Immediate action needed to improve soil carbon sequestration: key messages for decision-makers

Recent research published ahead of the UN New York Climate Summit helps guide discussions on managing soil carbon. Soil organic carbon (SOC) protection and sequestration …read more

Trees in Latin American silvopastoral systems are a powerful mitigation resource

A new publication by leading Latin American experts shows the path for the enhancement of monitoring and reporting of silvopastoral systems. Silvopastoral systems are land-use …read more

Synergies between livelihoods and mitigation

Case studies of smallholder farmer practices from East Africa, the Philippines, India, Ethiopia and Brazil. Across the globe, researchers and policy-makers are racing to inform ambitious …read more

CLIFF-GRADS Webinar Series by CCAFS & the GRA

CCAFS and the Global Research Association (GRA) hosted two webinars for the CLIFF-GRADS program. The sessions highlighted student research where students presented their research. Discussions …read more

Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 – soils for food security and climate’ initiative

Soil organic carbon: a call to action on World Soil Day

We know that managing soil organic carbon can help mitigate climate change and support food production. The challenge is whether actions can be taken at …read more

Making trees count: Measurement and reporting of agroforestry in UNFCCC national communications of non-Annex I countries

SECTOR: Source-selective and Emission-adjusted GHG Calculator for Cropland

SECTOR is a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Calculator for cropland based on the IPCC Tier 2 approach. This tool is presently available in EXCEL and – …read more

Cattle urine’s planet-warming power can be curtailed with land restoration

CALI, COLOMBIA (29 January 2019) – New research demonstrates that when cow urine falls on degraded land, it releases far more nitrous oxide – a …read more

Open- and crowd-sourced MRV for agroforestry?: Preliminary results and lessons learned from a pilot study using Collect Earth to identify agroforestry on multiple land uses in Viet Nam and Colombia

Key messages Forty percent of developing countries plan to use agroforestry to meet climate and development goals, yet available systems for measurement, reporting and verification …read more