Agroforestry World
Amy Cruz
Amy Cruz is the communications officer for the World Agroforestry Centre Philippines. She is developing an integrated communications strategy for the Philippine program, scripting and editing videos and promoting projects through various media. Her other interests include social media, writing and photography. She has a Bachelor of Science in Development Communication, major in Science Communication.
Researchers have looked at differences between how farmers and research institutions, such as the World Agroforestry Centre, characterise agroforestry systems. They found a gap, which could be limiting opportunities, productivity and food security. In the course of...
The Philippines contributes less than 1% of global greenhouse gases but it is hardest hit by extreme climate events. So strategies to help people mitigate, and adapt to, climate change should be specific to each country, according to...
Households in Oroquieta City in the southern Philippines are willing to pay to protect their coast, according to a new study Results of the research have been published in a paper, co-authored by Dr Rodel Lasco, coordinator...
Using photos in focus groups and a video baseline survey puts faces to the once-anonymous ‘stakeholders’ of a project. They give a more personal dimension to all the figures and statistics and help show what farmers really need...
Agroforestry systems, as demonstrated in studies around the world, can help smallholders adapt to climate risks and at the same time mitigate climate change. However, to identify the best system there is a need to look closely at...
Lack of understanding of peat is not the weakest link in the chain, say Meine van Noordwijk and colleagues By Amy C. Cruz The high emissions of greenhouse gases from tropical peatlands caused by changing their...