100 years since the birth of Armando Samper Gnecco

100 years since the birth of Armando Samper Gnecco

Armando Samper Gnecco (Center) at the celebration of 25th anniversary of Cenicaña, on September 6, 2002, in the company of the research center directors. Photo: courtesy Cenicaña. On a day like today, on April 9, 1920, Dr. Armando Samper Gnecco was born in Bogotá,...
Validating Wellbeing in the Brazilian Amazon

Validating Wellbeing in the Brazilian Amazon

SPI validation meeting with quilombola communities. Photo: Vivian Zeidemann By: Vivian Zeidemann Deep in the Brazilian Amazon, around 290 quilombolas (Afro-Brazilian communities) and small groups of people living along the river side (hereafter riverine communities)...
Helping Lake Tana fight the Water Hyacinth menace

Helping Lake Tana fight the Water Hyacinth menace

Lake Tana besieged by the deadly hyacinth. Authors: Lulseged Tamane and Wuletawu Abera Lake Tana is the most important freshwater lake in Ethiopia, holding up to 50% of the country’s water and serving as the main source of the Blue Nile, which provides valuable...

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