Climate change and conflict
The world's agricultural system has come under increasing scrutiny as an important driver of global climate change, creating a demand for indicators that estimate the climatic impacts of agricultural commodities.
This policy report examines the notion of safeguards in biodiversity financing mechanisms (BFMs) under the Convention on Biological Diversity, in order to inform discussions in CBD-COP12. It...
Well-functioning biodiverse ecosystems are the foundation of sustainable development. Nature supports land management, productive marine life and soils, supplies clean water and air and provides the most cost effective solutions to environmental risks.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) publishes new data on agriculture and greenhouse gas emissions. Francesco Tubiello, FAO Natural Resources Officer explains the implications of the...
On 26 November, while visiting Sweden to accept the Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development, Sukhdev spoke at a seminar about environmental services co-organized by SEI, the SEI-hosted...
Meeting the growing demand for food will require a major increase in agricultural production, akin to the Green Revolution that dramatically reduced hunger in the last half-century. The approaches...
A rising world population requires increased food production. The achievements of Green Revolution have dramatically reduced hunger in certain parts of the World. However, these methods have most reached the limit of further intensification.