Agroforestry World

Agroforestry World

Rob Finlayson

Robert Finlayson is the Southeast Asia program's regional communications specialist. As well as writing stories for the Centre's website, he devises and supervises strategies for projects and the countries in the Southeast Asia region, including scripting and producing videos, supervising editors and translators and also assisting with resource mobilization.

Agrosylvopastoral Systems / Capacity Building / CRP1.1-Dryland Systems Integrated Agricultural Production Systems for the Poor and Vulnerable in Dry Areas / CRP1.2-Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics / CRP6.1-Livelihood systems / Extension Activities / Food Security / Food Trees / Indonesia / Knowledge Sharing / Landscape / Livestock / Participation / Poverty / SD1-Systems Science / SDG01-Poverty eradication, building shared prosperity and promoting equality / SDG02 - Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition / SDG12-Sustainable Consumption and Production / SDG13-Climate change / SDG17-Means of implementation/Global partnership for sustainable development / Silviculture / Small Farmers / Trees / Water

by · 11 Feb, 2016

Success in thirsty Sumba a challenge for researchers

Dryland tropical agroforestry is a little-researched area that is likely to be increasingly in demand as climate patterns change. Researchers on the island of Sumba in Indonesia are working hard and fast to meet the challenges.   Sumba’s...

Adaptation / Children / Climate Change / CRP1-Dryland Systems / CRP1.1-Dryland Systems Integrated Agricultural Production Systems for the Poor and Vulnerable in Dry Areas / CRP6.1-Livelihood systems / Food Security / Food Trees / Mali / resilience / SD1-Systems Science / SD3-Tree diversity, domestication and delivery / SDG02 - Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition / Tree domestication / Women

by · 3 Feb, 2016

Of Trees and Banks

by Catherine Ky-Dembele and Ake Mamo In the drylands of Mali, adoption of tree based food banks is creating big impressions in farmers’ lives. When we think of food security, it is specters of food shortage and bags...

Carbon / Climate / CRP1.1-Dryland Systems Integrated Agricultural Production Systems for the Poor and Vulnerable in Dry Areas / CRP4-Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health / CRP5.2-Agro-ecosystem health / CRP5.3-Soil Health Surveillance / CRP7-Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security / CRPs / Land Use / SD4-Land health decisions / SDG02 - Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition

by · 7 Dec, 2015

The Soil Scientists’ Lament

It is true that the functions that soils provide and their degradation are not very visible to the public – what is happening to the soil underfoot is not as visible as say smog due to atmospheric pollution, or algal blooms caused by excess nutrients entering our water bodies.

Crop failure, drought, Philippines

Agriculture/Agroforestry / ASEAN / Asia / Climate Change / Climate Change Blogs / CRP1.1-Dryland Systems Integrated Agricultural Production Systems for the Poor and Vulnerable in Dry Areas / CRP1.2-Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics / CRP2.1-Effective Policies and Strategic Investments / CRP4.4-Integrated Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health Programs and Policies / CRP5-Water, Land and ecosystems / CRP5.1-Decision Analysis / CRP5.2-Agro-ecosystem health / CRP6-Forests, Trees and Agroforestry / CRP6.1-Livelihood systems / CRP6.2-Management and conservation of forest and tree resources / CRP6.3-Landscape management for environmental services, biodiversity conservation and livelihoods / CRP6.4-Climate change adaptation and mitigation / CRP7-Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security / CRP7.1-Adaptation to Progressive Climate Change / CRP7.2-Adaptation through Managing Climate Risk / CRP7.3-Pro-Poor Climate Change Mitigation / CRP7.4-Integration for Decision Making / ICRAF Subjects / Natural Resource Management / Regions / Science Domains / SD1-Systems Science / SD2-Markets, value chains and institutions / SD3-Tree diversity, domestication and delivery / SD4-Land health decisions / SD5-Environmental Services / SD6-Climate Change / SDG02 - Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition / SDG03-Health and population dynamics / SDG06-Water and sanitation / SDG13-Climate change / SDG14-Conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, oceans and seas / SDG15 -Ecosystems and biodiversity / Statistics / Sustainable development Goals SDG

by · 17 Apr, 2015

Leading scientist warns of impacts of climate change in Asia

Natural ecosystems are set to change dramatically in Asia and humans will not escape the consequences, warns Rodel D. Lasco of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change   ‘Practically every spot on the Earth has warmed,’ said Dr...