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Agriculture and Rural Development Day, 4 December 2010, Cancún Mexico

Posted Wed, 08/04/2010 - 07:54 by ASB Blog Editor

Agriculture and Rural Development Day 2010 will be a parallel event to the UNFCCC 16th Conference of Parties in Cancún, Mexico. Read more: Agriculture and Rural Development Day Website.

Towards a UNFCCC/SBSTA Work Programme on Agriculture

Posted Wed, 06/02/2010 - 21:24 by ASB Blog Editor
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has put forward a submission entitled Towards a Work Programme on Agriculture (PDF), to the UNFCCC Secretariat.
Agriculture can potentially be part of the solution to climate change in ways that respect and support the development and food security requirements of developing

IUFRO: Making African Forests Fit for Climate Change

Posted Wed, 06/02/2010 - 20:56 by ASB Blog Editor
Africa is expected to face particularly high impacts from climate change.

Global agricultural alliance sets its research agenda

Posted Mon, 05/24/2010 - 22:20 by ASB Blog Editor
The Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, which was originally announced in Copenhagen last year, has laid out its research agenda. Alliance members agreed on three research strands: crop management research led by the United States; livestock

Fourth RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change. London, April 6 2010

Posted Mon, 03/22/2010 - 21:52 by ASB Blog Editor

The Rights and Resources Initiative is pleased to announce the fourth Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change to be held in London on April 6, 2010.

IFAD Factsheet Highlights the Challenges for Rural Development Posed by Climate Change

Posted Fri, 03/12/2010 - 08:02 by ASB Blog Editor
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has released a factsheet titled “Climate Change: a development challenge,” which describes its work on climate change mitigation and adaptation. The note underscores that up to 35% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions result from agriculture and deforestation.

Forests and Climate Change Toolbox

Posted Wed, 02/10/2010 - 03:47 by ASB Blog Editor
The Forest and Climate Change Toolbox has been developed by scientists from the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and other ASB collaborators.
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