Agroforestry World
Jonathan Cornelius
Jonathan Cornelius specializes in agroforestry genetic resources, counting more than 25 years of experience in research, education and research management in Latin American and the Pacific. He became regional director for ICRAF Latin America in 2012, coming from James Cook University in Australia, where he led the Agroforestry and Novel Crops Unit. He previously worked for ICRAF as country coordinator in Peru and held positions at CATIE in Costa Rica and the UK Overseas Development Administration (now DFID) in both Honduras and Costa Rica. Born in the United Kingdom, he received his PhD in forest biology and management from the University of Alberta, Canada.
Recientemente, investigadores del proyecto FuenteS visitamos la finca del Sr. Ernesto Morón, quien está interesado en producir semillas de varias especies nativas de la Amazonía. Aquí informamos sobre las experiencias y opiniones de Ernesto sobre el cultivo de árboles maderables.
Recently, researchers of the FuenteS project visited the farm of Ernesto Morón, who is producing seed of various native Amazonian species. Here we report on his experiences and opinions about growing timber trees.
As countries wrapped up discussion at CBD COP 14 in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, the Trees on Farms for Biodiversity team reflected on what was needed to accelerate action towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and to contribute...
Researchers have created a new tool to measure biological diversity in farm land, which will prove useful for the purposes of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The United Nations Biodiversity Conference held 17–29 November 2018 in...
By Chetan Kumar, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Uganda and other developing nations explain the challenges of meeting global targets for biodiversity, at the Fourteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the...
Leer en español Every year, the Peruvian Amazon loses more than 100,000 hectares of forest due to expansion of the agricultural frontier over state forest land. In the last 15 years, a significant share of frontier dynamics has...
Researchers have found that greater inclusion of women is needed to optimally intensify cocoa value-chains in a region of Peru.
Agroforestry’s ability to produce multiple benefits can make it a key feature of Peru’s innovative and multi-sectoral approach to NDCs. What is needed to fully harness it? Climate action is increasingly a country-led and country-driven process. Through...
Study showed that nearly 75% of consumers in Cusco, Peru were willing to pay at least 10% more for the locally grown fruits Eating local (i.e. eating food that is locally produced, not moved long distances to market)...
Lea la versión en español aquí: Árboles en los Andes para contrarrestar la crisis del clima y el agua en Perú, dice científica suiza In Peru, the Andes used to be home to biting poverty but are far...
The global land restoration movement launched in Bonn five years ago is gaining steam. It’s big and it’s ambitious. In Latin America and the Caribbean, where it is called Initiative 20X20, it aims to bring 20 million hectares...