NewsAgroforestry addresses climate change and poverty "An estimated 1 billion hectares of developing country farm land is thought to be suitable for conversion to carbon agroforestry projects."
Experts react to Kenya NGO's views on carbon trading WorldAgroforestry's Louis Verchot has been cited as the main source of an article on 'views expressed by a forum of Kenyan NGOs on carbon trading', posted on Africa Science News Service on 27 March 2008.
New climate – new agriculture WorldAgroforestry’s work has been significantly acknowledged in a feature story on agroforestry and climate change by Ebbe Schioller published in the Danish newspaper ‘Information’ on Monday 18 February 2008
The poor shut out of carbons market The poorest regions of the world — places that are awash in potential carbon offsets — are being shut out of a market now valued in excess of US$30 billion.
Report finds deforestation offers very little money compared to potential financial benefits “What we discovered is that returns for deforestation are generally so paltry that if farmers and other land users were rewarded for the carbon stored in their trees and forests, it is highly likely that a large amount of deforestation and carbon emissions would be prevented.”
Carbon trading 'key to stopping deforestation' WorldAgroforestry has received considerable coverage in the media following the release of the findings of a new study on the potential of avoided forestation with sustainable benefits.
A billion trees planted as WorldAgroforestry and UNEP hit target Prof. Wangari Maathai, the inspiration behind the initiative, WorldAgroforestry, UNEP and Prince Albert II of Monaco have announced that the promise made last year for the UN climate convention meeting to plant a billion trees has been met.
IFAD supports compensation for farmers’ carbon sequestration Lennart Båge, President of IFAD, proposes expanding the concept of carbon trading to include compensation for the rural poor for their contributions to soil conservation and avoided deforestation.
CO2 emissions from forest and peatland conversion The conversion of forests and peatlands for various land uses in Indonesia has generated very little economic benefit while releasing huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
WorldAgroforestry scientists share honours of the Nobel Peace Prize WorldAgroforestry scientists Rodel Lasco, Lou Verchot and Meine van Noordwijk have been active contributors to the work of IPCC — the recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Recent Publications Verchot, L.;Swallow, B. 2008 Tackling climate change through agroforestry: a debrief for ICRAF staff Nairobi, Kenya : World Agroforestry Centre ICRAF 19p.
Verchot, L.V. 2007 Opportunities for climate change mitigation in agriculture and investment requirements to take advantage of these opportunities: a report to the UNFCCC Secretariat Financial and Technical Support Programme Nairobi, Kenya : World Agroforestry Centre ICRAF 68p.
Sanchez, P.;Noordwijdk, M. van;Lasco, R.;Verchot, L. 2007 Some elements of ICRAF s work in climate change Nairobi, Kenya : World Agroforestry Centre ICRAF 27p.
Verchot, L.V.;Noordwijk, M. van;Kandji, S.;Tomich, T.;Ong, C.;Albrecht, A.;Mackensen, J.;Bantilan, C.;Anupama, K.V.;Palm, C. 2007 Climate change: linking adaptation and mitigation through agroforestry : Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 12 5 p. 901-918
Kandji, S.T.;Verchot, L.V. 2007 Impacts of and adaptation to climate variability and climate change in the East African community - a focus on the agricultural sector Nairobi, Kenya : World Agroforestry Centre ICRAF 27p. | Events
World Congress of Agroforestry 2009 Nairobi, Kenya. The 2nd World Congress on Agroforestry will assess opportunities to leverage scientific agroforestry in promoting sustainable land use worldwide. The Congress will serve as a forum for agroforestry researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers from around the world.
Fourteenth Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol 1 – 12 December 2008. Poznan, Poland. UNFCCC COP 14 and Kyoto Protocol COP/MOP 4 are scheduled to take place from 1-12 December 2008 in Poznan, Poland. These meetings will coincide with the 29th meetings of the UNFCCC’s subsidiary bodies.
Symposium on Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change
5 – 9 October 2008. Bali, Indonesia. The International Scientific Conference on ‘Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change’ will feature the following three interconnected themes of interdisciplinary research: 1) Agroforestry management in an ecological and socio-economic context, 2) Climate change effects on tropical rainforests and agroforests, 3) Integrated concepts of land use in tropical landscapes. World Agroforestry Centre’s Meine van Noordwijk will be one of the keynote speakers at the conference.
ANAFE International Symposium: Mainstreaming climate change into Agricultural Education: Tools, Experiences and Challenges 28 July – 1 August 2008. Zomba, Malawi. ANAFE, one of the largest research networks in Africa currently hosted at the ICRAF headquarters in Nairobi, will host a symposium on climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main objectives will be understanding the climate change challenges for agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, mainstreaming climate change knowledge into agricultural education, and identifying recommendations on effective policies, institutions and capacity.
FAO High level conference on World Food Security and the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy 3 – 5 June 2008. Rome, Italy. FAO Headquarters in Rome will host the High-Level Conference on World Food Security and the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy. The Conference will build upon the work initiated at the Expert Meetings of January-April 2008. All FAO member countries, relevant inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations and other institutions will be invited to attend. |
