAF and implemented in collaboration with Luonnonvarakeskus, University of Helsinki, HAMK UAS, and local stakeholders. The project will also work to contribute to #Zambia's NDCs to climate change mitigation & adaptation.

We are thrilled to announce that this year's FLARE Network Annual Meeting will be hosted by CIFOR-World Agroforestry in Nairobi, October 12-16. Please save the date! Stay tuned here for further information: forestlivelihoods.org/annual-meeting… Keough School of Global Affairs

🇿🇲 CIFOR-ICRAF took part in an exhibition organized by the Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI). During the open day, we showcased various technologies to farmers, including Integrated Pest Management strategies to fight Fall Armyworm (FAW). ➡️: bit.ly/3xsauN2

The Food and Agriculture Organization #CAFI project has developed a standardized approach to assess direct drivers of #deforestation & #forest #degradation piloted in 6 countries in #Central #Africa. Learn more at bit.ly/sepal-drivers (available in EN, FR, SP) #SEPAL #drivers CAFI🌳

“The fossil fuel industry is feasting on hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies and windfall profits while household budgets shrink and our planet burns,” António Guterres This study tells us how much they should pay. .fastcompany.com/90898704/oil-c…

Finnish partners including VITRI are part of the Zambia for #Agroforestry, #Biodiversity, and #Climate (Z4ABC) project. Nick Hogarth participated in the discussion to identify local environmental value chains to unlock their potential | Metsätieteiden osasto Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry

Continuing with VITRI's work as part of "Zambia for #Agroforestry, #Biodiversity, and #Climate (Z4ABC)" project. Maarit Kallio has been working on a household survey for a potential bamboo production and restoration pilot site | Metsätieteiden osasto Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry

A new publication by VITRI's staff: Synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity and carbon in ecological compensation by E. Yirdaw, Markku Kanninen & Adrián Monge Monge | Metsätieteiden osasto University of Helsinki | helsinki.fi/en/researchgro…

How can forests tackle the #ClimateCrisis? Food and Agriculture Organization’s Amy Duchelle explains in this #COP28 video series Learn more about FAO at UN Climate Change COP28 👉 bit.ly/3QBULqF Amy Duchelle @FAOClimate COP28 UAE

📢CALL FOR PAPERS #LandscapeEcology Collection “Forests sustaining agriculture” by Terry Sunderland Sandra Luque Dr. Sima Fakheran James Reed & Amy Ickowitz CIFOR ⚠️Deadline: 29/2/2024. Details: ➡️springer.com/journal/10980/…⬅️#SNLAND #SpringerNature #openaccess IALE-NA IALE-Europe

How can policy promote carbon, biodiversity, and rural well-being in the world’s forests? Our recent paper in Nature Climate Change shows that one of the most powerful ways may be to give rural and indigenous people power over their management. nature.com/articles/s4155… #COP28 1/x

Research in Zambia found that people collect wild foods across the country’s agro-ecological zones, and that forests were the source of 88% of foods – demonstrating the importance of healthy forests to climate resilience for households. #Trees4Resilience cifor-icraf.org/annualreport20…

Please share if you might have Indonesian wildlife researchers in your network. We are recruiting an Indonesian student for a funded PhD working with me & colleagues at Faculty of Science, Utrecht University 🇳🇱, & UGM 🇮🇩. Involves cool field & travel to 🇳🇱! 📷WWF Indonesia dik.fkt.ugm.ac.id/2024/01/12/inf…

About 10% of human-made mercury emissions into the atmosphere each year are the result of global deforestation... In case you needed more reasons to halt deforestation. phys.org/news/2024-02-g…

#IntlForestDay Explore our bamboo value chain work under the EU-funded Z4ABC project in Zambia's Eastern Province. We support biodiversity & farmers' livelihoods thru' sustainable management & market development for Savanna Bamboo products. Learn more:🔗cifor-icraf.org/z4abc/

Financial institutions headquartered in the EU currently hold €60 billion in investments and, since 2016, have provided €256 billion in credit to corporations in sectors linked to ecosystem destruction. politico.eu/article/defore…

working on forest livelihoods research? Special Issue on: 'Current Trends in Forest Livelihoods Research' is accepting submissions until Sept 30th. Check it out here: sciencedirect.com/journal/forest…

Did you know bamboo can be a game-changer for sustainable development? CIFOR-ICRAF's Dr. Nicholas Hogarth shared how the EU-supported #Z4ABC project in Eastern Zambia is empowering communities to protect forests and create ‘green’ jobs. We’re creating green jobs & empowering