Each month we’re reading a new book that explores themes related to caring for our planet as part of The Global EverGreening Alliance’s Book Club. This August, we read ‘Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World’, by acclaimed author Judith D. Schwartz. Judith explores nature-based solutions to the world’s global environmental and economic challenges.…
Supported by major partners such as UNCCD, IUCN and Global Evergreening Alliance, this 5 day residential course aims to connect the dots between land, security and climate change. Land degradation, conflict, climate change, population pressure and poor governance can interact in negative feedback loops, directly impacting the health and livelihoods of 1.5 billion people. On…
The fight against climate change has just become much more urgent and critical. The latest report by the hundreds of scientists making up the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released late last year, makes two things very stark and clear: 1st, if we don’t immediately ramp up efforts to decarbonize the entire global economy, and…
A visit to Embu County, Kenya, two years ago has birthed a very promising project to address the challenges emanating from land degradation. While visiting Purity Gachanga, an agroforestry champion, Dr. Roberto Ridolfi, Director for Sustainable Growth and Development at the Directorate General for Development and Cooperation, was impressed by the transformation that trees could…
Challenges and Opportunities 1. FMNR – Widespread with diverse range of trees with multiple products and uses 2. Faidherbia – highly valued but distribution is not uniform and densities are low: Natural regeneration in natural range Plant air pruned seedlings outside its range Direct sow with pre treated seed 3. Other Planted Systems: Tephrosia, P peas, Gliricidia etc…
Trees grown on agricultural land significantly contribute to global carbon budgets, say authors in this recent study. If carbon from trees grown on agricultural land was well accounted for, total carbon estimates for agricultural land would be more than four times higher than they currently are, they add. This is good news, and getting better: between…