News Story
Looking at antimicrobial resistance from the view of international policy with Cecilia Nordin Van Gansberghe
News Story
There is a close link between the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation and the human right to food. Safe drinking water and sanitation are crucial for human health and nutritional up-take, while water and plant nutrients (often in the form of fertilizers) are indispensable for producing food.
Event
The seminar will present different perspectives on natural resource management, the role of institutions and on good governance in the context of development cooperation. These perspectives will...
Event
How can food systems become more sustainable in the face of population growth, urbanisation, and environmental degradation? How can a food systems approach help in achieving the Sustainable...
News Story
Summary of the seminar Antibiotikan i djurhållningen – vad kan Sverige lära världen? 7th July 2016, Almedalen
Event
Sverige i Världen Torsdag 7:e juli 8.00 – 9.45 - Almedalsveckan i Visby
Blog Post
It has been ten years since the global climate community agreed that a financial mechanism to support reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) must play a role in fighting climate change. Since then, a vast number of research projects have studied how REDD+ can be implemented in practice, and it has become apparent that paying local landowners for keeping trees is not a fix for sustainable forest management in its own right.
Blog Post
Youth
“Young scientists need to take part in policy debates and discussions about agricultural research for development!” So claimed a group of young agriculture professionals in 2005. They wanted to create a global network through which young professionals could be given a voice and contribute towards agricultural development.
News Story
A new study finds that in the state of Pará alone, selective logging, road-building, fires and other disturbances have reduced biodiversity as much as clearing 92,000–139,000 km2of pristine forest.