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Tess Beyer
Tess Beyer is an Australian Volunteer for International Development, funded by the Australian Government, working as a communications officer with the World Agroforestry Centre Philippines. As well as developing a variety of communications materials for the Philippine program, she supports regional projects through writing, video editing and design. Tess holds a Bachelor of Development Studies from the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Strengthening the capital assets of households minimises their vulnerability to climate variability and extremes, according to a recent study in the Philippines, says Tessa Beyer Dr Rodel Lasco and colleagues, who measured the vulnerabilities of three, upland,...
Why are the wealthiest farmers and a state-owned company benefiting the most from a scheme intended to help the poorest? Further study has revealed a complex web of migration, skills, capital, extra-curricular payments, evasive action and a lack...
There are manifold problems facing the hundreds of millions of people who rely on the Mekong River and its watersheds. Dealing with the problems starts with coordinated research Associate Professor Doctor Sermkiat Jomjunyong, the vice-president for research...
ICRAF’s Capacity-strengthening Approach to Vulnerability Assessment looks attractive to two projects funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development By Kharmina Anit At the Second Quarterly Meeting of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in the...
“My thinking about restoration has gone through a complete turn-around since starting work on this project,” Rhett Harrison, a tropical forest ecologist with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)’s East & Central Asia regional office, told the audience at...
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...