Ecosystem Action
CIAT Annual Report 2015-2016 is out!
We build the fundamentals of sustainable food futures The world has never produced or consumed so much food. We cannot, however, ignore the pressure that food production is putting on the environment and the ecosystem services we all depend on. We cannot ignore either...
Identifying water sources for smallholder farmers with AGRI
AGRI (Alternatives of Water for Agriculture, by its Spanish acronym) is a geographic information system (GIS) tool that aim of providing support for decision making in identifying suitable water sources for small drip irrigation systems
Filming for change: When farmers get BEHIND the camera
Handing over a video camera and equipment may not be your first thought, but it is a fascinating possibility that leads to learning on many levels.
An eye on deforestation: Terra-i goes to Asia
Terra-i - the tracking database which flags deforestation - is going to Asia. The online mapping tool has checked the pulse of habitat health in Latin America since 2012, transforming real-time data every two months into habitat-change maps. Now, it will do the same...
Harvesting Results from the International Year of Soils
As 2015 draws to a close, so does the International Year of Soils. Research on soils is a critical pillar of CIAT’s work, as Center staff demonstrated throughout the year, in a global campaign that put soils at the forefront of issues ranging from food security and...
About Ecosystem Action
We all depend on complex forces of nature to provide soil, water and pollinators to help us produce food. CIAT is working to help conserve the integrity of these vital ecosystem services, and give them the recognition and, where necessary, the protection they require.
Contact
Marcela Quintero
Theme Leader, Ecosystem Services, Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area