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Managing GHG Emissions from Agriculture: A Unique but Solvable Challenge
Globally, agricultural emissions are expected to increase by more than 50 percent by 2030. Photo credit: Flickr/swisscanThis post also appears on GreenBiz.com.Thousands of companies have developed...
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Why Land Rights Should Be on the Rio+20 Agenda
Due to a lack of strong property rights, Africa’s rural populations have a long history of losing land to foreign investors, commercial agriculture, conservation, and extractive resource operations....
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Paying a Premium for Climate Resilience
Experts are asking whether insurance would be a good way to protect poor farmers against the more frequent droughts and floods that climate change brings. Photo credit: Flickr/CIMMYTWhat is the best...
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For the First Time, GHG Protocol to help Brazil Measure Greenhouse Gas...
Farming is currently responsible for 19 percent of Brazil's total greenhouse gas emissions. Photo credit: Flickr/World Bank Photo CollectionThis past Sunday, WRI’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol team...
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Q&A: Sustainable Land Management Specialist Chris Reij Discusses Re-greening...
Twenty years ago, women spent 2.5 hours a day collecting firewood, but in re-greened areas, it now takes them 0.5 hours. Photo credit: Chris ReijAfrican farmers currently face a crisis. Droughts and...
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U.S. Drought Demonstrates Complexity, Severity of Water Risk
NOAA recently deemed the current drought the worst the U.S. has faced in the last 50 years. Photo credit: Flickr/merindabThis post is part of WRI’s “Extreme Weather Watch” series, which explores the...
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How Food Production Impacts Water Quality
Nutrients from fertilizer use can pollute water and fuel large algae blooms. Photo credit: Greenpeace ChinaThis post is part of a series on World Water Week, an annual event designed to draw attention...
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Tools to Improve Water Quality
China's Chao Lake has been heavily polluted by agricultural operations. Photo credit: Cy Jones, WRIThis post is part of a series on World Water Week, an annual event designed to draw attention to and...
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Forthcoming World Resources Report Will Focus on Food Security and...
About 870 millions of the world's poor are already undernourished, and yet the global population is projected to increase to more than 9 billion by 2050. Photo credit: Flickr/CarolincikToday is World...
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2 New Tools Can Cut Deforestation and Support Sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia
WRI recently released two new online mapping applications designed to help the palm oil industry grow while avoiding deforestation. Photo credit: Flickr/CIFORCan the world have its palm oil and...
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The False Choice Between Palm Oil and Indonesian Forests
Indonesia exported $19.7 billion of crude palm oil in 2011. Photo credit: WRI/Beth GingoldThis post originally appeared in the Jakarta Post.Palm oil is on a lot of people’s minds. In Indonesia, the...
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4 Grand Challenges to Energy, Food, and Water
According to a new report, global demands for food may increase by 35 percent by 2030. Photo credit: Flickr/jankieThe world is on track to become a very different place in the next two decades. Per...
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A New Tool to Measure and Reduce Emissions from Agriculture
Agricultural emissions are responsible for at least 10-12 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and are projected to grow. Photo credit: Nick McPhee, FlickrAgriculture is a major actor in spurring...
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Without Land, What Would a Farmer Do?
Farmer in Rulindo, Rwanda. Photo credit: John Gos, FlickrRural farmers depend on land and natural resources for food, income, and their physical well-being. But what happens when national or local...
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Food and Fuel: 2 Grand Challenges Facing Us this Earth Day
About one-quarter of the world's annual greenhouse gas emissions are agriculture-related. Photo credit: SnoShuu, FlickrSince the very first Earth Day more than four decades ago, the environmental...
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The Great Balancing Act: 3 Needs for a Sustainable Food Future
A bean farmer checks her crop in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo credit: Neil Palmer, CIATThis post is the first installment of WRI’s blog series, “Creating a Sustainable Food Future.” The...
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Learning from African Farmers: How “Re-greening” Boosts Food Security; Curbs...
On-farm trees can also produce fodder for livestock and wood for cooking, home construction, and for sale in local markets. Photo credit: Chris Reij, WRIPresident Obama is in Africa this week to...
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Burkina Faso Farmers Lead the Way on Food Security and Climate Change Resilience
Ousséni Kindo employs agroforesty on his farm in Burkina Faso. Photo credit: Chris Reij, WRIIf you want to know how to grow crops in the face of climate change, drought, and land degradation, ask...
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What We Don’t Know About Water Can Hurt Us
Francis GassertRobert KimballFeatured Image: The absence of robust global data sets on water availability makes it difficult to understand where and how water risks are emerging around the world. Photo...
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A Closer Look at Aqueduct's Forthcoming Global Water Risk Maps
Robert KimballFeatured Image: Water risk is increasingly becoming one of the biggest issues associated with climate change, energy production, food security, and human health. Photo credit: Flickr/Tim...
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