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The aim of this working paper is to review how climate change and other anthropogenic drivers affect populations of pests and crop diseases as well as their geographical expansion. The...

This paper discusses the possibility that today’s food price crisis, in the absence of urgent action, might turn into a fully-blown hunger crisis in many parts of the world, creating a situation...

Key messages To restore soil and land sustainably, we need to mainstream tenure issues in restoration processes and monitor the impact of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and...

Against all expectations the Desert Locust upsurge that began in 2019 is still ongoing also at the beginning of 2022. The upsurge continues to profoundly threaten vast regions, especially...

Building on analysis contained in a report produced by TMG for the World Wildlife Fund, this paper argues that the starting point for food systems analysis, action agenda development, policy...

Key messages This report presents how True Cost Accounting (TCA) can be used as a tool to assess and develop dietary policy in an innovative...

Forest-adjacent communities have a key role to play in international aspirations for Land Degradation Neutrality. Yet, for these communities to become the drivers and beneficiaries of sustainable land use...

In recent years, LDN has been promoted as an effective mechanism to reverse land degradation. In Benin, as in several other countries that depend on forests to meet their commitments...

Carbon credit certification standards stipulate local community participation in the project cycle, but evidence and guidelines for effective smallholder participation are not harmonised and vary across...

Agricultural production is traditionally associated with rural areas. Urban and peri-urban agriculture typically play only minor roles in discussions about urban development, while policies...