by CIAT Comunicaciones | Aug 1, 2019
Developed by CIAT and the Crop Trust, the indicator provides an official marker for thousands of economically and culturally important plants. It shows conservation goals set for 2020 will be hard to attain. The Biodiversity Indicators Partnership officially adopted...
by Maria Eliza Villarino | Jul 29, 2019
Cacao and oil palm (CIAT/Neil Palmer) There’s an emerging narrative on why deforestation happens in Latin America. And it’s not quite the story that various studies, international policies and news outlets tell. As noted in a previous blog, a study conducted by CIAT...
by Fabio Castro | Jul 25, 2019
Cocoa is an important crop in the economy of thousands of families in Central America and the Caribbean and, in the past decade, its production has gradually increased in the region. The crop has not escaped the impacts of climate change, which result in higher...
by Sean Mattson | May 24, 2019
Through cost-saving practices for coffee, rice, maize, and livestock production, Vietnam can increase its Paris Agreement commitments, says a study that highlights climate action potential for agriculture in Southeast Asia...
by Sean Mattson | Apr 1, 2019
By combining the latest crop models and local expertise in Vietnam, Uganda and Nicaragua, scientists developed a process to pinpoint where cash crops and food security are most threatened by climate change. The tool can help streamline climate spending. Climate change...